Secondary sound classification for the assessment of focus positioning in shock-wave lithotripsy

• A problem encountered when using acoustic shock-waves for kidney stone disintegration is that the positioning of the focus relative to a stone, for the best possible fragmenting effect, is crtitical. The standard methods for focus positioning are ultrasound or x-ray imaging. These methods are, however, not always sufficient and a better indication of a well positioned focus would be valuable. The secondary sound emitted as a result of each shock-wave has been found to contain valuable information. A skilled operator is able to hear from the timbre of these sound pulses when the positioning of the focus is adequate. A method for the automatic evaluation of secondary sounds, using a computer, is developed in this work.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Signalbehandling (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Signal Processing (hsv//eng)

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Signalbehandling

Signal Processing

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