Modeling of ultrasound propagation through contrast agents

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 22, Issue , 2008, Pages 440-443

  Grootens, J J F A H ^a   Mischi, M ^a   Bohmer M ^b   Korsten, H H M ^a,c   Aarts, R M ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nonlinear propagation; Ultrasound contrast agent; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLLAPSE; BURGERS' EQUATIONS; CONTRAST AGENT; FREQUENCY RANGES; IN-LINE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW PRESSURES; MECHANICAL INDEXES; MODEL VALIDATION; MODIFIED RAYLEIGH; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; NONLINEAR PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL APPROXIMATIONS; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; SECOND ORDERS; SINGLE ELEMENT TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT; ULTRASOUND IMAGING; ULTRASOUND PROPAGATION;

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; FORWARD SCATTERING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 70350676971     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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