Feasibility of remote echocardiography with satellite transmission and real-time interpretation to support medical activities in the austere medical environment

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 670-674

  Huffer, Linda L ^a   Bauch, Terry D ^a   Furgerson, James L ^a   Bulgrin, James ^a   Boyd, Sheri Y N ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; REMOTE SENSING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISASTERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RELIEF WORK; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE VOLUME; TELEMEDICINE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 3042830716     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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