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. 2020 Sep;33(9):1147-1148.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.07.004. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Feasibility of Transthoracic Imaging of the Heart in the Prone Position

Sarah Roemer  1 , Abigail Kaminski  1 , Abby Payne  1 , Emily Tanel  1 , Ana Cristina Perez Moreno  2 , Akshar Jaglan  1 , Bijoy K Khandheria  1
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Feasibility of Transthoracic Imaging of the Heart in the Prone Position

Sarah Roemer et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Sep.
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Figure 1
Prone RVLS analysis. This figure demonstrates TTE of the dedicated RV view in the prone position (A) with corresponding RVLS analysis (B).
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