Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 915-923 , June 2007

Rapid 3D Imaging of Contrast Flow: Demonstration of a Dual Beam Technique

  • Nelson G. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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  • J. Brian Fowlkes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Paul L. Carson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Gerald L. LeCarpentier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Gerald L. LeCarpentier, PhD, University of Michigan Department of Radiology, Basic Radiological Sciences, 200 Zina Pitcher Place Rm 3315, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0553, USA.

Received 7 November 2005 ,Revised 21 October 2006 ,Accepted 26 October 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.10.017

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 915-923 , June 2007

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