Property and contrast-enhancement effects of lipid ultrasound contrast agent: A preliminary experimental study

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 537-543

  Zhao, Ying Zheng ^a   Luo, Yu Kun ^b   Zhang, Yan ^b   Mei, Xing Guo ^a   Tang, Jie ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic pressure; Contrast tuned imaging; Microbubble concentration; Phospholipids; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTRAST MEDIA; GASES; WATER;

CONTRAST AGENTS; FILLING GAS; LIPID ULTRASOUND (US);

LIPIDS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DEXTRAN 40; GLUCOSE; PROPANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISPLAY SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LONGEVITY; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY;

EID: 17044418164     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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