Lower receiving frequencies than transmitting frequencies could yield improved results for contrast imaging: An in vivo study in closed chest canines

Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-264

  Rusk, Rosemary A ^a   Mori, Yoshiki ^a   Li, Xiaokui ^a   Mao, Zuhua ^b   Von Behren, Patrick L ^b   Paine, Diane ^b   Kenny, Antoinette ^c   Sahn, David J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Siemens Ultrasound   (United States)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast; Echocardiography; Harmonics; Subharmonics

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; PERFLUTREN; QW 7437; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENERGY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VIDEODENSITOMETRY;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROCARBONS; MICROSPHERES;

EID: 0037396410     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03023.x     Document Type: Article

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