Value of In-Line and Out-of-Line Ultrasound Targeting in
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

Folberth, W.; Hassler, Donald M.

doi:10.1159/000463913

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“…Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of gallstones is usually performed under contin uous ultrasound guidance to monitor stone targeting and destruction [1,2], Shock wave application induces changes in the acoustic creased echogenicity of the abdominal wall and of liver tissue in the shock wave path [De lius, unpubl. observation], and the formation of microbubbles in bile, liver parenchyma and blood vessels [3], The findings are transient and disappear within seconds or minutes after shock wave application.…”

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Sonographic Imaging of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Effects in the Liver and Gallbladder of Dogs

Delius

Gambihler²

1992

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During extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, changes in tissue echogenicity are observed by ultrasound. Their significance is not known. An experiment was performed in which 3,000 extracorporeal shock waves were applied under sonographic observation to the gallbladder wall of 6 dogs. No stones had been implanted, but transient shadows appeared simulating jumping stone fragments in the bladder. Echoes within the bladder lumen occurred in 3 dogs and were associated with hemorrhage into the lumen; in an additional ex vivo experiment, shock waves generated echoes in bile only after injection of a small amount of blood. In the liver, a transient increase in echogenicity was noted after a few shocks; it coincided with the region of tissue damage. Intense focal echoes occurred in the liver of 2 dogs at sites where a hematoma was found at autopsy. It is concluded that an increased focal echogenicity is an indicator of tissue damage by shock waves. The sonographic changes are thought to be caused by the transient generation of gas bubbles. The interaction of shock waves with gas bubbles is an established powerful mechanism which could explain the generation of tissue damage by shock waves.

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