A model for reflectivity enhancement due to surface bound submicrometer particles

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1247-1255

  Couture, Olivier ^a   Bevan, Peter D ^a   Cherin, Emmanuel ^a   Cheung, Kevin ^a   Burns, Peter N ^a   Foster, F Stuart ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bound particles; Perfluorocarbon contrast agent; Reflectivity; Submicrometer particles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; GLASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BOUND PARTICLES; PERFLUOROCARBON CONTRAST AGENT; REFLECTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; SUBMICROMETER PARTICLES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION;

AGAR; AQUALENE; PERFLEXANE; RUBBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GEOMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; ULTRASOUND; VALIDITY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUOROCARBONS; GLASS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33746262982     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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