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Avichai Weissbach. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;42(4):983-984.

doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02605-1. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

¹ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Centre of Israel, 4920235, Petach Tikva, Israel. weissbac@gmail.com.

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Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM™) Measurements Prove Unreliable Compared to Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adolescents with Cardiac Disease.
Weissbach A, Rotstein A, Lakovsky Y, Kaplan E, Kadmon G, Birk E, Nahum E. Weissbach A, et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Mar;42(3):692-699. doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02531-8. Epub 2021 Jan 4. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021. PMID: 33394105
A Deeper Understanding of Physics, Physiology, Experimental Methodology, and Statistics is Essential for Valid Comparison of USCOM 1A and cMRI.
Phillips R, Brierley J. Phillips R, et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Apr;42(4):981-982. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02604-2. Epub 2021 Apr 20. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021. PMID: 33880742 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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