Contrast ultrasound: General principles and veterinary clinical applications

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 501-512

  Ohlerth, Stefanie ^a   O'Brien, Robert T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Contrast agents; Dog; Kidney; Liver; Lymph node; Microbubbles; Pancreas; Physics; Spleen; Tumour; Ultrasound; Vascular

Indexed keywords

BISPHERES; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUOROCARBON; FS 069; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PERFLEXANE; PERFLUTREN; SHU 508; SHU 563; SONOVUE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; B SCAN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STABILITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER TUMOR; LYMPHOMA; MICROBUBBLE; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS TUMOR; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPLEEN TUMOR; TISSUE PERFUSION; ULTRASOUND; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 36049011899     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.02.009     Document Type: Review

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