title: A comparative review of extracorporeal shock wave generation.
abstract: Shock waves are specific sound waves produced by shock-wave generators; the generators currently available have different physical properties and represent different technical solutions. The measurement of shock-wave pressure is necessary in laboratory settings to define the physical characteristics of a given shock-wave source. Under clinical conditions other variables, e.g. the stone-free rate or the percentage of complications, are used to describe the efficacy and safety of a lithotripter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Tuebingen Medical School, Germany. dirk.wilbert@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wilbert
mesh_terms: D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011312:Pressure; D011827:Radiation