Biological effects of tandem shock waves demonstrated on magnetic resonance

0386660 - ÚFP 2013 RIV SK eng J - Journal Article
Beneš, J. - Zeman, J. - Poučková, P. - Zadinová, M. - Šunka, Pavel - Lukeš, Petr
Biological effects of tandem shock waves demonstrated on magnetic resonance.
Bratislavske Lekarske Listy. Roč. 113, č. 6 (2012), s. 335-338. ISSN 0006-9248. E-ISSN 1336-0345
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA202/09/1151
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20430508
Keywords : electrical discharges in water * focused shock waves * cavitations * tandem shock waves
Subject RIV: BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics
Impact factor: 0.472, year: 2012

The biological effects of the tandem shock waves generated by the new source on rats hepatic tissue and rabbit femoral muscle in vivo were studied in this work using magnetic resonance imaging. MR images showed tissue damage in focus. There was damage of the liver tissue, muscle and also stomach wall. We found that the tandem shock waves are able to damage the acoustically homogeneous soft tissue in the focus, i.e. in the depth. In tissues in front of the focus, there is, however, no damage.
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