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. 2022 Jun;35(6):666-668.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.02.011. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

External Validation of the Identification of Need for Ultrasound Enhancing Agent Study (the IN-USE Study)

Kyle R Lehenbauer  1 , Kevin Kennedy  1 , Ariane M Fraiche  2 , Jordan B Strom  3 , Michael L Main  4
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External Validation of the Identification of Need for Ultrasound Enhancing Agent Study (the IN-USE Study)

Kyle R Lehenbauer et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Jun.
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Keywords: Adult echocardiography; Image quality; Transthoracic echocardiography; Ultrasound-enhancing agents.

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