Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 406-413 , March 2008

Effective Tumor Treatment Using Optimized Ultrasound-Mediated Delivery of Bleomycin

  • John O. Larkin

      Affiliations

    • Cork Cancer Research Centre, Leslie C. Quick Laboratory, University College Cork, and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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  • Garrett D. Casey

      Affiliations

    • Cork Cancer Research Centre, Leslie C. Quick Laboratory, University College Cork, and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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  • Mark Tangney

      Affiliations

    • Cork Cancer Research Centre, Leslie C. Quick Laboratory, University College Cork, and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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  • James Cashman

      Affiliations

    • Cork Cancer Research Centre, Leslie C. Quick Laboratory, University College Cork, and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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  • Chris G. Collins

      Affiliations

    • Cork Cancer Research Centre, Leslie C. Quick Laboratory, University College Cork, and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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  • Declan M. Soden

      Affiliations

    • Cork Cancer Research Centre, Leslie C. Quick Laboratory, University College Cork, and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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  • Gerald C. O’Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Cork Cancer Research Centre, Leslie C. Quick Laboratory, University College Cork, and Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
    • Department of Surgery, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Prof. Gerald C. O’Sullivan, Cork Cancer Research Centre, Mercy University Hospital, Grenville Place, Cork, Ireland.

Received 2 May 2007 ,Revised 20 August 2007 ,Accepted 5 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.09.005

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 406-413 , March 2008

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