Ultrasound bioeffects and safety

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 363-373

  Haar, G Ter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic cavitation; Diagnostic ultrasound; Thermal effects; Ultrasound bioeffects; Ultrasound safety

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC CAVITATIONS; BIO-EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BLOOD STREAMS; DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; IMAGING CONTRAST; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; MICROBUBBLE CONTRAST AGENTS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; ULTRASOUND PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND SAFETY;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CAVITATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BURN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION INJURY;

ANIMALS; BURNS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION INJURIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 76849109301     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM613     Document Type: Article

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