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		bgnn on Feb 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Neurosurgeon pioneers Alzheimer's, addiction treat... Ultrasound is routinely used to break kidney stones. With more precision like this, why not? I don't know if there would be risks though.

piyh on March 1, 2024 [–]

Kidney stones flow down a one way river, I'd be worried about a large plaque dislodging and causing an embolism

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