Ultrasonic contrast agents: Safety considerations reviewed

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-221

  Ter Haar, G R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic cavitation; Diagnostic ultrasound safety; Haemolysis; Microbubbles; Petechiae; Sonoporation; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CARDIOLOGY; CELLS; ONCOLOGY; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

VASCULATURE;

RADIOLOGY;

ALBUNEX; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHOVIST; FS 069; SHU 508;

ACOUSTICS; CELL SUSPENSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENCAPSULATION; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GAS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR SCINTISCANNING; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0036176557     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(01)00456-9     Document Type: Article

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