Some considerations on the measurements of mean frequency shift and integrated backscatter following administration of Albunex®

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 441-451

  Wang, S H ^a   Chang, P H ^a   Shung, K K ^a   Levene, H B ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Molecular Biosystems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Contrast agent; Micro bubble; Perfusion; Scattering; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; AGENTS; BLOOD VESSELS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DOPPLER EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ALBUNEX; HUMAN ALBUMIN SHELL; MEAN FREQUENCY SHIFT; MICROBUBBLES; RADIOFREQUENCY BACKSCATTERED ECHOES; ULTRASONIC BACKSCATTERED SIGNALS; ULTRASONIC CONTRAST AGENTS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALBUNEX;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029991851     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(96)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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