Novel technologies in flexible ureterorenoscopy

Arab Journal of Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-46

  Papatsoris, Athanasios G ^a   Kachrilas, Stefanos ^b   Howairis, Mohamed El ^c   Masood, Junaid ^d   Buchholz, Noor ^c,d  

^a SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Nikaia Hospital   (Greece)

^c City Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^d BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCD; charge coupled device; CMOS; complementary metal oxide semiconductor; endoscopic protection system; EPS; flexible ureterorenoscopy; fURS; HD; high definition; LED; light emitting diode; narrow band imaging; NBI; SD; standard definition

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPE; FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; URETEROSCOPY; UROGENITAL ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 84865178615     PISSN: 2090598X     EISSN: 20905998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aju.2011.03.011     Document Type: Review

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