Method for microbubble characterization using primary radiation force

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1333-1344

  Vos, Hendrik J ^a,b,c   Guidi, Francesco ^b   Boni, Enrico ^b   Tortoli, Piero ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES; MICROBUBBLE CHARACTERIZATION; PRIMARY RADIATION FORCE; TRANSLATIONAL EFFECTS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; ULTRASONICS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; RADIATION SCATTERING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROBUBBLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34547490610     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2007.393     Document Type: Article

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