Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1767-1776 , November 2007

Subharmonic Response of Encapsulated Microbubbles: Conditions for Existence and Amplification

Received 14 September 2006 ,Revised 18 March 2007 ,Accepted 12 May 2007.

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PII: S0301-5629(07)00255-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.05.011

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1767-1776 , November 2007

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