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Optimising an escalating shockwave amplitude treatment strategy to protect the kidney from injury during shockwave lithotripsy

  1. Rajash K. Handa1,*,
  2. James A. McAteer1,
  3. Bret A. Connors1,
  4. Ziyue Liu2,
  5. James E. Lingeman3,
  6. Andrew P. Evan1

Article first published online: 22 MAY 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11207.x

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BJU International

BJU International

Volume 110, Issue 11c, pages E1041–E1047, December 2012

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Handa, R. K., McAteer, J. A., Connors, B. A., Liu, Z., Lingeman, J. E. and Evan, A. P. (2012), Optimising an escalating shockwave amplitude treatment strategy to protect the kidney from injury during shockwave lithotripsy. BJU International, 110: E1041–E1047. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11207.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology

  2. 2

    Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine

  3. 3

    Methodist Hospital Institute for Kidney Stone Disease, Indianapolis, IN, USA

*Rajash K. Handa. e-mail: rajash_handa@hotmail.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 22 MAY 2012
  3. Accepted for publication 29 February 2012

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