DocumentCode
3365499
Title
Medical ultrasonic treatment and its applications in medicine
Author
Yue-hua Yang ; Shu-Yu Lin
Author_Institution
Univ. Hosp., Xian Pet. Univ., Xian, China
fYear
2012
fDate
23-25 Nov. 2012
Firstpage
447
Lastpage
450
Abstract
In this paper, the physical mechanism of ultrasonic treatment and its applications in medicine are analyzed. First, the biological effect of medical ultrasound in ultrasonic therapy is elaborated, and its action in treating some related diseases is analyzed. Some newly-developed ultrasonic therapy technologies and devices are stressed; the future developing trend of ultrasonic therapy is analyzed and predicted.
Keywords
biological effects of acoustic radiation; biomedical ultrasonics; medicine; biological effect; medical ultrasonic treatment; ultrasonic therapy devices; ultrasonic therapy technologies; Acoustics; Biological tissues; Diseases; Humans; Medical treatment; Ultrasonic imaging; Biological effect; Focused ultrasound; Medical ultrasound; Ultrasonic therapy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves and Device Applications (SPAWDA), 2012 Symposium on
Conference_Location
Shanghai
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4814-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SPAWDA.2012.6464129
Filename
6464129
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