Physicochemical Characteristics of Sonazoid™, A New Contrast Agent for Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 824-833

  Sontum, Per Christian ^a  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic properties; Contrast agents; Microspheres; Perfluorobutane; Phosphatidyl serine; Physicochemical properties; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; LIVER; MICROSPHERES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST AGENTS; FOCAL LIVER LESIONS; PERFLUOROBUTANE (PFB); PHOSPHATIDYL SERINE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; MICROSPHERE; PERFLUBUTANE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; SUCROSE; WATER;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYDROGENATION; LIVER INJURY; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VISCOSITY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IRON; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 42949135386     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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