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Characterizing how size distribution and concentration affect echogenicity of ultrasound contrast agents

Bonhye Koo1, Yunbo Liu2, Monica Abboud2

  • 1Division of Therapeutic Performance, Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States; Division of Biology, Chemistry and Materials Science, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States.

Ultrasonics
|September 5, 2022
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Keywords:
Backscattering coefficientCoulter counterEchogenicitySize distributionUltrasound contrast agent

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