@article{cbad2c7a1a40440fb312898af331c4a6,
title = "Innovative technology for tissue disruption by explosive-induced shock waves",
abstract = "We have developed a novel, less invasive, shock wave source that can be introduced into an arbitrary position in a human body percutaneously. Using this technique we can disrupt cells locally. The shock wave source consists of an explosive, an optical fiber, a balloon catheter, and a Nd:YAG laser, which generates a spherical explosive shock wave. The destructive potential of the present source for injuring tissue was confirmed and the subsequent cell elongation and split in the direction of the shock wave has been observed.",
keywords = "Balloon catheter, Cell damage, Explosive, Shear force, Shock wave, Tissue damage",
author = "Tetsuya Kodama and Hiroshi Uenohara and Kazuyoshi Takayama",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge the advice of Professor T. Yoshimoto, Dr. Keigo Sasaki, and Dr. Noboru Takahashi of the Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Tohoku University. They also wish to express their thanks to Dr. H. Suzuki of National Sendai Hospital for pathologic diagnosis. The technical assistance of Mr. Tomizo Shiratori of the Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Tohoku University is gratefully acknowledged. This work was supported in part by the Grant-in-Aid for Developmental Scientific Research obtained from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture No.09357015.",
year = "1998",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/S0301-5629(98)00094-5",
language = "English",
volume = "24",
pages = "1459--1466",
journal = "Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology",
issn = "0301-5629",
publisher = "Elsevier USA",
number = "9",
}