Comparison of standard and second harmonic B-mode sonography in the detection of segmental renal infarction with sonographic contrast in a rabbit model

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-192

  Girard, Michael S ^a   Mattrey, Robert F ^a,b   Baker, Kristine G ^a   Peterson, Tom ^a   Deiranieh, Lisa H ^a   Steinbach, Gregory C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MRI Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Infarction, renal; Kidney infarct; Ultrasound, second harmonic

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

MICROBUBBLES; SECOND HARMONIC B-MODE SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; KIDNEY INFARCTION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

EID: 0034102684     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2000.19.3.185     Document Type: Article

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