WFUMB Safety Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Agents: clinical applications and safety concerns.

Ultrasound Med Biol

Imaging Sciences Department, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, UK.

Published: February 2007

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