Improving Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy Efficiency

<p> Kidney stone disease affects approximately 10% of the U.S. population. Conventional Holmium:YAG infrared laser lithotripsy is a standard minimally invasive treatment that operates based on a photothermal interaction with the main chromophore in tissue being water.</p><p> Our...

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Main Author: Hardy, Luke Allen
Language:EN
Published: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2018
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Online Access:http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10936977