Ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis with tPA-loaded echogenic liposomes

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-310

  Shaw, George J ^a,c   Meunier, Jason M ^a   Huang, Shao Ling ^b   Lindsell, Christopher J ^a   McPherson, David D ^b   Holland, Christy K ^a  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Echogenic liposomes; Tissue plasminogen activator; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; LIPOSOME;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANK; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND;

BLOOD COAGULATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 67649690472     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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