Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 119-125 , February 2007

Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta and the Renal Arteries with an Intracardiac Echocardiography Probe Placed in the Inferior Vena Cava: A Feasibility Study

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.07.009

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 119-125 , February 2007

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