Position paper on the quality standard in echocardiography;Positionspapier zu qualitätsstandards in der echokardiographie

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 975-986

  Hoffmann, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BIOMATERIAL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; HUMAN; IMAGING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 12244311950     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-004-0181-2     Document Type: Review

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