Microbubbles in molecular imaging and therapy

MedicaMundi

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-65

  Unger, E ^a,b   Matsunaga, T O ^b   Schumann, P A ^b   Zutshi, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ImaRx Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

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EID: 1942468360     PISSN: 00257664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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