Acoustic droplet vaporization for therapeutic and diagnostic applications

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1177-1189

  Kripfgans, Oliver D ^a   Fowlkes, J Brian ^a   Miller, Douglas L ^a   Eldevik, O Petter ^a   Carson, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment; Contrast agent; Medical imaging; Phase aberration; Phase shift agent

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BUBBLE FORMATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; EMULSIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; TISSUE; VAPORIZATION;

DROP VAPORIZATION; PHASE ABERRATIONS; PHASE SHIFT AGENTS;

ACOUSTIC IMAGING;

ALBUMIN; FAT DROPLET; FLUOROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DISSOLUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; EMULSION; EVAPORATION; GAS; PHYSICAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND; VAPORIZATION;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOGS; EMULSIONS; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0034281706     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(00)00262-3     Document Type: Article

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