Cardiac imaging: The biological effects of diagnostic cardiac ultrasound

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 399-410

  Grazia Andreassi, Maria ^a   Venneri, Lucia ^a   Picano, Eugenio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological effects; Clinical risks; Diagnostic cardiac ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33751348372     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2006.07.020     Document Type: Review

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