Influence of cell packing by centrifugation on 40-MHz ultrasound backscatter

Ultrasonics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-201

  Nam, Kweon Ho ^a   Choi, Min Joo ^b   Yoo, Eun Sook ^b   Paeng, Dong Guk ^c  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell packing; Centrifugal force; High frequency ultrasound backscatter; RBL 2H3; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

BACK-SCATTERED; BACKSCATTERED POWER; BACKSCATTERED SIGNAL; CELL AGGREGATES; CELL PELLETS; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; ELAPSED TIME; ENVELOPE STATISTICS; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INITIAL THICKNESS; NAKAGAMI DISTRIBUTION; PACKING EFFECTS; PACKING METHOD; PULSE ECHOES; RBL-2H3; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; ULTRASOUND BACKSCATTER; ULTRASOUND SIGNAL;

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; CELLS; CENTRIFUGES; CYTOLOGY; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; ULTRASONICS;

CENTRIFUGATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL; CENTRIFUGATION; ECHOGRAPHY; RAT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSDUCER; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS; CENTRIFUGATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RATS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 78649328101     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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