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Ultrasonography is a diagnostic examination based on the physical properties of ultrasound and acoustic differences between human organs and tissues to demonstrate and record in the forms of waves, curves, or images. Ultrasonography has progressed from traditional ultrasound planar imaging to real-time imaging and three-dimensional imaging.
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Liu, B., Li, P., Zhao, D., Huo, M. (2015). Ultrasonography. In: Li, H. (eds) Radiology of Infectious Diseases: Volume 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9882-2_2
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