Ultrasonic velocity and attenuation measurement in kidney stones: correlation to constituents and hardness.
In this investigation, ultrasonic parameters of kidney stones are measured, in vitro, using a double probe ultrasonic-through-transmission technique. Due to the complex chemical structure of these stones, a large variation in the values of the ultrasonic parameters is found. A correlation between ultrasonic properties and variation in pathology of the renal calculi is also discussed.
Singh
V R
VR
National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India.
Dhawan
J B
JB
D000162:Acoustics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*