Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 205-213 , February 2007

WFUMB safety symposium on echo-contrast agents: Bioeffects of ultrasound contrast agents in vivo

  • Diane Dalecki

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Diane Dalecki, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 309 Hopeman Building, PO Box 270168, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.07.010

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 205-213 , February 2007

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