Ultrasonic contrast agents for color Doppler imaging

Details Ultrasonic contrast agents for color Doppler imaging Ultrasonic contrast agents for color Doppler imaging

1993-06-07

1995-06-20

Jaworski, Francis

Surgery

Truss

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A61B 800

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054253667

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method for obtaining an ultrasonic image of a patient with ultrasonic color Doppler modality with microparticulate ultrasonic contrast agents in regions where the ultrasonic contrast agents are essentially motionless.

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