Simulated capillary blood flow measurement using a nonlinear ultrasonic contrast agent

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 134-158

  Schrope, B ^a   Newhouse, V L ^a   Uhlendorf, V ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary blood flow measurement; contrast agent; CW Doppler; nonlinearity; second harmonic; tissue clutter

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY;

ACOUSTICS; ARTIFACTS; BLOOD; BLOOD VOLUME; CAPILLARIES; CARBOHYDRATES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOPPLER EFFECT; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; OSCILLOMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0026535688     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173469201400204     Document Type: Article

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