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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves and Device Applications (SPAWDA), 2012 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4814-0
DOI :
10.1109/SPAWDA.2012.6464129
