Quantification of the enhanced backscatter phenomenon from an intravenous and an intra-arterial contrast agent

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 871-880

  Moran, C M ^a   Anderson, T ^a   Sboros, V ^a   Sutherland, G R ^b   Wright, R ^b   McDicken, W N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIP 201; Echocardiography; Enhanced backscatter; Phantom; Quantison(TM); Ultrasonic contrast agents; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

ENHANCED BACKSCATTER PHENOMENON;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AIP 201; ALBUMIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; QUANTISON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 0032126027     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(98)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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