Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging for Analysis of Microbubbles Cluster by Acoustic Vortex Tweezers

Using acoustic vortex tweezers (AVTs) to spatially accumulate microbubbles (MBs) shows promise for enhancing drug delivery efficiency and reducing off-target effects. The strong echogenicity of accumulated MBs also improves diagnostics via conventional ultrasound (US) B-mode imaging. However, the an...

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Publié dans:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 71(2024), 12: Breaking the Resolution Barrier in Ultrasound vom: 27. Dez., Seite 1814-1822
Auteur principal: Fan, Ching-Hsiang (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Lo, Wei-Chen, Huang, Chung-Han, Phan, Thi-Nhan, Yeh, Chih-Kuang
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2024
Accès à la collection:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
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