In vitro microscopic imaging of enhanced thrombolysis with 120-kHz ultrasound in a human clot model

Acoustic Research Letters Online

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-29

  Cheng, Jason Y ^a   Shaw, George J ^a   Holland, Christy K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTS; HUMAN FRESH FROZEN PLASMAS (HFFP); THROMBOLYSIS; ULTRASOUND TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; CAPILLARITY; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS; PROTEINS; SILICON; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMOCOUPLES; TISSUE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 13544276462     PISSN: 15297853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.1815039     Document Type: Article

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