From Micro- to Nano-Multifunctional Theranostic Platform: Effective Ultrasound Imaging Is Not Just a Matter of Scale

Ultrasound Contrast Agents (UCAs) consisting of gas-filled-coated Microbubbles (MBs) with diameters between 1 and 10 µm have been used for a number of decades in diagnostic imaging. In recent years, submicron contrast agents have proven to be a viable alternative to MBs for ultrasound (US)-based app...

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Main Authors: Sara Zullino MSc, Monica Argenziano PhD, Ilaria Stura PhD, Caterina Guiot PhD, Roberta Cavalli PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2018-09-01
Series:Molecular Imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1536012118778216