Acoustic Characterization and Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging of Long-Circulating Lipid-Coated Microbubbles.
Hongbo LiYanye YangMeimei ZhangLiping YinJuan TuXiasheng GuoDong ZhangPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)
Nano/micrometer long-circulating lipid-coated microbubbles could be fabricated by simply altering the core composition of SonoVue microbubbles with a higher-molecular weight gas. The smaller diameter and higher inertial cavitation threshold of the synthesized microbubbles might make it easier to access deep-seated organs and give prolonged imaging enhancement in the liver.