Detection of focal renal perfusion defects in rabbits after sulphur hexafluoride-filled microbubble injection at low transmission power ultrasound insonation

European Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 166-172

  Quaia, Emilio ^a   Siracusano, Salvatore ^a   Palumbo, Alessandro ^a   Ciciliato, Stefano ^a   Rossi, Stefania ^a   Bruni, Stefano ^a   Bussani, Rossana ^a   Cova, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microbubble; Renal infarction; Renal perfusion defect; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SONOVUE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY PERFUSION; MICROBUBBLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVIEW; ROC CURVE;

ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MICROBUBBLES; OBSERVER VARIATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 30844446714     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-2866-y     Document Type: Review

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