The Normal Pediatric Echocardiogram

Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 34-50

  Lai, Wyman W ^a,b   Ko, H Helen ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Additional or supplemental imaging views; Cardiac structures and flow measurement and pediatric echocardiogram interpretation; Diagnostic accuracy of echocardiographic examination; Normal pediatric echocardiogram; Parasternal short axis sweep; Pediatric echocardiogram by acoustic "windows"; Supplemental imaging from "flanks"; Two dimensional images

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555170417     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444306309.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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