Temperature rise generated ultrasound in the presence of contrast agent

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 267-274

  Wu, Junru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ultrasound; Safety; Thermal effects of ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTRAST MEDIA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

GAUSSIAN ULTRASOUND BEAMS; PERFECT ABSORBING DISC MODEL;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALBUNEX; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HEART; HEMOPERFUSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND;

ALBUMINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0032005569     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00246-9     Document Type: Article

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