Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 979-989 , September 2008

Practical Guide for Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography Using a Fully Sampled Matrix Array Transducer

  • Hyun Suk Yang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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  • Ramesh C. Bansal, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California
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  • Farouk Mookadam, MBBCh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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  • Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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  • A. Jamil Tajik, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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  • Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, MD, FASE, Mayo College of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale AZ 85259

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.06.011

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 979-989 , September 2008

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