Albumin Coated Microbubble Optimization: Custom Fabrication and Comprehensive Characterization

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1599-1607

  Mulvana, Helen ^a   Browning, Richard J ^a   Tang, Meng Xing ^a   Hajnal, Jo V ^a   Eckersley, Robert J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albumin; Contrast agent; Microbubbles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC CHARACTERIZATION; ALBUMIN; ATTENUATION RATIO; CONTRAST AGENT; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; GAS MICROBUBBLES; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; MICRO-BUBBLE; MICROBUBBLES; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING; RADIAL OSCILLATION;

DRUG DELIVERY; FABRICATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; STARS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ULTRASONICS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; RECOMBINANT HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN;

ACOUSTICS; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOENGINEERING; BULK DENSITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROBUBBLE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SCATTERING TO ATTENUATION RATIO; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTICS; ALBUMINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MICROBUBBLES; SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 84864624058     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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