title: [The principle of extracorporeal shock wave lithotriptor and its locating system].
abstract: This article describes in detail the classification of extracorporeal shock wave lithotriptors, charging and discharging circuit of shock wave, wave source and the locating system of the lithotriptor, makes a comparison between three kinds of conventional shock wave sources, and analyzes the advantages and shortcomings of the different locating systems.
authors.affiliation: Daping Hospital, the Third Military Medical University.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Zhao-lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000145:classification / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*