Diagnostic and therapeutic research on ultrasound microbubble/nanobubble contrast agents (Review)
- Authors:
- Jing Ma
- Chang Song Xu
- Feng Gao
- Ming Chen
- Fan Li
- Lian Fang Du
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Affiliations: Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai First People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China, Department of Ultrasound, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223300, P.R. China, Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Shanghai East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, P.R. China - Published online on: June 16, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3941
- Pages: 4022-4028
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