Medical Applications, Biological Effects, and Hazard Potential
edited by Michael H. Repacholi, Martino Grandolfo, Alessandro Rindi.
Boston, MA
Springer US
1987
(386 pages)
Historical Overview --;Fundamentals of Acoustic Wave Theory --;Sources and Applications of Ultrasound --;Applications of Ultrasound in Medicine --;Comparison with Other Modalities --;Aspects of NonLinear Acoustics which are Important in Biomedical Ultrasound --;Interaction Mechanisms: Heating --;Biological Effects of Acoustic Cavitation --;Interaction Mechanisms: Non-Thermal, Non-Cavitational Effects. --;Experimentation in vitro: Ultrasound Studies at the Macromolecular Level --;Experimentation in vitro: Effects of Ultrasound on Cell Suspensions --;Effects on Soft Tissues with Special Reference to the Central Nervous System --;Ocular Effects --;Haematological Effects --;Immunological and Genetic Effects --;Developmental and Teratogenic Effects of Ultrasound --;Exposure to Medical Ultrasound: Studies of Human Effects --;Standards and Recommendations on Ultrasound Exposure --;Protective Measures for Ultrasound Exposure --;Research Priorities in Ultrasound --;Tissue Regeneration --;Effects of Ultrasound on 'Solid' Mammalian Tissues and Tumors in vivo --;Ultrasound: Synergistic Effects and Application in Cancer Therapy by Hyperthermia --;Recent Advances and Techniques in Therapeutic Ultrasound --;Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization --;Future Trends in Diagnostic Ultrasound --;Panel Discussion on Mechanisms and Biological.
The sixth course of the School, entitled "Advances in Applications, Biological Effects, and Dosimetry of Ultrasound," provided an in-depth review of all facets of ultra- sound interactions and their biological effects on living systems, allowing an assessment of the hazard potential of the various applications of ultra- sound.
Cardiology.
Medicine.
QP82
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2
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U37
E358
1987
edited by Michael H. Repacholi, Martino Grandolfo, Alessandro Rindi.