ArticleThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2020
An investigation of elastic waves producing stone fracture in burst wave lithotripsy.
Article in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03811171 (A Study of the SonoMotion Break Wave), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.
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A Study of the SonoMotion Break Wave(TM) System for the Comminution of Urinary Tract Stones
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Improving Burst Wave Lithotripsy Effectiveness for Small Stones and Fragments by Increasing Frequency: Theoretical Modeling andJournal of endourology · 2022Trial
- First In-Human Burst Wave Lithotripsy for Kidney Stone Comminution: Initial Two Case Studies.Journal of endourology · 2021Trial
- Burst wave lithotripsy for the treatment of obstructive ureteroliths in cats.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Fracture and Fragmentation of Vascular Calcifications by Focused Ultrasound.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2025Article
- Burst wave lithotripsy - a paradigm shift: inferences from a scoping review.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Overview of Therapeutic Ultrasound Applications and Safety Considerations: 2024 Update.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025Review
- Revealing physical interactions of ultrasound waves with the body through photoelasticity imaging.Optics and lasers in engineering · 2024Article
- Development of a burst wave lithotripsy system for noninvasive fragmentation of ureteroliths in pet cats.BMC veterinary research · 2023Article
- Functional and Morphological Changes Associated with Burst Wave Lithotripsy-Treated Pig Kidneys.Journal of endourology · 2022Article
- Photoelasticity for Stress Concentration Analysis in Dentistry and Medicine.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Fragmentation of Stones by Burst Wave Lithotripsy in the First 19 Humans.The Journal of urology · 2022Article
- Recent Advances in the Science of Burst Wave Lithotripsy and Ultrasonic Propulsion.BME frontiers · 2022Article
- Maximizing mechanical stress in small urinary stones during burst wave lithotripsy.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2021Article
- Variations of stress field and stone fracture produced at different lateral locations in a shockwave lithotripter field.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2021Article
- The Role of Cavitation in Energy Delivery and Stone Damage During Laser Lithotripsy.Journal of endourology · 2021Article
- Modeling of photoelastic imaging of mechanical stresses in transparent solids mimicking kidney stones.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2020Article
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Abstract
Burst wave lithotripsy is a method to noninvasively fragment urinary stones by short pulses of focused ultrasound. In this study, physical mechanisms of stone fracture during burst wave lithotripsy were investigated. Photoelasticity imaging was used to visualize elastic wave propagation in model stones and compare results to numerical calculations. Epoxy and glass stone models were made into rectangular, cylindrical, or irregular geometries and exposed in a degassed water bath to focused ultrasound bursts at different frequencies. A high-speed camera was used to record images of the stone during exposure through a circular polariscope backlit by a monochromatic flash source. Imaging showed the development of periodic stresses in the stone body with a pattern dependent on frequency. These patterns were identified as guided wave modes in cylinders and plates, which formed standing waves upon reflection from the distal surfaces of the stone model, producing specific locations of stress concentration in the models. Measured phase velocities compared favorably to numerically calculated modes dependent on frequency and material. Artificial stones exposed to bursts produced cracks at positions anticipated by this mechanism. These results support guided wave generation and reflection as a mechanism of stone fracture in burst wave lithotripsy.
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