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Authors
- Luigi Pisani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7177-3594)
- Lam Nguyen‐Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7171-2257)
- Vu Le-Thuong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2109-913X)
- Ngoc Duong‐Minh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8372-2794)
- Phung Tran Huy Nhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2508-0900)
- Truc Thanh Thai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-8281)
- Quoc‐Khanh Tran‐Le (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7788-3767)
- Khoa Nguyen-Dang
- Nam Vu‐Hoai
- Nguyen Tran-Ngoc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6059-0992)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Science (VN)
- Cho Ray Hospital (VN)
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (VN)
- University Medical Center HCMC (VN)
- King's College School (GB)
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH)
- Hung Vuong Hospital (VN)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094799
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.73