Appendix 1.
Abbreviations used throughout text
| Abbreviation | Term |
|---|---|
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| CD31 | An antibody for platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecules |
| Cox 2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CEUS | Contrast enhanced ultrasound |
| HI | Harmonic Imaging |
| MFI | Microflow Imaging |
| MIP | Maximum Intensity Projection |
| PDI | Power Doppler Imaging |
| PER | Perfusion (arbitrary units / second) |
| TII | Time integrated intensity (arbitrary units × seconds) |
| TTP | Time to peak (seconds) |
| UCA | Ultrasound contrast agent |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |