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• Hand-carried cardiac ultrasound (HCU) device: recommendations regarding new technology. A report from the Echocardiography Task Force on New Technology of the Nomenclature and Standards Committee of the American Society of Echocardiography.

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• Usefulness of a new miniaturized echocardiographic system in outpatient cardiology consultations as an extension of physical examination.

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• Diagnostic accuracy of a hand-held ultrasound scanner in routine patients referred for echocardiography.

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• Echocardiography at the point of care: an ultra sound future.

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• Interpretation of remotely downloaded pocket-size cardiac ultrasound images on a web-enabled smartphone: validation against workstation evaluation.

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