Transient myocardial contrast after initial exposure to diagnostic ultrasound pressures with minute doses of intravenously injected microbubbles: Demonstration and potential mechanisms

Circulation

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 2391-2395

  Porter, Thomas R ^a   Xie, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

contrast media; imaging; ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOG; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028882611     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.92.9.2391     Document Type: Article

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