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Shock Wave Focusing

Shock Wave Focusing is a physical methodology in therapeutic urology that distinguishes itself by spatially concentrating high-energy acoustic pulses onto a targeted calculi within the urinary tract to induce fragmentation through controlled mechanical stress.

254

Publications

10.3K

Citations

850

Authors

327

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

39

Parents

Publications

254

On the dynamics of a shock–bubble interaction

James J. Quirk, Smadar Karni · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1996 · 521 citations · Full text

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Shock-wave shapes around spherical-and cylindrical-nosed bodies.

F. S. Billig · Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets · 1967 · 346 citations

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A survey of the acoustic output of commercial extracorporeal shock wave lithotripters

Andrew Coleman, John Saunders · Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology · 1989 · 245 citations

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The role of stress waves and cavitation in stone comminution in shock wave lithotripsy

Songlin Zhu, F. H. Cocks, Glenn M. Preminger et al. · Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology · 2002 · 232 citations

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The focusing of weak shock waves

B. Sturtevant, V. A. Kulkarny · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1976 · 214 citations

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Authors

850

  1. PZ
    Pei Zhong

    Duke University, United States

    14 publications · 733 citations

    13

    h-index

  2. JA
    James A. McAteer

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    8 publications · 418 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. AP
    Andrew P. Evan

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    7 publications · 297 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. KT
    Kazuyoshi Takayama

    Tohoku University, Japan

    7 publications · 253 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. JB
    Jiří Beneš

    Charles University, Czechia

    6 publications · 134 citations

    6

    h-index

1–5 of 850

Institutions

327

  1. Tohoku University

    Sendai, Japan

    13 h-index

    51 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Indiana University School of Medicine

    Indianapolis, United States

    12 h-index

    42 publications

    2K citations

  3. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, United States

    12 h-index

    47 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    342 citations

  7. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics

    Prague, Czechia

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    461 citations

  8. Charles University

    Prague, Czechia

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    383 citations

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Venues

  1. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

    23 publications · 1.6K citations

    20

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  2. Urology

    13 publications · 445 citations

    12

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  3. Shock Waves

    12 publications · 514 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

    JASA · 10 publications · 367 citations

    10

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  5. Journal of Endourology

    8 publications · 240 citations

    8

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