Ultrasound-mediated destruction of contrast agents: Effect of ultrasound intensity, exposure, and frequency

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 728-734

  Walker, Kirk W ^a   Pantely, George A ^b   Sahn, David J ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Echocardiography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; IMAGENT AF 0150 US; PERFLUOROOCTYL BROMIDE; PERFLUOROPENTANE; PERFLUTREN; RUBBER; SHU 508; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESTRUCTION; MODEL; PARAMETER; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031450997     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199712000-00002     Document Type: Article

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