The effect of binding on the subharmonic emissions from individual lipid-encapsulated microbubbles at transmit frequencies of 11 and 25 MHz

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 345-359

  Helfield, Brandon L ^a,b   Cherin, Emmanuel ^b   Foster, F Stuart ^a,b   Goertz, David E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

High frequency; Microbubbles; Molecular imaging; Subharmonic; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

BUBBLE SIZE; COMPRESSION-ONLY BEHAVIOR; DISEASE PROCESS; HIGH FREQUENCY; MICRO-BUBBLE; MICROBUBBLES; OUT OF PHASE; PHASE CORRECTIONS; PULSE INVERSION; SUB-HARMONIC RESPONSE; SUBHARMONIC EMISSIONS; SUBHARMONICS; TARGET MOLECULE; TRANSMIT FREQUENCY; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY; ULTRASOUND MOLECULAR IMAGING; UNBOUND STATE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCAPSULATION; MICROBUBBLE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT; SOUND PRESSURE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SUBHARMONIC EMISSION; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 84871781396     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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