Take a look at a lot of the top end units, you can limit the "bells & whistles": Philips, GE (Vivid 7's are nice), Toshiba. If you are going to get approved...
what you buy also depends on your budget and needs. Are you going to do vascular studies also? Are you looking for a new machine to expand with the company or...
We just had Philips HD11 in and it has HP technology for ECHO's and ATL technology for Vascular. I am impressed with the image and Doppler. pg Ken Arredondo...
Stephanie, I totally agree and I love Sequoia and I have been working on it since long time. Recently I had a chance to work on GE vivid 7 , picture quality...
A good gently used Sequoia c256 and a Heartlab Encompass PACSystem - makes for a paperless, tapeless instantly retrievable Echo network. Slam dunk ! jim...
Is there any relationship between tricuspid atresia and hemivertebral anomaly. Because we have one infant who has tricuspid atresia with hemivertebrae of the...
thanks folks I think you have answered one question for me... In the main the portable/handheld systems are not really a replacement for a 'mainframe'...
Brown, Chris
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May 2, 2006 4:21 pm
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The only relationship I am aware of includes patients with trisomy 8. These patients can have hemivertebrae and CHD, but I think it is usually conotruncal...
Two questions: 1) The Camtronics system can calculate LV volume via modified Simpson's rule from one plane (apical 4 or 2). How do you get a biplane value? ...
TODD SETO
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May 2, 2006 9:23 pm
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I'm a believer in calling the company, in this case Camtronics, and ask for an applications tech. They know everything about almost everything regarding what...
It's good that you bother to ask this question, Todd. I don't know if any of the computation systems, either on-board or off-line, make any real attempt to ...
Try VACTERAL association. ... From: "amar_bharti2000" <amar_bharti2000@...> To: <echocardiography@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 4:20 PM ...
Dr. A. Rahim
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May 3, 2006 3:55 pm
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On vivid3 machine 1-there is a knob contolling 2D frequency. It can be set to 7 differnt frequencies ranging from 1.5 to3.6 MHz. is it possible that a single...
Dear members: I would like to receive messages about the location of Cor triatrium , is only en LA or in RA can location too ? , the best way to diagnosis in...
Hi; I received a BS in Respiratory Therapy in 1983. When I was working a large Cardio-Pulmonary Dept. in Florida--I was cross-trained into Echocardiography....
Hi; I was wondering how many echo departments are working weekends instead of taking call? Also does anyone currently have a Baylor weekend work schedule in...
Hi everyone; What is being offerred to provide employee incentive to obtain Echo registry ( the cost of the registry review and test is around $1000 and this...
Renee, The registries do not cost $1000. Check with www.cci-online.com <http://www.cci-online.com/> and www.ardms.com <http://www.ardms.com/> . You need to...
RA, too (Cor triatriatum dexter). Can be confused with prominent eustachian valve, Chiari network. Clear TTE imaging and contrast for orifice size/degree of...
Our institution will pay the Registry exam cost (not a review) the first time it's taken. If it's failed, the subsequent cost goes to the Sonographer. Once...
hi----i think renee meant that it can cost $1000 for a registry if you include a review seminar as well as the boards. the RDCS exam ( 2 parts ) is ~ $400...
Dr. Daskalakis, I use the MyLab in a busy mobile servie and so far am completely pleased with it. I find the images satisfactory when compared to other...
Dr. Vidal you can diagnose cor triatrium with the help of trans throacic echo , but depends if the patient is TDS then you have to go for TEE. the common...
Thanks for the info Gina. What state are you in? I am in Pa., near Pittsburgh and right now our pay scale IS just based on years of experience---and there is...
Robin, thanks---yes that is what I meant, the combined total for review and exam is apporx. $1000 and if there isn't a review close to where you live---you...
Hi, Our director took a poll of the cardiologist and most of them wanted some coverage on the weekend.. Most of the doctors wanted someone to work on Sunday.....
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May 10, 2006 2:39 pm
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Renee, I started as a nurse in the Navy in 1975; I got into Respiratory Therapy in 1982 and graduated from school in 1984. I started echocardiography and ...
Dear Eric, Cor triatriatum comes in 2 forms - sinister (L) and dexter (R). 2D echo should be OK, the L atrial appendage is always below the membrane in ...
Dr. A. Rahim
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May 10, 2006 2:39 pm
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Renee, we slightly stagger our weekday schedules with 3 full-time echocardiographers covering from 7AM to 6PM. In addition, we have a Registry...
