Delineation of experimental liver tumors in rabbits by a new ultrasound contrast agent and stimulated acoustic emission

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 94-99

  Hauff, Peter ^a,b   Fritzsch, T ^a   Reinhardt, M ^a   Weitschies, W ^a   Luders F ^a   Uhlendorf, V ^a   Heldmann, D ^a  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b Diagnostic Imaging Division   (Germany)

Author keywords

color Doppler; Contrast agent; experimental liver tumor; reticuloendothelial system; stimulated acoustic emission

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; POLYMER; SH U 563A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031051607     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199702000-00004     Document Type: Article

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