History of echocardiographic contrast agents

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Nanda, Navin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Contrast echocardiography; Doppler; EchoGen ; History; Imaging; Perflenapent emulsion

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX; BR 1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHOVIST; FS 069; PERFLUOROPENTANE; QUANTISON; SHU 508; SHU 563A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART DISEASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030667954     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960201304     Document Type: Review

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