Critical Appraisal of Targeted Ultrasound Contrast Agents for Molecular Imaging in Large Arteries

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-191

  Kornmann, Liselotte M ^a   Reesink, Koen D ^a   Reneman, Robert S ^a   Hoeks, Arnold P G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal models; Contrast agents; Endothelial inflammation; Flow chamber; Molecular imaging; Shear stress; Targeting; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CONTRAST AGENT; FLOW CHAMBER; FLOW CHAMBERS; MOLECULAR IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; LIPOSOMES; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHOGENIC LIPOSOME; FLUOROCARBON; LIPOSOME; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; BINDING KINETICS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMULSION; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROBUBBLE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS;

EID: 74849096479     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.09.009     Document Type: Review

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