Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2004):

[A structured report data set for documentation of echocardiographic studies--Update 2004]

(Strukturierter Datensatz zur Befunddokumentation in der Echokardiographie--Version 2004 für den Arbeitskreis "Standardisierung und LV-Funktion" der Arbeitsgruppe Kardiovaskulärer Ultraschall der DGK.)

Full Abstract

A standardized documentation of echocardiographic studies is necessary to provide comparability of data and to realize software-based documentation and electronic communication, both essential for quality management in echocardiography.Therefore, the subgroup on "Standardization and LV function" of the working group on cardiovascular ultrasound of the German Cardiac Society developed a consensus report for documentation of echocardiographic studies, which was first published in 2000. This report represents the current update of the standardized documentation for echocardiography; its impact for quality management in conjunction with the "guidelines echocardiography" is discussed.

Author information

Author/s: Voelker, W (W); Arbeitsgruppe Kardiovaskulärer Ultraschall der DGK;

Affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Medizinische Klinik, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Guideline; Journal Article; Practice Guideline

Journal: Zeitschrift für Kardiologie (Z Kardiol), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2004-Dec; vol 93 (issue 12) : pp 987-1004

Dates: Created 2005/02/10; Completed 2005/07/21; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 15599575, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Data Collection - standards Documentation - standards Echocardiography - standards Germany Humans

Medical Records Systems, Computerized - standards Radiology Information Systems - standards Societies, Medical Software - standards Ventricular Function, Left - physiology

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