ZA827577B - Liquid mixture for taking up and stabilising gas bubbles,and its manufacture and use as a contrast medium for ultrasonic diagnosis - Google Patents

Liquid mixture for taking up and stabilising gas bubbles,and its manufacture and use as a contrast medium for ultrasonic diagnosis

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ZA827577B
ZA827577B ZA827577A ZA827577A ZA827577B ZA 827577 B ZA827577 B ZA 827577B ZA 827577 A ZA827577 A ZA 827577A ZA 827577 A ZA827577 A ZA 827577A ZA 827577 B ZA827577 B ZA 827577B
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Juergen Hilmann
Rolf Ruediger Hoffmann
Wolfgang Muetzel
Ingfried Zimmermann
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Schering Ag
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K49/00—Preparations for testing in vivo
    • A61K49/22—Echographic preparations; Ultrasound imaging preparations ; Optoacoustic imaging preparations
    • A61K49/222—Echographic preparations; Ultrasound imaging preparations ; Optoacoustic imaging preparations characterised by a special physical form, e.g. emulsions, liposomes
    • A61K49/223—Microbubbles, hollow microspheres, free gas bubbles, gas microspheres

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ZA827577A 1981-10-16 1982-10-15 Liquid mixture for taking up and stabilising gas bubbles,and its manufacture and use as a contrast medium for ultrasonic diagnosis ZA827577B (en)

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EP (1) EP0077752B2 (cs)
JP (1) JPS5879930A (cs)
AT (1) ATE18356T1 (cs)
AU (1) AU558152B2 (cs)
CA (1) CA1199577A (cs)
DE (2) DE3141641A1 (cs)
DK (1) DK160741C (cs)
FI (1) FI81008C (cs)
IE (1) IE55051B1 (cs)
NO (1) NO158328C (cs)
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