In vitro evaluation and theoretical modeling of the dissolution behavior of a microbubble contrast agent for ultrasound imaging

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 496-503

  Conversano, Francesco ^a   Franchini, Roberto ^a   Lay Ekuakille, Aim ^b   Casciaro, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomedical acoustic imaging; biomedical applications of acoustic radiation; diffusion processes; modeling; ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ACOUSTIC IMAGING; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CONTRAST AGENT; DIAMETER INCREMENT; DIFFUSION PROCESSES; DISSOLUTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; EXTENDED LIFETIME; GAS MICROBUBBLES; IN-VITRO EVALUATION; INITIAL VALUES; MICRO-BUBBLE; MICROBUBBLE CONTRAST AGENTS; MICROBUBBLES; NEW MODEL; PERFLUOROBUTANE; SHELL EFFECTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS; SPONTANEOUS DISSOLUTION; TARGETED IMAGING; THEORETICAL MODELING; TIME-DEPENDENT; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

BLOOD VESSELS; DISSOLUTION; DRUG DELIVERY; FORECASTING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MODELS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SURFACE TENSION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 84856878881     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2109707     Document Type: Article

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