Broadband measurement of the scattering-to-attenuation ratio for Albunex® at 37°C

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1321-1324

  Marsh, Jon N ^a   Hughes, Michael S ^c   Brandenburger, Gary H ^c   Miller, James G ^b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Albunex ; Backscatter coefficient; Concentration dependence; In vitro characterization; Scattering to attenuation ratio; STAR; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ATTENUATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

SCATTERING-TO-ATTENUATION RATIO;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALBUNEX; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; THEORY; ULTRASOUND;

ALBUMINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; MICROSPHERES; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032879017     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00077-0     Document Type: Article

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