> Ultrasonic propulsion is then used to move the stone fragments out, potentially giving patients relief in 10 minutes or less
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"Fragmentation of Stones by Burst Wave Lithotripsy in the First 19 Humans" (2022) https://www.auajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1097/JU.0000000000002... gscholar citations: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=4452238185664707620...
Lithotripsy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotripsy
EWST: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_shockwave_thera...
Could NIRS help with this targeted ultrasound procedure, too?
"Ultrasound-activated chemotherapy advances therapeutic potential in deep tumours" (2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37885774#37885798 :
> NIRS Near-Infrared Spectroscopy does not require contrast FWIU?