Echocardiography Information on echocardiography in The Michener Institute's Learning Resource Centre (LRC) may be found in several sources. Relevant books, journals, audiovisual materials and CD-ROMs can be identified through a search on our computerized catalogue. Journal articles may be identified by searching e-indexes such as CINAHL or PubMED, or our collections of e-journals. Relevant Internet sites are listed on the next page.

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Subject Headings

To search by subject in the LRC Catalogue or PubMed, MeSH subject headings should be used for best results. The following list represents a sample of available headings; to obtain a complete list of relevant subject terms please use the MeSH browser in PubMed or consult with LRC staff.

Aortic diseases	Echocardiography, transesophageal
Coronary disease	Heart defects, congenital
Echocardiography	Heart diseases
Echocardiography, Doppler	Heart neoplasms
Echocardiography, Doppler, color	Heart septal defects
Echocardiography, Doppler, pulsed	Heart valve diseases
Echocardiography, three-dimensional

Relevant journals to which The Michener Institute LRC currently subscribes include:

Print Titles

• Echocardiography: a journal of cardiovascular ultrasound and allied techniques
• Journal of clinical ultrasound
• Journal of diagnostic medical sonography
• Journal of ultrasound in medicine
• Seminars in ultrasound, CT and MR

Electronic Titles

American Heart Journal (ScienceDirect) CHEST (Ebsco) Echocardiography (Ebsco) European Heart Journal (ScienceDirect) European Journal of Echocardiography (ScienceDirect) Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (ScienceDirect) Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology (Ebsco) Ultrasonic Imaging (ScienceDirect)

Relevant books/audio/visuals can be found in these call number ranges in the LRC:

WG/18	Echocardiography review and examination questions
WG/39	Echocardiography handbooks
WG/141.5.E2	Echocardiography
WN/700	Ultrasonography
WQ/209	Fetal echocardiography

Relevant World Wide Web sites:

Atlas of echocardiography
http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/echo_atlas/contents/index.html
This site offers cardiac anatomy views by the Yale University School of Medicine.

Echo in Context
http://www.echoincontext.com
This site contains webcasts of past Echo in Context teleconferences sponsored by the Duke University Echo Center, and the monographs "Introduction to Echocardiography" and "Introduction to Doppler Echocardiography".

Echo-Web
http://www.echo-web.com
Visit this site to search the echo image database, register for online echo CME courses, or sign up for an online newsletter.

Echocareers.com
http://www.echocareers.com
Browse the job postings in echocardiography, or post your resume online.

Relevant Associations and Regulatory Colleges:

American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers http://www.ardms.org
American Society of Echocardiography http://www.asecho.org
Canadian Association of Registered Diagnositc Ultrasound Professionals http://www.cardup.org
Canadian Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers http://www.csdms.com/
Canadian Society of Echocardiography http://www.csecho.ca
National Board of Echocardiography http://www.echoboards.org

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