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Abstract
High-amplitude compression waves, across which density, pressure, and particle velocity change drastically. The mechanical force from these shock waves can be used for mechanically disrupting tissues and deposits.
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- HESW
- High Energy Shock Waves
- Shock Waves, High-Energy
- High-Energy Shock Wave
- Shock Wave, High-Energy
- Shock Waves, High Energy
- Wave, High-Energy Shock
- Waves, High-Energy Shock
- Shock Waves, Ultrasonic
- Shockwaves, Ultrasonic
- Shock Wave, Ultrasonic
- Shockwave, Ultrasonic
- Ultrasonic Shock Wave
- Ultrasonic Shock Waves
- Ultrasonic Shockwave
- Ultrasonic Shockwaves
- Wave, Ultrasonic Shock
- Waves, Ultrasonic Shock
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, therapeutic use.
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History Note
1997; for SHOCKWAVES, ULTRASONIC use ULTRASONICS 1987-2009
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- Lithotripsy (1993-1996)
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- National Library of Medicine. High-Energy Shock Waves. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019220. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019220
- High-Energy Shock Waves. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70681519