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Perflutren

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-015963

A fluorinated hydrocarbon and gaseous substance used as an imaging contrast agent. After administration in microsphere form, perflutren exhibits lower acoustic impedance than blood and improves ultrasound signaling.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-015963
FieldOncology and biomedicine
AbbreviationPFP
Synonymsfreon 218; octafluoropropane; perfluoropropane
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-015963",
  "term": "Perflutren",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A fluorinated hydrocarbon and gaseous substance used as an imaging contrast agent. After administration in microsphere form, perflutren exhibits lower acoustic impedance than blood and improves ultrasound signaling.",
  "abbreviation": "PFP",
  "synonyms": [
    "freon 218",
    "octafluoropropane",
    "perfluoropropane"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/perflutren/"
}

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