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Suprasternal optical window to Doppler the superior vena cava in neonates

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Sehgal, A. Suprasternal optical window to Doppler the superior vena cava in neonates. J Echocardiogr 9, 121–122 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-010-0073-6

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