Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 683.e1-683.e2 , June 2010

Contrast Guided Two-Dimensional Echocardiography for Needle Localization During Pericardiocentesis: A Case Report

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PII: S0894-7317(09)01103-1

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.11.021

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 683.e1-683.e2 , June 2010

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