Degradation of ultrasound probes caused by disinfection with alcohol

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-100

  Koibuchi, Harumi ^a   Fujii, Yasutomo ^a   Kotani, Kazuhiko ^a   Konno, Kei ^a   Matsunaga, Hiroaki ^a   Miyamoto, Michiaki ^a   Taniguchi, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Degradation; Disinfection; Probe

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRIGHTNESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; MECHANICAL PROBE; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND PROBE;

EID: 79955828900     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-010-0296-1     Document Type: Article

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