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Future Directions in Ultrasound Imaging: A Critical Evaluation

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Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging

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Ultrasonic imaging methods already have an established role in clinical diagnosis. Static and real-time scanning techniques, supplemented by A-scan and M-mode studies and by Doppler data concerning structure motion and blood flow, are vital to the modern practice of internal medicine, obstetrics, urology, cardiology and ophthalmology.

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Wells, P.N.T. (1987). Future Directions in Ultrasound Imaging: A Critical Evaluation. In: Guzzardi, R. (eds) Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging. NATO ASI Series, vol 119. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3537-2_23

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