Shockwave Lithotripsy-New Concepts and Optimizing Treatment Parameters

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-66

  Bhojani, Naeem ^a   Lingeman, James E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic coupling and focus zone; ESWL; Kidney stones; Lithotripsy; Radiodensity

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY FEEDBACK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DEVICE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STONE ANALYSIS; STONE FORMATION;

HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 84870227586     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: 1558318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2012.09.001     Document Type: Review

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