ULTRASOUND BASED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING STONE AND FACILITATING CLEARANCE THEREOF

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue.SOLUTION: Described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects so as to facilitate removal of such in vivo objects.