Enhancement of enzymatic fibrinolysis with 2-MHz ultrasound and microbubbles

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1163-1166

  Cintas, P ^a   Nguyen, F ^a   Boneu, B ^a   Larrue, Vincent ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Stroke; Thrombolysis; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; GALACTOSE; SHU 508;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPOSURE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBUBBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD COAGULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENZYMES; FIBRINOLYSIS; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; MICROBUBBLES; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 13244298176     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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