Epicardial 10-MHz ultrasound in off-pump coronary bypass surgery: A clinical feasibility study using a minitransducer

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 785-789

  Eikelaar, Jan H R ^a   Meijer, Rudy ^a   Van Boven, Wim Jan ^b   Klein, Patrick ^a   Gründeman, Paul F ^a   Borst, Cornelius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0036819839     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.122550     Document Type: Article

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