[Ultrasound contrast agents: substance classes, pharmacokinetics, clinical applications, safety aspects]. / Ultraschallkontrastmittel: Substanzklassen, Pharmakokinetik, klinische Anwendungen, Sicherheitsaspekte.
Radiologe
; 45(6): 513-9, 2005 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-15809840
Ultrasound contrast agents (UCA) have undergone constant development and improvement in recent years. Greater mechanical stability and improved acoustic properties, combined with new contrast-specific ultrasound sequences, have broadened the potential fields for investigation considerably. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound studies will no longer be complementary investigations, but will be considered as primary techniques. This review article provides a survey of the different drugs used, their chemical properties, and their pharmacokinetic aspects. Summarized are the most important established and published indications for the use of UCA together with an outlook for future applications. Finally this paper discusses the safety profile of these agents, which has become important due to the increasing use of these agents.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aumento de la Imagen
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Ultrasonografía
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Medios de Contraste
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Microburbujas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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De
Revista:
Radiologe
Año:
2005
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Article
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Alemania