A preliminary in vitro assessment of polymer-shelled microbubbles in contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging

Ultrasonics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 456-464

  Sciallero, C ^a,b   Paradossi, G ^c   Trucco, A ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Esaote   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multi pulse techniques; Polymer shelled microbubbles; Ultrasound contrast agents; Ultrasound medical imaging; Ultrasound signal processing

Indexed keywords

MICROBUBBLES; MULTI-PULSE TECHNIQUES; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS; ULTRASOUND MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CHIRP MODULATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PROCESSING; RADAR; RADIO WAVES; SIGNAL DETECTION; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE;

CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROBUBBLES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84855562532     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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