Clinical applications of ultrasound contrast agents

Ultrasonics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-5, 1998, Pages 695-701

  Forsberg, F ^a   Merton, D A ^a   Liu, J B ^a   Needleman, L ^a   Goldberg, B B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Harmonic imaging; Tissue specific contrast; Ultrasound diagnostics

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACOUSTICS; BLOOD VESSEL; CHEMISTRY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG DESIGN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; GAS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METABOLISM; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ACOUSTICS; BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG DESIGN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GASES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

DOPPLER EFFECT; MEDICAL IMAGING; TISSUE;

ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0031987367     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(97)00123-6     Document Type: Article

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