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ESWL uses acoustic energy to achieve stone fragmentation. All lithotripters have three elements to exert their clinical effect: a shockwave generator which produces and focuses the shock, a means of coupling the shockwave to the patient, and an imaging modality to target the shockwave onto the stone.
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Calvert, R.C. (2023). Principles of Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL). In: Tolofari, S., Moon, D., Starmer, B., Payne, S. (eds) Imaging and Technology in Urology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26058-2_73
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