Characterization of Definity™ Ultrasound Contrast Agent at Frequency Range of 5-15 MHz

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 338-342

  Faez, Telli ^a   Goertz, David ^b   De Jong, Nico ^a,c,d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotid imaging; Contrast agents; High frequency ultrasound; Microbubbles

Indexed keywords

CAROTID IMAGING; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST AGENTS; CURRENT MODELS; DEFINITY; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FREQUENCY RANGES; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; MICROBUBBLES; THEORETICAL MODELING; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY; VASA VASORUM;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; LIPID; PERFLUBUTANE; PERFLUTREN; SONOVUE;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FLOW KINETICS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBUBBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISCOSITY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; MICROBUBBLES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 78751632500     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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