Open AccessUltrasonic energy. Effects on vascular function and integrity.
Author(s) -
Tim A. Fischell,
Maher A. Abbas,
Gordon W. Grant,
Robert J. Siegel
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.84.4.1783
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasonic sensor , function (biology) , structural integrity , cardiology , biomedical engineering , radiology , microbiology and biotechnology , structural engineering , engineering , biology
Ultrasonic energy transmitted via flexible wire probes provides a new means of ablating atherosclerotic plaque. We studied the effects of ultrasonic energy (20 kHz) delivered via a ball-tipped wire probe on arterial vasomotor behavior in rabbit thoracic aortas in a perfused whole-vessel model.
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