Portable bedside ultrasound: The visual stethoscope of the 21 st century

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gillman, Lawrence M ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Physical exam; Pleural rub; Point of care ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG DISEASE; REVIEW;

ARTIFACTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84860993145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-18     Document Type: Review

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