Quantitative analysis of doppler spectrum modifications yielded by contrast agents insonified at high pressure

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 247-252

  Tortoli, Piero ^a   Bagnai, Daniele ^a   Righi, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DOPPLER EFFECT; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CONTRAST AGENTS; ENCAPSULATED GAS BUBBLES;

ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

EID: 0032763025     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.741543     Document Type: Article

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