Ultrasound equipment for the pediatric Emergency Department: A review

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-226

  Abo, Alyssa ^a,b   Kelley, Kenneth ^a   Kuppermann, Nathan ^a   Cusick, Seric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

medical equipment; point of care; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AORTA DISSECTION; APPENDICITIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; ENERGY RESOURCE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MACHINE; MOLECULAR PROBE; PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PURCHASING; REVIEW;

CHILD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952931106     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820db814     Document Type: Review

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