Acoustic radiation force in vivo: A mechanism to assist targeting of microbubbles

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1195-1201

  Dayton, Paul ^a   Klibanov, Alexander ^b   Brandenburger, Gary ^b   Ferrara, Kathy ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bjerknes force; Contrast agent; Drug delivery; Microbubble; Radiation force; Targeted imaging; Ultrasound; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONTRAST MEDIA; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

BJERKNES FORCE; MICROBUBBLES;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALBUNEX; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; FS 069;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TARGETING; FORCE; IMAGING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTICS; ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUOROCARBONS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MICROSPHERES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032855567     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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