Enhanced heat deposition using ultrasound contrast agent - Modeling and experimental observations

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-147

  Razansky, Daniel ^a,b   Einziger, Pinchas D ^a,b   Adam, Dan R ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTHERMIC THERAPIES; MAXIMAL TEMPERATURE ELEVATION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DEPOSITION; LASER ABLATION; TISSUE; VISUALIZATION;

ULTRASONICS;

ALBUMINOID; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUOROCARBON; FS 069;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ALBUMINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUOROCARBONS; HEAT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33144455174     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2006.1588399     Document Type: Article

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