Three-dimensional modeling of the dynamics of therapeutic ultrasound contrast agents

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2065-2079

  Hsiao, Chao Tsung ^a   Lu, Xiaozhen ^a   Chahine, Georges ^a  

^a Dynaflow Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble dynamics; Drug delivery; Encapsulated microbubble; Numerical modeling; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; AIR BUBBLES; BREAK-UP; BUBBLE DYNAMICS; CONTRAST AGENT; DYNAMICS MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FINITE VOLUME; FLOW SOLVER; MICRO-BUBBLE; NAVIER-STOKES SOLVER; NON-SPHERICAL; NUMERICAL MODELING; PRESSURE WAVES; RE-ENTRANT JET; SHELL MODELS; SHELL THICKNESS; SOLID WALL; THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; DRUG DELIVERY; DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); ULTRASONICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBUBBLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE TENSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VAPOR PRESSURE; VISCOSITY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; MICROBUBBLES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78449288916     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.08.022     Document Type: Article

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