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Tumor vessel compression hinders perfusion of ultrasonographic contrast agents.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 May 2005
Galiè Mirco, D'Onofrio Mirko, Montani Maura, Amici Augusto, Calderan Laura, Marzola Pasquina, Benati Donatella, Merigo Flavia, Marchini Cristina, Sbarbati Andrea
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an advanced approach to in vivo assessment of tumor vascularity and is being increasingly adopted in clinical oncology. It is based on 1- to 10 microm-sized gas microbubbles, which can cross the capillary beds of the lungs and are effective echo enhancers. It is known that high cell density, high transendothelial fluid exchange, and poorly functioning lymphatic circulation...
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