Needle Size and Injection Rate Impact Microbubble Contrast Agent Population

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1182-1185

  Talu, Esra ^a   Powell, Robert L ^a   Longo, Marjorie L ^a   Dayton, Paul A ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b USA and North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Microbubble; Molecular imaging; Size distribution; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; ACOUSTICS; AGENTS; CATHETERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRON INJECTION; FLUID MECHANICS; GAGES; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEEDLES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTORESISTS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST AGENT; INJECTION RATES; MICRO-BUBBLES; MICROBUBBLE; MICROBUBBLE INJECTION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SMALL-ANIMAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS; ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

1,2 DISTEARO SN GLYCERO 3 PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE N [METHOXY(POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL) 2000]; 1,2 DISTEAROYL SN GLYCERO 3 PHOSPHOCHOLINE; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUOROCARBON; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PERFLUBUTANE;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CATHETER; COMPRESSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG INJECTION RATE; DRUG INJECTION VOLUME; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROBUBBLE; MICROBUBBLE DESTRUCTION; MICROENCAPSULATION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEEDLE; NEEDLE SIZE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL AID;

CONTRAST MEDIA; INJECTIONS; LIPIDS; MICROBUBBLES; NEEDLES; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 45949112323     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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