Investigation of Vaporized Submicron Perfluorocarbon Droplets as an Ultrasound Contrast Agent

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1271-1279

  Reznik, Nikita ^a   Williams, Ross ^b   Burns, Peter N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusible ultrasound contrast agent; Droplet vaporization; Intravascular contrast; Microbubbles; Nonlinear imaging; Perfluorocarbon droplets; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

DROPLET VAPORIZATION; INTRAVASCULAR; MICROBUBBLES; NONLINEAR IMAGING; PERFLUOROCARBONS; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS;

LIQUIDS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; VAPORIZATION;

DROPS;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; PERFLUOROPENTANE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROPLET VAPORIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBUBBLE; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SPECTRUM; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THRESHOLD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND; VAPORIZATION; VAPORIZED SUBMICRON DROPLET;

CONTRAST MEDIA; EMULSIONS; FLUOROCARBONS; MICROBUBBLES; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 79959847266     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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