Quantitative assessment of tumor enhancement by ultrastable lipid–coated microbubbles as a sonographic contrast agent

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 29-34

  Simon, Richard H ^a   Ho, Shih Yieh ^a   Perkins, Christopher R ^b   D'arrigo, Joseph S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CAV CON Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

C6 glioma; Image texture; Lipid coated microbubbles; Signal to noise ratio; Ultrasonic contrast

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; BUBBLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; LIPIDS; RATS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026550791     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199201000-00003     Document Type: Article

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