title: A comparative study of fracture strength, ultrasonic properties and chemical constituents of kidney stones.
abstract: Ultrasonic properties of kidney stones were studied with a double-probe-through-transmission technique, the micro hardness was studied using the Viker indentation method and the chemical composition studied using an X-ray technique. The microhardness is found to vary with chemical composition as well as ultrasonic propagation velocity. The comparative results obtained are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D006245:Hardness Tests; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000503:physiopathology; D014465:Ultrasonics