Development and characterization of a nano-sized surfactant stabilized contrast agent for diagnostic ultrasound

Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 102-103

  Dube, Neal K ^a   Oeffinger, Brian E ^a   Wheatley, Margaret A ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Nano; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SCATTERING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRASONICS; ACOUSTIC IMAGING; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD VESSELS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; UNDERWATER IMAGING;

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING; ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; BIOMEDICAL IMAGING; CONTRAST AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; DOSE RESPONSE; NANOBUBBLES; NEOPLASMS; SURFACTANT-STABILIZED;

MEDICAL IMAGING; ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 84903470396     PISSN: 1071121X     EISSN: 21607001     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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