Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• de Jong, N.
• Ten Cate, F.J.
• Lancée, C.T.
• Roelandt, J.R.T.C.
• Bom, N.

Titel

Principles and recent developments in ultrasound contrast agents

Ist Teil von

• Ultrasonics, 1991-07, Vol.29 (4), p.324-330

Ort / Verlag

Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

1991

Quelle

Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect (DFG Nationallizenzen)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The behaviour of gas bubbles and gas encapsulated spheres as echographic contrast agents is reviewed. Compared with rigid spheres, gas bubbles are superior scattering agents and they offer a number of useful properties which can be exploited in a variety of ways. The analysis of their velocity of sound, back-scatter intensity, second harmonic emission and resonant frequency opens up new perspectives in the development of contrast agents for echocardiographic research with potential clinical applications.