Bolus compared with continuous infusion of microbubble contrast agent using real-time contrast harmonic imaging ultrasound in breast tumors

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 854-859

  Saracco, A ^a,d   Aspelin, P ^a   Leifland, K ^b   Themudo, R ^c   Wilczek, B ^b   Axelsson, R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Unilabs   (France)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^d Radiology Department   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bolus; Breast tumors; Contrast enhanced ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ORGANS; BOLUS; BREAST LESION; BREAST TUMOR; BREAST TUMORS; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST UPTAKE; CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; HARMONIC IMAGING; INFUSION PUMP; LINEAR PROBE; LOW MECHANICAL INDEX; MEAN AGES; MICROBUBBLE CONTRAST AGENTS; MICROBUBBLES; PHILIPS; SALINE SOLUTIONS; TIME HARMONIC;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; ONCOLOGY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

TUMORS;

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 70350005077     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850903085576     Document Type: Article

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