Left Heart Transducer Position

Practical Intracardiac Echocardiography in Electrophysiology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 117-149

  Schwartzman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular imaging system; Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE); Left atrial appendage; Posterior left atrium; Transducer positioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889368279     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470994979.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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