Ultrasound contrast agents: Basic principles

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages

  Calliada, Fabrizio ^a   Campani, Rodolfo ^a   Bottinelli, Olivia ^a   Bozzini, Anna ^a   Sommaruga, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hand made agents; Microbubbles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; BLOOD; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MEDICAL IMAGING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC REFLECTION; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

GAS MICROBUBBLES;

CONTRAST MEDIA;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; LEOVIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ALBUMINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; PHYSICS; POLYSACCHARIDES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032078295     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(98)00057-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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