Table 5.
Measured values of SonoVue™ mean diameter and number concentration as determined by electro-impedance volumetric zone sensing (ES), optical microscopy (OM) and laser diffraction (LD)
| Method | Mean diameter |
Number concentration |
|---|---|---|
| Mean ± standard deviation (μm) | Mean ± standard deviation (×108 number/mL) | |
| ES | 1.61 ± 0.06 | 4.33 ± 0.32 |
| OM | 1.58 ± 0.01 | 4.11 ± 0.53 |
| LD | 0.76 ± 0.03 | 5.24 ± 0.91 |
Mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).