Destruction threshold parameters estimation for ultrasonic contrast agents

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 159-163

  Yeh, Chih Kuang ^a   Su, Shin Yuan ^b   Chen, Wen Shiang ^c  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Destruction threshold; Destruction replenishment perfusion imaging; Ultrasonic contrast agents

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BLOOD; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OSCILLATIONS; POLYMERS;

DESTRUCTION THRESHOLD; DESTRUCTION/REPLENISHMENT PERFUSION IMAGING; ULTRASONIC CONTRAST AGENTS;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; LIPID; POLYMER;

ACOUSTICS; DESTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; LASER DIFFRACTION; MICROBUBBLE; REVIEW; SOUND PRESSURE; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 30444460381     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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