Ultrasound imaging and treatment

A method for an ultrasound treatment of a patient in need of such treatment, comprising administering, intra-arterially, to said patient a composition comprising stabilized gas bubbles and a therapeutic agent, and applying ultrasound, to treat said patient, wherein the stabilized gas bubbles are formed by a gas or a gas precursor selected from a group consisting of perfluoropropane;

• perfluorobutane;
• perfluoropentane;
• perfluorohexane;
• perfluorocyclobutene;
• perfluoro-1-butene;
• perfluoro-2-butene;
• perfluoro-2-butyne;
• perfluoropropylene, hexafluoro acetone;
• isopropyl acetylene;
• allene;
• tetrafluoroallene;
• boron trifluoride;
• 1,2-butadiene;
• 1,3-butadiene;
• 1,2,3-trichloro-2-fluoro-1,3-butadiene;
• 2-methyl-1,3 butadiene;
• hexafluoro-1,3-butadiene;
• butadiyne;
• 1-fluoro-butane;
• 2-methyl-butane;
• 1-butene;
• 2-butene;
• 2-methy-1-butene;
• 2-methyl-2-butene;
• 3-methyl-1-butene;
• 1,4-phenyl-3-butene-2-one;
• 2-methyl-1-butene-3-yne;
• butyl nitrate;
• 1-butyne;
• 2-butyne;
• 2-chloro-,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-butyne;
• 3-methyl-1-butyne;
• 2-bromo-butyraldehyde;
• carbonyl sulfide;
• crotononitrile;
• cyclobutane;
• methyl-cyclobutane;
• 3-chloro-cyclopentene;
• cyclopropane;
• 1,2-dimethyl-cyclopropane;
• 1,1-dimethyl cyclopropane;
• 1,2-dimethyl cyclopropane;
• ethyl cyclopropane;
• methyl cyclopropane;
• diacetylene;
• 3-ethyl-3-methyl diaziridine;
• 1,1,1-trifluorodiazoethane;
• dimethyl amine;
• hexafluoro-dimethyl amine;
• dimethylethylamine;
• bis-(dimethylphosphine)amine;
• 2,3-dimethyl-2-norbomane;
• perfluorodimethylamine;
• dimethyloxonium chloride;
• 1,3-dioxolane-2-one;
• 1,1-dichloroethane;
• 1,1-dichloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro ethane;
• 1,2-difluoro ethane;
• 2-chioro-1,1-difluoroethane;
• 2-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane;
• 1-chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane;
• chloroethane;
• chioropentafluoro ethane;
• dichlorotrifluoroethane;
• fluoroethane;
• nitropentafluoro ethane;
• nitrosopentafluoro ethane;
• perfluoro ethylamine;
• ethyl vinyl ether;
• 1,1-dichloroethylene;
• 1,2-difluoroethylene;
• 1,1-dichloro-1,2-difluoro ethylene;
• trifluoromethane sulfonyl chloride;
• trifluoro tethanesulfonyl fluoride;
• trifluoropentafluorothio methane;
• bromodifluoronitrosomethane;
• bromofluoromethane;
• bromochiorofluoromethane;
• trifluorobromomethane;
• chiorodifluoronitromethane;
• chiorodinitromethane;
• chiorofluoromethane;
• difluorodibromomethane;
• fluorodichioromethane;
• difluoromethane;
• difluorojodomethane;
• disilanomethane;
• fluoromethane;
• iodomethane;
• jodotrifluoromethane;
• octafluorocyclobutane;
• octafluoro-2-butene;
• octafluorocyclopentene;
• trifluoronitromethane;
• trifluoronitrosomethane;
• trichiorofluoromethane;
• trifluoromethane sulfonyichioride;
• 2-methylbutane;
• methyl ether;
• methyl isopropyl ether;
• methyl lactate;
• methyl nitrite;
• methyl sulfide;
• methyl vinyl ether;
• neon;
• neopentane;
• nitrous oxide;
• 1,2,3-nonadecanetricarboxylic acid-2-hydroxytrimethylester;
• 1-nonene-3-yne;
• 1,4-pentadiene;
• n-pentane;
• 4-amino-4-methyl-2-pentanone;
• 1-pentene;
• 2-pentene (cis);
• 2-pentene (trans);
• 3-bromo-1-pentene;
• tetrachloro phthalic acid;
• 2,3,6-trimethyl-piperidine;
• propane, 1,2-epoxy-propane;
• 2,2-difluoro-propane;
• 2-amino-propane, 2-chloro-propane;
• heptafluoro-1-nitro-propane;
• heptafluoro-1-nitroso-propane;
• propene;
• 1-chloro-propylene;
• 2-chloro-propylene;
• 3-fluoro-propylene-propyne;
• 3,3,3-trifluoro-propyne;
• 3-fluoro-styrene;
• sulfur hexafluoride;
• 2,4-diamino-sulfurdecafluoro-toluene;
• trifluoroacetonitrile;
• trifluoromethyl peroxide;
• trifluoromethyl sulfide;
• tungsten hexafluoride;
• vinyl acetylene;
• vinyl ether;
• and combinations thereof.