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The use of a probe stabilizer to reduce musculoskeletal overload of ultrasound operators in routine diagnostic echocardiographic imaging

Introduction: Echocardiography is essential in the evaluation of patients with cardiovascular disease. Repetitive movements, however, expose ultrasound operators to a high risk of musculoskeletal strain injuries. Aim: We investigated to what extent a probe stabilizer could reduce repetitive movement...

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Autores principales: Bouwmeester, Sjoerd, de Kleijn, Marloes, van Wijngaarden, Jan, Houthuizen, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Exeley Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6856774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31807324
http://dx.doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2019.0029