Open AccessThe Use of Small Personal Ultrasound Devices by Internists Without Formal Training in Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Jeanne M. DeCara
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1525-2167
pISSN - 1532-2114
DOI - 10.1053/euje.2002.0617
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , radiology , gold standard (test) , medical diagnosis , cardiac imaging , cardiology
Hand-held ultrasound devices will probably be used for bedside cardiac diagnoses by internists without formal training in echocardiography. We compared the accuracy of hand-held ultrasound devices studies performed by expert echocardiographers vs internal medicine residents with brief training in echocardiography.
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