Low-frequency pulsed ultrasound in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: A feasibility and distribution study

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 303-308

  Patel, Zara M ^a   Hwang, Peter H ^a   Chernomorsky, Ary ^b   Bravo, Dawn T ^a   Nguyen, Bryan L ^b   Nesterova, Klementina ^b   Nayak, Jayakar V ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LFUS Therapeutical   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Devices; Drug delivery; Rhinosinusitis; Sinusitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; DIATRIZOATE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ETHMOID SINUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; MAXILLARY SINUS; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPHENOID SINUS; STAINING; TURBINATE;

BIOFILMS; CADAVER; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; METHYLENE BLUE; NASAL CAVITY; PARANASAL SINUSES; RECURRENCE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84864794445     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21039     Document Type: Article

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