Microbubble contrast for radiological imaging: 2. Applications

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-18

  Wilson, Stephanie R ^a,c,d   Burns, Peter N ^a,b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^e PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^f BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications; Impact; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AORTA; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBUBBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROBUBBLES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33749432923     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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