Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kimura, Bruce J
• DeMaria, Anthony N

Titel

Technology Insight: hand-carried ultrasound cardiac assessment-evolution, not revolution

Ist Teil von

• Nature clinical practice cardiovascular medicine, 2005-04, Vol.2 (4), p.217-223

Ort / Verlag

England: Nature Publishing Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Hand-carried ultrasound devices can enhance the art of bedside physical examination by increasing diagnostic accuracy, detecting disease at an earlier stage, and improving triage and referral of patients. Although limitations of device cost and portability can be overcome with technologic advances, the shortage of standardized imaging and training opportunities now needs to be addressed to move the technique forward. Cardiologists are the best-qualified subspecialists to design and teach a simplified training program for bedside use of hand-carried ultrasound devices to assess the cardiovascular system.