Acoustic properties of NC100100 and their relation with the microbubble size distribution

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 268-275

  Sontum, Per C ^a   Østensen, Jonny ^a   Dyrstad, Knut ^a   Hoff, Lars ^b  

^a NYCOMED IMAGING AS   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic properties; Contrast agents; Contrast efficacy; NC100100; Size distribution; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; NC 100100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COULTER COUNTER; DOG; HEART; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032896062     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199904000-00003     Document Type: Article

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