Concept information
Preferred term
Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Surgeries, Ultrasonic
- Surgeries, Ultrasound
- Surgery, Ultrasonic
- Surgery, Ultrasound
- Surgical Procedures, Ultrasound
- Surgical Procedure, Ultrasound
- Ultrasonic Surgeries
- Ultrasonic Surgery
- Ultrasound Surgeries
- Ultrasound Surgery
- Ultrasound Surgical Procedure
- Ultrasound Surgical Procedures
Scope note
- The use of HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES, in the frequency range of 20-60 kHz, to cut through or remove tissue. The tissue fragmentation by ultrasonic surgical instruments is caused by mechanical effects not heat as with HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION.
History note
- 2012
In other languages
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Finnish
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ultraäänileikkaus
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Swedish
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Ultraljudskirurgi
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Ultraljudskirurgiska tekniker
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059708
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