Improvements in ultrasound contrast agents

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 72-82

  De Jong, Nico ^a,b,c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SECOND HARMONIC IMAGING; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATHETERS; CAVITATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; VISUALIZATION;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ALBUNEX; CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHOVIST; SHU 508;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART DISEASE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030297084     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.544514     Document Type: Review

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