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Directions for the Use of Intracardiac High‐Frequency Ultrasound Scanning for Monitoring Pediatric Interventional Catheterization Procedures
Author(s) -
SAHN DAVID J.
Publication year - 1990
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.1540-8175.1990.tb00387.x
Subject(s) - intracardiac injection , intravascular ultrasound , medicine , ultrasound , radiology , cardiac catheterization , high frequency ultrasound , interventional radiology , interventional cardiology , medical physics , cardiology
Intravascular and intracardiac ultrasound imaging using high‐frequnecy ultrasound catheters has a number of potential applications in pediatric cardiology. This article reviews the current difficulties associated with interventional procedures for congenital heart lesions, the feasibility of intravascular ultrasound imaging in children, and its potential applications.