Handheld Ultrasound at Remote Locations

"Patients first be examined by nurses using a pocket-sized imaging device. Secondly, by a General Practitioner using the pocket-sized imaging device. Thirdly, reference echocardiography will be performed by cardiologist using a high-end echocardiographic scanner. Only tools (ultrasound equipment and dedicated software) approved for clinical practice will be used.~The focused ultrasound examination includes three standard apical views (4-chamber, 2-chamber and long axis) with and without color Doppler, in addition to recordings from both pleural cavities and the inferior vena cava. The reference imaging includes the same recordings, but in addition all other chambers and valves are assessed (grey scale, color Doppler, pulsed wave and continuous wave Doppler and tissue Doppler)."