20 years of ultrasound contrast agent modeling
The merits of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) were already known in the 1960s. It was,
however, not until the 1990s that UCAs were clinically approved and marketed. In these …
however, not until the 1990s that UCAs were clinically approved and marketed. In these …
Encapsulated microbubbles and echogenic liposomes for contrast ultrasound imaging and targeted drug delivery
Micron-to nanometer-sized ultrasound agents, like encapsulated microbubbles and
echogenic liposomes, are being developed for diagnostic imaging and ultrasound mediated …
echogenic liposomes, are being developed for diagnostic imaging and ultrasound mediated …
Negative axial radiation forces on solid spheres and shells in a Bessel beam
PL Marston - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
Prior computations predict that fluid spheres illuminated by an acoustic Bessel beam can be
subjected to a radiation force directed opposite the direction of beam propagation. The …
subjected to a radiation force directed opposite the direction of beam propagation. The …
Axial compression of hollow elastic spheres
R Shorter, J Smith, V Coveney, J Busfield - Journal of Mechanics of …, 2010 - msp.org
When thin-walled hollow elastic spheres are compressed between two parallel rigid
surfaces, there is an initial flattening of the sphere in the contact regions, followed by a snap …
surfaces, there is an initial flattening of the sphere in the contact regions, followed by a snap …
Determination of the interfacial rheological properties of a poly (DL-lactic acid)-encapsulated contrast agent using in vitro attenuation and scattering
The stabilizing encapsulation of a microbubble-based ultrasound contrast agent (UCA)
critically affects its acoustic properties. Polymers, which behave differently from materials …
critically affects its acoustic properties. Polymers, which behave differently from materials …
Improving the sensitivity of high‐frequency subharmonic imaging with coded excitation: A feasibility study
Purpose: Subharmonic intravascular ultrasound imaging (S‐IVUS) could visualize the
adventitialvasa vasorum, but the high pressure threshold required to incite subharmonic …
adventitialvasa vasorum, but the high pressure threshold required to incite subharmonic …
Rupture threshold characterization of polymer-shelled ultrasound contrast agents subjected to static overpressure
PV Chitnis, P Lee, J Mamou, JS Allen… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Polymer-shelled micro-bubbles are employed as ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) and
vesicles for targeted drug delivery. UCA-based delivery of the therapeutic payload relies on …
vesicles for targeted drug delivery. UCA-based delivery of the therapeutic payload relies on …
Modifying the size distribution of microbubble contrast agents for high‐frequency subharmonic imaging
Purpose: Subharmonic imaging is of interest for high frequency (> 10 MHz) nonlinear
imaging, because it can specifically detect the response of ultrasound contrast agents …
imaging, because it can specifically detect the response of ultrasound contrast agents …
A preliminary in vitro assessment of polymer-shelled microbubbles in contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging
C Sciallero, G Paradossi, A Trucco - Ultrasonics, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the use of poly (vinyl alcohol)-shelled microbubbles as a contrast
agent in ultrasound medical imaging. The objective was an in vitro assessment of the …
agent in ultrasound medical imaging. The objective was an in vitro assessment of the …
Relationship between size and frequency dependent attenuation of monodisperse populations of lipid coated microbubbles
Acoustic techniques were employed to investigate the relationship between the mean size of
monodispersions of lipid coated microbubbles and frequency dependent attenuation. Flow …
monodispersions of lipid coated microbubbles and frequency dependent attenuation. Flow …