Gauging the likelihood of stable cavitation from ultrasound contrast agents

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-144

  Bader, Kenneth B ^a   Holland, Christy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EXCITATION; ACOUSTIC PRESSURES; BIO-EFFECTS; INERTIAL CAVITATION; INERTIAL CAVITATION THRESHOLD; MECHANICAL INDICES; SINGLE CYCLE; STABLE CAVITATION; STEADY STATE; SUBHARMONIC EMISSIONS; SUBHARMONIC OSCILLATIONS; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); GAGES;

CAVITATION;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; MECHANICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; ULTRASOUND;

CONTRAST MEDIA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84871195476     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/1/127     Document Type: Article

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