A personal ultrasound imager (ultrasound stethoscope): A revolution in the physical cardiac diagnosis!

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 523-527

  Roelandt, J R T C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Focussed echocardiography; Hand held ultrasound imager; Limited echocardiography; Physical examination; Small personal ultrasound device; Ultrasound stethoscopy

Indexed keywords

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISPLAY SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STETHOSCOPE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VIDEORECORDING;

CRITICAL CARE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MINIATURIZATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STETHOSCOPES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0036554948     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2800     Document Type: Review

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