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Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 4/2021

Open Access 01-04-2021 | Letter to the Editor

A Deeper Understanding of Physics, Physiology, Experimental Methodology, and Statistics is Essential for Valid Comparison of USCOM 1A and cMRI

Authors: Rob Phillips, Joe Brierley

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 4/2021

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Weissbach et al. [1] make a number of assumptions related to cardiovascular physiology, physics, experimental methodology, and statistics which impair the strength of their conclusions in comparing the USCOM 1A digital Doppler ultrasound and cMRI for measurement of hemodynamics in adolescents with heart disease. …
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Title
A Deeper Understanding of Physics, Physiology, Experimental Methodology, and Statistics is Essential for Valid Comparison of USCOM 1A and cMRI
Authors
Rob Phillips
Joe Brierley
Publication date
01-04-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-021-02604-2

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