American society of echocardiography recommendations for quality echocardiography laboratory operations

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Picard, Michael H ^a   Adams, David ^b   Bierig, S Michelle ^c   Dent, John M ^d   Douglas, Pamela S ^b   Gillam, Linda D ^e   Keller, Andrew M ^f   Malenka, David J ^g   Masoudi, Frederick A ^h   McCulloch, Marti ⁱ   Pellikka, Patricia A ^j   Peters, Priscilla J ^k   Stainback, Raymond F ^l   Strachan, G Monet ^m   Zoghbi, William A ⁱ  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c St Anthony's Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f DANBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^k Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^l ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Echocardiography; Echocardiography laboratory operations; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650451971     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.11.006     Document Type: Review

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