Arterial parameters under echo contrast enhancement

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-38

  Strauss, Andreas L ^a   Beller, Klaus Dieter ^b  

^a Angiologische Abt der Aggertalklin   (Germany)

^b ALTANA PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BY963; Colour duplex scan; Echo contrast agent; Flow velocity measurement

Indexed keywords

BY 963; CONTRAST MEDIUM; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031081004     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(96)00204-2     Document Type: Article

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