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This is a technique that uses high-pressure waves similar to sound waves to fracture small solid objects such as gallstones, kidney stones, etc.
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What is procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to crush calculi?
extracorporeal sound wave lithotripsy
What shock wave therapy can be used for gallstone removal?
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a treatment in which shock waves are generated in water by lithotripters (devices that produce the waves).
What is the difference between Ultra Sound Waves and Lithotripsy Shock Waves?
Ultrasound technology uses sound waves bouncing off tissues to look inside the body. Ultrasounds are used for imaging. Shockwave therapy uses sound to obliterate small objects; it is used to treat kidney stones.
How fast does the shockwave from a nuclear blast go?
the shockwave goes over mach 1 so get your running shoes on
How fast can the shockwave of atom bomb go?
The shockwave of an atomic bomb starts at about 184 Km/s or Mach 540! It slows fairly rapidly from that.
Destruction of a kidney stone by ultrasonic waves traveling through water?
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
What does the medical abbreviation ESWL mean?
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is the meaning of ESWL in the medical context.E= Extracorporeal S= Shock W= Wave L= Lithotripsy. ESWL. It is a non-invasive procedure used to send shock waves through the body to disintegrate kidney stones.
Lithotripsy is the destruction of a kidney stone through the use of ultrasonic waves?
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What is ESWL?
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
What is the full name for lithotripsy?
the procedure is termed extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).
What is procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to crush calculi?
extracorporeal sound wave lithotripsy
What shock wave therapy can be used for gallstone removal?
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a treatment in which shock waves are generated in water by lithotripters (devices that produce the waves).
What is the medical term meaning surgical crushing of gallstones?
It depends on how you crush it. If using ultrasound from outside the body, the procedure is called ESWL - extracorporeal sound wave lithotripsy . The machine used to perform this procedure is called a Lithotriptor. +++ It doesn't "crush" the calculus, but cause it to disintegrate by cavitation induced by extremely high frequency sound-waves - basically they shake it to bits.
What is the procedure to remove kidney stones?
Sometimes ultrasound is used to break up kidney stones so that they will pass with the urine. This is not always possible.
What research has been done on heel spurs?
In 2000, a number of U.S. podiatrists were experimenting with a new technology known as Extracorporeal Pressure Wave Treatment (EPWT). This technology is similar to lithotripsy
What does ESWL stand for?
ESWL stands for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. This is a treatment for kdney stones and bile stones using using an acoustic pulse to break up the stones into tiny particles.
What is the surgical crushing of kidney stones?
This is a rather large name: extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. The extracorporeal means from outside the body (no surgery) plus is it done using sound (shock ) waves and the last part (litho-) means stone while the ending means to crush or to break up.
