The potential for thermal damage posed by microbubble ultrasound contrast agents

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 907-913

  Stride, E ^a   Saffari, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents; Thermal bioeffects

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAVITATION; COATINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; DRUG PRODUCTS; GENES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; VISCOSITY;

MICROBUBBLE ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS; THERMAL BIOEFFECTS;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; MICROSPHERE;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEAT;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HEAT; MICROSPHERES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 1642585854     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2003.12.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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