Subharmonic and ultraharmonic emissions based on the nonlinear oscillation of encapsulated microbubbles in ultrasound contrast agents

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 1975-1978

  Gong, Yanjun ^a   Zhang, Dong ^a   Gong, Xiufen ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Subharmonic; Ultraharmonic; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745887007     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982005-696     Document Type: Article

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