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Detection and Localization of an Intracardiac Bullet and Pellet by Echocardiography
Author(s) -
SARMA RADHA J.,
PRAKASH RAVI,
MANDAL ASHIS K.,
FLEMING ARTHUR W.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1987.tb01330.x
Subject(s) - intracardiac injection , missile , medicine , value (mathematics) , pellet , radiology , cardiology , computer science , materials science , engineering , aerospace engineering , machine learning , composite material
Summary We found echocardiography to be useful for detecting and precisely localizing intracardiac bullets and pellets. The characteristic reverberations produced by these metallic objects are of diagnostic value in patients with such penetrating missile injuries.