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In the past few years remarkable advances have been made in accuracy of cardiac diagnosis by external graphic techniques. The latest of these, echocardiography, differs from previous methods in that it penetrates the surface of the chest to provide information regarding movements of ventricular walls, septum and valves. It offers the opportunity to obtain quantitative data on cardiac function without trauma or risk to the patient.
Supported by the U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and the Henry A. Foscue Professorship at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Craige, E., Fortuin, N.J., Sherman, M.E., Hood, W.P. (1971). Determination of Left Ventricular Volume and Ejection Fraction by Echocardiography. In: Snellen, H.A., Hemker, H.C., Hugenholtz, P.G., Van Bemmel, J.H. (eds) Quantitation in Cardiology. Boerhaave Series for Postgraduate Medical Education, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2927-8_19
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