Microbubble-augmented ultrasound declotting of thrombosed arteriovenous dialysis grafts in dogs

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-347

  Culp, William C ^a   Porter, Thomas R ^b   McCowan, Timothy C ^a   Roberson, Paula K ^a   James, Charles A ^a   Jean Matchett, W ^a   Moursi, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Grafts, stenosis or thrombosis; Microbubbles; Thrombosis, experimental; US, therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN MICROSPHERE TC 99M; FS 069; OCTAFLUOROPROPANE;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; TRANSCUTANEOUS LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0344406191     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000058409.01661.B4     Document Type: Article

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