An in vitro comparison of ultrasonic contrast agents in solutions with varying air levels

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 807-818

  Sboros, V ^a   Moran, C M ^a   Anderson, T ^a   McDicken, W N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; DMP115; Levovist ; Myomap(TM); Physical properties; Quantison(TM); RF data; Stability; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE;

OXYGEN CONCENTRATION LEVELS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; MYOMAP; OXYGEN; PERFLUTREN; QUANTISON; SHU 508; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; ULTRASOUND;

CAPSULES; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYSACCHARIDES; SERUM ALBUMIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034209729     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(00)00215-5     Document Type: Article

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