Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1379-1394 , September 2010

Biomedical Applications of Radiation Force of Ultrasound: Historical Roots and Physical Basis

  • Armen P. Sarvazyan

      Affiliations

    • Artann Laboratories, Trenton, NJ
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Armen P. Sarvazyan, 1753 Linvale-Harbourton Rd., Lambertville, NJ 08530.
    • ,
  • Oleg V. Rudenko

      Affiliations

    • Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
    • Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
    • ,
  • Wesley L. Nyborg

      Affiliations

    • University of Vermont, Burlington

Received 13 October 2009 ,Revised 13 May 2010 ,Accepted 14 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.015

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1379-1394 , September 2010

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