Critical Care
Novel Stethoscope Shows Heart Sounds on Computer
A new "visual stethoscopeā reproduces heart sounds as three-dimensional (3D) images on a computer screen. The instrument was introduced at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists in Las Vegas in October 2004. More...22 Nov 2004
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