pocket mobile echocardiography; mobile-device echocardiography
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Introduction
commercially available for clinical use[1]
Clinical significance
- allows assessment of:
- LV ejection fraction (91%)
- wall-motion abnormalities (74%)
- aortic valve & mitral valve pathology (77-79%)
Notes
- weighs 14 oz, measures 5x3x1 inches
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liebo MJ et al. Is pocket mobile echocardiography the next-generation stethoscope? A cross-sectional comparison of rapidly acquired images with standard transthoracic echocardiography. Ann Intern Med 2011 Jul 5; 155:33. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21727291