Guidelines of the French Society of Cardiology on the training of echocardiographers and the performing of echocardiography

The considerable advances achieved in the field of echocardiography have made this investigation an essential diagnostic tool. Under the auspices of the French Society of Cardiology, the Working group on Echocardiography publishes its practical recommendations for optimising the training of echocardiographers (theoretical instruction and practical courses) and for performing echocardiography (understanding the clinical problem, referral to previous examinations, necessary recordings and measurements, and appropriate equipment). In the future, these recommendations should be updated to take into account continuing technical improvements and changes in methods of studying cardiac disease by echocardiography.

Published by Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux, 1994. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

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