Potential bioeffects of ultrasonic destruction of microbubble contrast agents.

It is well known that microbubble destruction can occur during contrast echocardiography, primarily by acoustic cavitation ([1][1]). The propensity of microbubbles to undergo this process when exposed to ultrasound depends on physical properties of both the bubbles themselves and the ultrasound beam

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