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Introduction to Imaging

The Normal Examination

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Essential Echocardiography

Part of the book series: Contemporary Cardiology ((CONCARD))

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The basic principles of echocardiography, including the basics of physics and instrumentation are discussed in Chapter 1. This chapter is an introduction to the echocardiographic examination, and a detailed description follows in Chapter 3.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center Presbyterian Heart Group, Albuquerque, NM

    Dara Lee MD

  2. Noninvasive Cardiac Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Scott D. Solomon MD

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  1. Noninvasive Cardiac Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Scott D. Solomon MD

  2. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Bernard Bulwer MD (Medical Illustrator and Associate Editor for Illustrations and Videos) (Medical Illustrator and Associate Editor for Illustrations and Videos)

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Lee, D., Solomon, S.D. (2007). Introduction to Imaging. In: Solomon, S.D., Bulwer, B. (eds) Essential Echocardiography. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-977-6_2

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