Simulation of congenital heart defects: A novel way of training in echocardiography

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 636-641

  Weidenbach, M ^a   Razek V ^a   Wild, F ^a   Khambadkone, S ^b   Berlage, T ^c   Janousek J ^a   Marek, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANIKINS; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 64749092832     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.156919     Document Type: Article

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