Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1395-1404 , September 2010

Investigation of Acoustic Changes Resulting from Contrast Enhancement in Through-Transmission Ultrasonic Imaging

  • Tamara Rothstein

      Affiliations

    • Technion IIT, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Haifa, Israel
    • ,
  • Diana Gaitini

      Affiliations

    • Rambam Medical Center, Department of Medical Imaging, Haifa, Israel
    • ,
  • Zahava Gallimidi

      Affiliations

    • Rambam Medical Center, Department of Medical Imaging, Haifa, Israel
    • ,
  • Haim Azhari

      Affiliations

    • Technion IIT, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Haifa, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Assoc. Prof. Haim Azhari, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion IIT, Haifa 32000, Israel.

Received 23 May 2009 ,Revised 9 May 2010 ,Accepted 20 May 2010.

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PII: S0301-5629(10)00254-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.024

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1395-1404 , September 2010

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