Guidelines for the cardiac sonographer in the performance of contrast echocardiography: a focused update from the American Society of Echocardiography.
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Thomas R. Porter, MD, FASE (Chair), Sahar Abdelmoneim, MD, J. Todd Belcik, BS, RCS, RDCS, FASE, Marti L. McCulloch,MBA, RDCS, FASE, Sharon L.Mulvagh,MD, FASE, Joan J. Olson, BS, RDCS, RVT, FASE, Charlene Porcelli, BS, RDCS, RDMS, FASE, Jeane M. Tsutsui, MD, and Kevin Wei, MD, FASE, Omaha, Nebraska; Rochester, Minnesota; Portland, Oregon; Houston, Texas; Charleston, South Carolina; S~ ao Paulo, Brazil
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography
دوره 27 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014