Enhancing the Role of Ultrasound with Contrast Agents

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lencioni, Riccardo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Hepatology.; Oncology.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Ultrasound.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

The introduction of microbubble contrast agents and the development of contrast-specific scanning techniques have opened new prospects in ultrasound. The advent of second-generation agents – that enable real-time contrast-enhanced imaging – has been instrumental in improving the acceptance and the r...