Microbubbles in imaging: Applications beyond ultrasound

Bubble Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-8

  Kogan, P ^a   Gessner, R C ^a   Dayton, P A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; DEI; Microbubbles; MRI; PET; Ultrasound contrast

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW ESTIMATION; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CELLULAR MARKERS; CLINICAL APPLICATION; CONTRAST AGENT; DIFFRACTION ENHANCED X-RAY IMAGING; FLEXIBLE CONSTRUCTION; IMAGE-GUIDED; IRON OXIDE PARTICLES; MICRO-BUBBLE; MICROBUBBLES; MULTIMODALITY IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; RADIOLABELLING; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; ULTRASONIC ASSESSMENT; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

BLOOD; CHEMOTHERAPY; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RESONANCE; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EID: 78651570624     PISSN: 17588960     EISSN: 17588979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/175889610X12730566149100     Document Type: Review

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