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Biological Effects of Microbubble-Based Ultrasound Contrast Agents

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Contrast Media in Ultrasonography

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound, University of Rochester, 309 Hopeman Building, PO Box 270168, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA

    Diane Dalecki PhD (Assistant Professor)

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  1. Department of Radiology, Cattinara Hospital, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy

    Emilio Quaia MD (Assistant Professor of Radiology) (Assistant Professor of Radiology)

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Dalecki, D. (2005). Biological Effects of Microbubble-Based Ultrasound Contrast Agents. In: Quaia, E. (eds) Contrast Media in Ultrasonography. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27214-3_6

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