Comparison of different mathematical models to analyze diminution kinetics of ultrasound contrast enhancement in a flow phantom

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-98

  Meyer Wiethe, Karsten ^a   Cangür, Hakan ^a   Seidel, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow phantom; Harmonic imaging; Microcirculation; Perfusion; Ultrasonics; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONTRAST MEDIA; FLOW CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ORGAN PERFUSION; PERFUSION; ULTRASOUND (US) ENERGY; US CONTRAST AGENT (UCA) MICROBUBBLES;

KINETIC THEORY;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESTRUCTION; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; HALF LIFE TIME; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION; STATISTICAL MODEL; ULTRASOUND;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MICROBUBBLES; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 11844287514     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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