Title :
Influence of microbubble size on postexcitation collapse thresholds for single ultrasound contrast agents using double passive cavitation detection - [Letters]
Author :
Gauthier, Michael ; King, D.A. ; O´Brien, William D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
For the first time, and using an acoustical method, it has been shown experimentally that the inertial cavitation threshold pressure of an albumin-shelled microbubble is significantly correlated with its initial size.
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; bubbles; cavitation; molecular biophysics; proteins; acoustical method; albumin-shelled microbubble; double passive cavitation detection; inertial cavitation threshold pressure; microbubble size; postexcitation collapse thresholds; single ultrasound contrast agents; Analysis of Variance; Computer Simulation; Contrast Media; Microbubbles; Models, Theoretical; Ultrasonography;
Journal_Title :
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TUFFC.2013.2644
