Introducing microbubbles of a biocompatible chemical into animal prior to imaging

阅读量:

25

公开/公告号:

US5558094 A

公开/公告日期:

Sep 24, 1996

发明人:

SM Quay

展开

被引量:

113

摘要:

Disclosed herein are agents for enhancing the contrast in an ultrasound image. These agents are extremely small bubbles, or "microbubbles," comprised of specially selected gases. The microbubbles described herein exhibit long life spans in solution and may be produced at a size small enough to traverse the lungs, thus enabling improved ultrasound imaging of the cardiovascular system and other vital organs. Also disclosed herein is a method for selecting gases from which contrast agents may be produced. The method is based on calculations using inherent physical properties of gases and describes a means to associate the properties of a gas with the time for dissolution of microbubbles comprised of the gas.

展开

通过文献互助平台发起求助,成功后即可免费获取论文全文。

相似文献

参考文献

引证文献

引用走势

2001
被引量:16

辅助模式

0

引用

文献可以批量引用啦~
欢迎点我试用!

引用