> Still being run through clinical trials at UW Medicine, the procedure called _ burst wave lithotripsy _ uses an ultrasound wand and soundwaves to break apart

> Still being run through clinical trials at UW Medicine, the procedure called _ burst wave lithotripsy _ uses an ultrasound wand and soundwaves to break apart the kidney stone > Ultrasonic propulsion is then used to move the stone fragments out, potentially giving patients relief in 10 minutes or less (Edit) "Fragmentation of Stones by Burst Wave Lithotripsy in the First 19 Humans" (2022) https://www.auajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1097/JU.0000000000002446 https://www.auajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1097/JU.0000000000002... gscholar citations: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=4452238185664707620&as_sdt=5,43&sciodt=0,43&hl=en https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=4452238185664707620... Lithotripsy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotripsy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotripsy EWST: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_shockwave_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_shockwave_thera... Could NIRS help with this targeted ultrasound procedure, too? "Ultrasound-activated chemotherapy advances therapeutic potential in deep tumours" (2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37885774#37885798 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37885774#37885798 : > NIRS Near-Infrared Spectroscopy does not require contrast FWIU?