Recommendations for Quantification Methods During the Performance of a Pediatric Echocardiogram: A Report From the Pediatric Measurements Writing Group of the American Society of Echocardiography Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - Tập 23 Số 5 - Trang 465-495 - 2010
Leo Lopez1, Steven D. Colan, Peter C. Frommelt, Gregory J. Ensing, Kathleen Kendall, Adel K. Younoszai, Wyman W. Lai, Tal Geva
1Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York, USA.

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