Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 459-466 , April 2002

Myocardial blood flow measurements in rats with simple pulsing contrast echocardiography

  • Akira Oshita

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Koji Ohmori

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Koji Ohmori, M.D., Ph.D., Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1, Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan
    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Yang Yu

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Isao Kondo

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroto Takeuchi

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Yuichiro Takagi

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshihiro Wada

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazushi Yukiiri

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Katsufumi Mizushige

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Masakazu Kohno

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan

Received 16 August 2001 ,Accepted 17 December 2001.

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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 459-466 , April 2002

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