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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;12(9):e009727.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009727. Epub 2019 Sep 16.

Combining Artificial Intelligence With Human Insight to Automate Echocardiography

Paul Leeson  1 , Andrew J Fletcher  2
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Editorial

Combining Artificial Intelligence With Human Insight to Automate Echocardiography

Paul Leeson et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; artificial intelligence; echocardiography; human; left ventricular function.

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