Use of sonicated albumin (Infoson) to enhance arterial spectral and color Doppler imaging

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 265-271

  Abildgaard, Andreas ^a   Egge, Tor S ^a   Kløw, Nils Einar ^a   Jakobsen, Jarl Å ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arteries, stenosis or obstruction; Doppler studies; Ultrasound, contrast media

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; INFOSON; IOHEXOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029896786     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02577647     Document Type: Article

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