Fibrin-targeted thrombolytic therapy using acoustically reflective perfluorocarbon nanoparticles

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 992-995

  Marsh, J N ^a   Pan, A ^a   Hu, G ^a   Crowder, K C ^a   Scott, M J ^a   Hughes, M S ^a   Wickline, S A ^a   Lanza, G M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Nanoparticle; Perfluorocarbon; Stroke; Targeting; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HYDROCARBONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

NANOPARTICLE; PERFLUOROCARBON; TARGETING; THROMBOLYSIS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 33847111610     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2005.1603017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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