Stimulated acoustic emission with the ultrasound contrast agent levovist: A clinically useful contrast effect with liverspecific properties;Stimulierte akustische emission mit dem ultraschall-kontrastmittel levovist: Ein klinisch nutzbarer kontrasteffekt mit leberspezifischen eigenschaften

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Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-67

  Albrecht, Thomas ^a   Blomley, M J K ^b   Heckemann, R A ^b   Cosgrove, D O ^b   Jayaram, V ^b   Butler Barnes, J ^b   Eckersley, R J ^b   Hoffmann, C W ^a   Bauer, A ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galactose; Liver, ultrasound (US); Microbubbles; Ultrasound (US), contrast media; Ultrasound (US), doppler studies

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY EXAMINATION; LIVER EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPLEEN EXAMINATION;

EID: 0343819987     PISSN: 09366652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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