Therapeutic opportunities in biological responses of ultrasound

Ultrasonics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-278

  Paliwal, Sumit ^a   Mitragotri, Samir ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Biological response; Bone regeneration; Cancer therapy; Hemostasis; Immune response; Ultrasound; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DOSAGE; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH; IMMUNOLOGY; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

ANGIOGENESIS; BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES; BIOLOGICAL MILIEU; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES; CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS; IMMUNE SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; SOFT TISSUES; THROMBOLYSIS; TIME-DEPENDENT; TUMOR ABLATION; ULTRASOUND EXPOSURE;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL; BONE REGENERATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VACCINATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BONE REGENERATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NEOPLASMS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; VACCINATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 48149099098     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.02.002     Document Type: Review

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