Comparison of the efficacy of two air-based contrast agents in dogs

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-133

  Uchimoto, R ^a   Niwa, K ^a   Tsuda, N ^a   Miyazawa, T ^a   Brautigam M ^a  

^a Basic Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albunex ; Contrast agent; Contrast enhancement; Echocardiography; Levovist ; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX; CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; HEART BEAT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE;

AIR; ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICROSPHERES; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0034434238     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(00)00079-3     Document Type: Article

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