Cavitation in Lithotripsy and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Friday, October 19, 2001 4:00 p.m. Dr. Mike Bailey Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound (CIMU) Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL), which uses focused shock waves to break up kidney stones, is a common and successful clinical procedure. However, tissue injury also results in most if not all treatments. Cavitation…