Generation of ultraharmonics in surfactant based ultrasound contrast agents: Use and advantages

Ultrasonics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 437-444

  Basude, Raghuveer ^a   Wheatley, Margaret A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contra based imaging; Non linear behavior; Ultraharmonics; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION;

ULTRAHARMONICS;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEXOSE; POLYSORBATE; ST68; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ARTICLE; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HEXOSES; POLYSORBATES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; WATER;

EID: 0035471033     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(01)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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