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Fig. 5

From: Evaluation of transabdominal ultrasound after oral administration of an echoic cellulose-based gastric ultrasound contrast agent for gastric cancer

Fig. 5

Cellulose-based contrast agent may provide fewer gas artifacts than water. a Mural gas and gastric mucus adherence to the gastric wall was increased when the stomach was filled with water, which may influence observations of the gastric wall. b Mural gas and gastric mucus adherence to the gastric wall were reduced when the stomach was filled with cellulose-based contrast agent, as a result of its greater bulk and surface tension properties, which optimize gas displacement and interfere with mural gas adherence

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