Hi group, i'm sri lakshmi doing my bachelors in Biomedical Engineering.I am doing a project On tissue doppler assessment of LV function and running out of...
Hi! I'm an Echo Tech with 15 years experience (including teaching experience at the community college level) and live in the Lodi/Stockton, California area. I...
suzieecho@...
Dec 9, 2002 2:00 pm
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Dear Sri, What sort of echo equipment and analysis software do you have access to? That kind of dictates what may be feasible. You could look at systolic...
Is there a published reference for area or even 2D measurements of the LA and RA from the apical 4 chamber view? I am specifically interested in this for ...
Ultravas02@...
Dec 16, 2002 2:12 pm
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Hi all, I am interested in looking at continuous measurements of MR in patients, and was curious to know if MR changes in a patient between beats (i.e. one...
Mark, I can no longer refrain from responding to your email (perhaps the l-tryptophan from Thanksgiving finally wore off). I agree with you about the disk, it...
Hello I have just started learning Echo on a toshiba Powervision 8000. It is an excellent machine, but unfortunately we do not have any manual with it and...
I would use the latest edition of Weyman's Textbook of Echocardiography the appendix has everything you need I use LA in superior inferior >5.3 cm Richard...
Weiss, Richard
richard.weiss@...
Dec 16, 2002 2:59 pm
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Absolutely. The degree of MR can change substantially from beat to beat, especially if PVC's or afib is present. I'm curious why you are interested in the CW...
At 22.59 13/12/2002 -0600, you wrote: ... winded but feel very passionate about the ... Could you please mention the references that - in your opinion - ...
Marti, I am in an adult private practice situation where our primary volume (80%) is TTE. Our stress echo and TEE volume is low. We find echocardiography and...
Mark Harry (IHC-Laurel)
mharry@...
Dec 16, 2002 11:14 pm
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Run a experiment on measurement repeatability between different instruments and different technologists. Is TDI as reliable as say measurement of MV E and A...
kemil pilotte
kpilotte@...
Dec 17, 2002 4:22 pm
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Dr. P. Barbier, The following are just a few reference examples from the lab that structured my opinion. I was fortunate to be employed in a facillity that...
Mark , I truly hope I didn't sound ugly in my response. I only wanted to stress the positive points of 3D, which may only play a current role in larger...
MS; Here's a technical factor to consider. We recently wrote a paper on the effects that a damaged ultrasound transducer can have on clinical results. In one...
PhillipsBill
phillipsbill@...
Dec 17, 2002 4:24 pm
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Northeastern University in Boston is considering establishing an ultrasound program which would be a post baccalaureate certificate program. They are...
Ruthanne Pepin
Ruthanne.Pepin@...
Dec 17, 2002 11:05 pm
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Hey everyone! I need your expertise. I'm fairly new to the field and I believe that I had my first encounter with a dextrocardia patient. The echo was a...
Pam, Don't feel bad. In my experience these patients never have great images. You will not get traditional views. I just do the best I can. Brenda ... From:...
Moore, Brenda
bmoore@...
Dec 18, 2002 7:45 pm
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At this time the program would be on site at Northeastern University. Ruthanne Pepin ... From: simplel@... [mailto:simplel@...] Sent: Tuesday, December...
Ruthanne Pepin
Ruthanne.Pepin@...
Dec 18, 2002 7:48 pm
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Hi Pam, In between the patient with normal anatomical orientation and the patient with mirror-image dextrocardia, where the heart and other major organs are ...
I agree with ed, once you find out the patients images are on the right, the images are usally easy. But on the otherhand when you first start out it is ...
Pam Don't feel too bad. I once had to do an exercise stress echo on a dextracardia with situs inversus. The cardiologists that ordered the test thought it...
Jenny Campbell
jcampbell@...
Dec 18, 2002 11:10 pm
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Dear Group, I wanted to inquire how pulmonary artery pressures are being calculated when the IVC can't be visualized. Are ranges being recorded or 10mmHg? Any...
Mary Field
mfield@...
Dec 18, 2002 11:13 pm
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Mary, I assume you are assessing RVSP/PAP from TR pressure gradients. If IVC is not visualized, RA size should be a pretty good indicator of RA pressure. Just ...
Kelly, Get Echocardiographer's Pocket Reference by Terry Reynolds, it has all the areas and volumes you'll ever need. Just make sure to get 2nd addition. ...
Hello, group! I found subcostal approach to be the best when scanning dextrocardia patients. Question: if a patient's heart is displaced to the right secondary...
One can estimate the RA pressure by looking at the neck veins and determining the level of jugular venous distention. If this is at the level of the clavicle...
Marti, Thank you so much for your very positive input. Philips has been very responsive to the private practice situation. We have just negotiated a new ...
Mark Harry (IHC-Laurel)
mharry@...
Dec 22, 2002 2:12 am
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hi everyone!! we just recently bought a stress test machine -- the QRS card (oxford) amounting to P800,000(pesos). does anyone has a hands-on in this type of...
