Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 389-401 , March 2007

Ultrasonic Characterization of Whole Cells and Isolated Nuclei

  • Linda R. Taggart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Ralph E. Baddour

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Anoja Giles

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Gregory J. Czarnota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Physics, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Michael C. Kolios

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Physics, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Michael C. Kolios, Ryerson University, Department of Physics, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B-2K3. http://www.physics.ryerson.ca

Received 17 August 2005 ,Revised 22 July 2006 ,Accepted 27 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.07.037

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 389-401 , March 2007

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