Destruction of contrast microbubbles during ultrasound imaging at conventional power output

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 783-791

  Villarraga, Hector R ^b   Foley, David A ^a   Aeschbacher, Beat C ^b   Klarich, Kyle W ^b   Mulvagh, Sharon L ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUOROCARBON; IMAGENT US; MICROSPHERE; OCTAFLUOROPROPANE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SHU 508;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRESSURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROCARBONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSPHERES; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031255407     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(97)70036-1     Document Type: Article

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