Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 465-495 , May 2010

Recommendations for Quantification Methods During the Performance of a Pediatric Echocardiogram: A Report From the Pediatric Measurements Writing Group of the American Society of Echocardiography Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council

  • Leo Lopez, MD, FASE, Chair

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York
    • ,
  • Steven D. Colan, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Peter C. Frommelt, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Gregory J. Ensing, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • Kathleen Kendall, RDCS, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Adel K. Younoszai, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital/University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
    • ,
  • Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Morgan Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Tal Geva, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 465-495 , May 2010

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