Over the past two decades, the management of upper-tract urinary stones has dramatically
changed towards an increase in the use of ureteroscopic treatment. This change has been …

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 …

A theoretical approach is developed to calculate the radiation force of an arbitrary acoustic
beam on an elastic sphere in a liquid or gas medium. First, the incident beam is described …

Medical microrobots are distinguished from other robotic systems in that they must function
in the human body. As such, they exhibit special characteristics of size, function, and …

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 …

Purpose: Ultrasonic propulsion is a new technology using focused ultrasound energy
applied transcutaneously to reposition kidney stones. We report what are to our knowledge …

The use of ultrasound (US) technology in the management of nephrolithiasis can be traced
back to 1961, when Schlegel and colleagues 1 first published on amplitude (A)-mode …

Purpose: Burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) is a new technology in development to fragment
urinary stones. Ultrasonic propulsion (UP) is a separate technology under investigation for …

This chapter provides a comprehensive review of the primary technologies used for shock
wave generation and focusing, followed by an in-depth discussion of the acoustics of shock …

Ultrasonic propulsion shows promise as an office-based system for transcutaneously
repositioning kidney stones. Potential applications include facilitating expulsion of residual …