Spatial control of gas bubbles and their effects on acoustic fields

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Lo, Andrea H ^a,b   Kripfgans, Oliver D ^a,b   Carson, Paul L ^a,b   Fowlkes, J Brian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic droplet vaporization; Backscatter; Bubble wall; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; CAVITATION; GAS DYNAMICS; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS; VAPORIZATION;

ACOUSTIC DROPLET VAPORIZATION; BUBBLE WALL; DROPLETS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

FLUOROCARBON; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; GAS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROBUBBLE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUOROCARBONS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROBUBBLES; PRESSURE; SONICATION; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 29144518427     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.09.009     Document Type: Article

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