Bibliografia

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Ulteriori approfondimenti

• Dyson M. Mechanisms involved in therapeutic ultrasound. Physioterapy 1987; 73: 116-20.
• Miller MW, Brayman AA. “Biological effect of ultrasound. The perceived safety of diagnostic ultrasound within the context of ultrasound biophysics: a personal perspective”. Echocardiography 1997; 14(6): 615-27.
• Miller DL, Thomas RM. Ultrasonic gas body activation in elodea leaves and the mechanical index. Ultrasound Med Biol 1993; 19: 343-51.