Study of ultrasonic contrast agents using a dual-frequency band technique

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 819-831

  Deng, Cheri X ^a   Lizzi, Frederic L ^a   Kalisz, Andrew ^a   Rosado, Angel ^a   Silverman, Ronald H ^b   Coleman, D Jackson ^b  

^a RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Measurement of contrast agents; Ultrasonic interaction

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CONTRAST MEDIA; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHASE SHIFT;

DUAL FREQUENCY BAND TECHNIQUE; HIGH FREQUENCY BACKSCATTERING;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; IMAGING; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ALBUMINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SONICATION;

EID: 0034209705     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(00)00217-9     Document Type: Article

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