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MeSH Heading: Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures
Tree Number(s): E04.943
Unique ID: D059708
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059708
Scope Note: The use of HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES, in the frequency range of 20-60 kHz, to cut through or remove tissue. The tissue fragmentation by ultrasonic surgical instruments is caused by mechanical effects not heat as with HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION.
Entry Term(s): Ultrasonic Surgery; Ultrasound Surgery; Ultrasound Surgical Procedures
See Also: Ultrasonic Therapy
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2022/04/08

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0551038
Scope Note: The use of HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES, in the frequency range of 20-60 kHz, to cut through or remove tissue. The tissue fragmentation by ultrasonic surgical instruments is caused by mechanical effects not heat as with HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION.
Terms: Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures Preferred Term
Term UI T779535
Date10/21/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Ultrasound Surgery
Term UI T001111012
Date09/02/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Ultrasound Surgical Procedures
Term UI T001111013
Date09/02/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Ultrasonic Surgery
Term UI T779536
Date10/21/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012)

Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures MeSH Descriptor Data 2024