Comparison of contrast-enhanced fundamental imaging, second-harmonic imaging, and pulse-inversion harmonic imaging

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 582-588

  Kim, Ah Young ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^b,c   Kim, Tae Kyoung ^a   Kim, Kyoung Won ^b   Lee, Jae Young ^b   Han, Joon Koo ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Harmonic imaging; Pulse inversion harmonic imaging; Ultrasound; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034799552     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200110000-00003     Document Type: Article

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