Acoustic cavitation nuclei survive the apparent ultrasonic destruction of albunex® microspheres

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 793-796

  Brayman, Andrew A ^a,b   Miller, Morton W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Albunex microspheres; Cavitation nuclei; Ultrasonic hemolysis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CAVITATION; CELLS; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

ALBUNEX MICROSPHERES; CAVITATION NUCLEI; INSONATION; ULTRASONIC HEMOLYSIS;

ULTRASONICS;

ALBUNEX; MICROSPHERE;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; NOISE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ALBUMINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MICROSPHERES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030841811     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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