Conclusion
From the tables chronicling ultrasound imaging developments and enabling technologies, it is evident that there is often a time lag between the appearance of a technology and its effect. The most dramatic changes have been through the continual miniaturization of electronics in accordance with Moore’s law. Smaller size components led to the first commercially available phased array imaging systems as well as new portable imaging systems which weigh only a few pounds. Moore’s law is apparently approaching physical limits, and a second Moore’s law predicts rapidly increasing production costs with reduced chip size. Because of the time lag of technology implementation, the full effect of the latest devel opments have not had their full effect on ultrasound imaging.
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Szabo, T.L. (2002). Turning Points in Diagnostic Ultrasound. In: Halliwell, M., Wells, P.N.T. (eds) Acoustical Imaging., vol 25. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47107-8_1
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