Microbubble responses to a similar mechanical index with different real-time perfusion imaging techniques

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1187-1192

  Porter, Thomas R ^a,c   Oberdorfer, Joseph ^a   Rafter, Patrick ^b   Lof, John ^a   Xie, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical index; Microbubbles; Pulse sequence schemes; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TISSUE;

LOW-MECHANICAL INDEX (MI);

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ALBUMIN; FLUOROCARBON; GLUCOSE;

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING; PERFUSION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0041932395     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(03)00900-1     Document Type: Article

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