Ultrasound-mediated cavitation thresholds of liquid perfluorocarbon droplets in vitro

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1359-1365

  Giesecke, Tonia ^a   Hynynen, Kullervo ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Droplets; Microbubbles; Perfluorocarbon; Ultrasonic contrast agents; Vaporization

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; FLUOROCARBONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSDUCERS;

SUPERHEATED STATE;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALBUMIN; FLUOROCARBON; FS 069; OCTAFLUOROPROPANE; PERFLEXANE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROMETHYLCYCLOHEXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DILUTION; EMULSION; HEATING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0141638517     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(03)00980-3     Document Type: Article

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