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State-of-the-Art of Ultrasound Imaging in Medicine and Biology

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Acoustical Imaging

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The history of medical ultrasonic imaging can be traced back over half a century. Amongst the pioneers, Howry and Bliss (1952) in Denver and Wild and Reid (1952) in Minneapolis developed two-dimensional scanners which produced remarkable pictures despite the limited state of knowledge and the primitive nature of the instrumentation that existed at the time. From these beginnings, ultrasonic imaging has evolved so that it is no longer a laboratory curiosity but is in the first rank of radiological science. It has been estimated that about 15 per cent of all radiological work is carried out using ultrasound and that the proportion is increasing.

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Wells, P.N.T. (1996). State-of-the-Art of Ultrasound Imaging in Medicine and Biology. In: Tortoli, P., Masotti, L. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 22. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8772-3_22

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