How can and should we optimize extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy?

CG Chaussy, HG Tiselius - Urolithiasis, 2018 - Springer
It is well recognized that the popularity of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL),
despite its non-invasive character, has decreased during recent years. This is partly …

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy: current perspectives and future directions

AC Lawler, EM Ghiraldi, C Tong, JI Friedlander - Current urology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Since its introduction, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
(ESWL) has undergone a variety of changes; however, it remains one of the most utilized …

Medical and biomedical applications of shock waves

AM Loske - 2017 - Springer
This book was written with the aim of widening the reader's spectrum of knowledge
regarding the uses of shock waves in medicine and biology, as well as to contribute to safer …

[PDF][PDF] 体外冲击波碎石术中国专家共识

徐彦, 顾晓箭, 张东方, 李建兴, 陈斌, 许长宝… - 临床泌尿外科 …, 2024 - en.whuhzzs.com
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[HTML][HTML] Optimizing shock wave lithotripsy: a comprehensive review

PD McClain, JN Lange, DG Assimos - Reviews in urology, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Shock wave lithotripsy is a commonly used procedure for eradicating upper urinary tract
stones in patients who require treatment. A number of methods have been proposed to …

Ultrasound use in urinary stones: adapting old technology for a modern-day disease

DT Tzou, M Usawachintachit, K Taguchi… - Journal of …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Ultrasound has become a mainstay tool in urologists' armamentarium for the diagnosis and
management of nephrolithiasis. From starting as a rudimentary form of imaging, it has come …

[HTML][HTML] Can a dinosaur think? Implementation of artificial intelligence in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

S Muller, H Abildsnes, A Østvik, O Kragset… - European Urology Open …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) of kidney stones is losing ground
to more expensive and invasive endoscopic treatments. Objective This proof-of-concept …

[HTML][HTML] Optimisation of shock wave lithotripsy: a systematic review of technical aspects to improve outcomes

SM Lee, N Collin, H Wiseman… - … Andrology and Urology, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) remains an important treatment option for the management of
upper urinary tract stones. The optimisation of certain technical principles can help to …

Improving the lens design and performance of a contemporary electromagnetic shock wave lithotripter

A Neisius, NB Smith, G Sankin… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The efficiency of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), a noninvasive first-line therapy for millions of
nephrolithiasis patients, has not improved substantially in the past two decades, especially …

Design, fabrication, and characterization of broad beam transducers for fragmenting large renal calculi with burst wave lithotripsy

A Randad, MA Ghanem, MR Bailey… - The Journal of the …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) is a technology for comminuting urinary stones. A BWL
transducer's requirements of high-pressure output, limited acoustic window, specific focal …