Influence of shell properties on high-frequency ultrasound imaging and drug delivery using polymer-shelled microbubbles
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عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0885-3010
DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2013.2537