Diagnostic performance of a pocket-sized ultrasound device for quick-look cardiac imaging

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-36

  Kimura, Bruce J ^a   Gilcrease III, Glynn W ^a   Showalter, Brian K ^a   Phan, James N ^a   Wolfson, Tanya ^b  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

E point to septum separation; EPSS; parasternal long axis; PLAX

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POCKET SIZED ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CARDIOMEGALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 81755166534     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.07.024     Document Type: Article

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