Ultrasound transducer function: Annual testing is not sufficient

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 801-805

  Mårtensson, Mattias ^a   Olsson, Mats ^b   Brodin, Lars Åke ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Maintenance; Probe; Service; Testing; Transducer; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SWEDEN; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957981090     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq072     Document Type: Article

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