A feasibility study on quantitating myocardial perfusion with Albunex®, an ultrasonic contrast agent

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 181-191

  Wilson, Brian ^a   Shung, K Kirk ^a   Hete, Bernie ^a   Levene, Harold ^b   Barnhart, James L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Molecular Biosystems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Albunex ; Integrated backscatter; Myocardial perfusion; Ultrasonic scattering; Ultrasound; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DATA ACQUISITION; HEMODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT;

ALBUNEX; INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ALBUNEX; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CORONARY ARTERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; INTRACARDIAC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; MICROCOMPUTER; NONHUMAN; ULTRASOUND; VIDEODENSITOMETRY;

ALBUMINS; ANIMAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027294808     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(93)90108-Z     Document Type: Article

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