Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 61-68 , February 2011

Point-of-care ultrasound in the neonatal intensive care unit: international perspectives

  • Nick Evans

      Affiliations

    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.:+612 9515 8248; fax: +612 9550 4375.
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  • Veronique Gournay

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Cardiology Department, CHU de Nantes, Hôpital de la Mère et de l’Enfant, Nantes, France
    • ,
  • Fernando Cabanas

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Neuroimaging and Cerebral Haemodynamics Unit, Department of Neonatology, La Paz, University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Martin Kluckow

      Affiliations

    • Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Tina Leone

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    • ,
  • Alan Groves

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Hammersmith House, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • Patrick McNamara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Luc Mertens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Labatt Family Heart Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2010.06.005

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 61-68 , February 2011

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