Ultrasonic velocity and attenuation measurement in kidney stones: correlation to constituents and hardness

Biomed Mater Eng. 1992 Summer;2(2):79-82.

Abstract

In this investigation, ultrasonic parameters of kidney stones are measured, in vitro, using a double probe ultrasonic-through-transmission technique. Due to the complex chemical structure of these stones, a large variation in the values of the ultrasonic parameters is found. A correlation between ultrasonic properties and variation in pathology of the renal calculi is also discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Humans
  • Kidney Calculi / chemistry
  • Kidney Calculi / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography / instrumentation
  • Ultrasonography / methods
  • Ultrasonography / standards*