Influence of bubble size distribution on the echogenicity of ultrasound contrast agents: A study of sonovue(TM)

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 661-671

  Gorce, Jean Marie ^a   Arditi, Marcel ^a   Schneider, Michel ^a  

^a Bracco Suisse SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bubble size distribution; Contrast efficacy; SonoVue(TM); Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

BR 1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONOVUE;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GAS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033727931     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200011000-00003     Document Type: Article

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