Doppler frequency shift and time-domain velocity enhancement induced by an ultrasonographic contrast agent

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-176

  Basseau, Fabrice ^a   Grenier, Nicolas ^a   Trillaud, Hervé ^a   Douws, Catherine ^a   Saint Amon, Alain ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Contrast agents, sonographic; Doppler frequency shift; Time domain, velocity

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; CORRELATION METHODS; DOPPLER EFFECT; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MEDICAL IMAGING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

SHU 508;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

EID: 0034101921     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2000.19.3.171     Document Type: Article

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