Ultrasound biomicroscopy in small animal research: Applications in molecular and preclinical imaging

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Greco, A ^a,b,c   Mancini, M ^c,d   Gargiulo, S ^a,b   Gramanzini, M ^b,c   Claudio, P P ^e   Brunetti, A ^a,b,c   Salvatore, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d IRCCS SDN   (Italy)

^e MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; NANOPARTICLE;

ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; BIOMICROSCOPY; CARDIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EYE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; MOLECULAR IMAGING;

EID: 84855174334     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/519238     Document Type: Review

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