About the Authors
- Andrew B. Ross
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* E-mail: Andrew.ross@vtmednet.org
Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
- Kristen K. DeStigter
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Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
- Matthew Rielly
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Affiliation Ultrasound Research and Development, Philips Healthcare, Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Sonia Souza
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Affiliation Research Division, Philips Healthcare, Bothell, Washington, United States of America
- Gabriel Eli Morey
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Affiliation University of Vermont College of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
- Melissa Nelson
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Affiliation Research Division, Philips Healthcare, Bothell, Washington, United States of America
- Eric Z. Silfen
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Affiliation Philips Health Care, Andover, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Brian Garra
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Affiliation Department of Radiology, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Alphonsus Matovu
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kamuli Mission Hospital, Kamuli, Uganda
- Michael Grace Kawooya
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Affiliation Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Mengo Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Competing Interests
Funding for this study was provided by Imaging the World which received funding from the Fineberg Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Philips Health Care, McKesson Corporation, and Peervue Corporation. Several authors including MR, SS, MN, and EZS are employees of Philips Health Care. Author KD reports receiving consultancy fees from Philips Health Care. All of the other authors have no relevant personal financial disclosures to reveal. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KD BG MGK AM MR. Performed the experiments: KD BG MGK AM. Analyzed the data: ABR MR SS MN. Wrote the paper: ABR KD MR GEM MN SS ES.