The Clinical need for tele-echocardiography

European Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-83

  Bruining, Nico ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computers; Diagnosis; Echocardiography; Internet; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; TELE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84857597171     PISSN: 17583756     EISSN: 17583764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2011.7.2.82     Document Type: Article

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