Chapter 2. Laboratory Function, Instrumentation, Patient Preparation and Patient Safety
- Wyman W. Lai MD, MPH Director Associate Professor3,4,
- Luc L. Mertens MD, PhD Section Head Associate Professor5,6,
- Meryl S. Cohen MD Associate Professor Director7,8,9,
- Tal Geva MD Professor of Pediatrics Chief10,11
Published Online: 5 AUG 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444306309.ch2
Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult
Additional Information
How to Cite
Humes, R. A. (2009) Laboratory Function, Instrumentation, Patient Preparation and Patient Safety, in Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult (eds W. W. Lai, L. L. Mertens, M. S. Cohen and T. Geva), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444306309.ch2
Editor Information
- 3
Columbia University, USA
- 4
Non-Invasive Cardiology Imaging, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
- 5
Echocardiography, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 6
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 7
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 8
Echocardiography Laboratory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 9
Cardiology Fellowship Training Program, The Children' Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 10
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- 11
Division of Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging, Department of Cardiology, Children' Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 5 AUG 2009
- Published Print: 25 SEP 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405174015
Online ISBN: 9781444306309
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- laboratory function and instrumentation;
- patient preparation and patient safety;
- echocardiography equipment;
- storage format and reporting;
- patient safety;
- system settings;
- heart motion and greater frame rates;
- specialized imaging in pediatric echocardiography laboratory
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Laboratory function
Instrumentation
Patient preparation
Patient safety
Conclusion
References