Optimal enhancement configuration of silica nanoparticles for ultrasound imaging and automatic detection at conventional diagnostic frequencies

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 715-724

  Casciaro, Sergio ^a   Conversano, Francesco ^a   Ragusa, Andrea ^b   Malvindi, Maria Ada ^b   Franchini, Roberto ^a   Greco, Antonio ^a   Pellegrino, Teresa ^b   Gigli, Giuseppe ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Italy)

Author keywords

automatic nanoparticle detection; echographic contrast enhancement; radiofrequency signal analysis; silica nanoparticles; ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSPHERE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISPERSION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM; IMAGE QUALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TISSUE TYPING; TUMOR; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77958454897     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e3181e6f42f     Document Type: Article

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