Innovations in Abdominal Ultrasound

Since the beginnings of diagnostic ultrasound in the 1950s, each decade has seen significant advances in this technology. Commer­ cialization of ultrasound occurred during the 1960s with the introduction of many of the clinical uses that are in existence today. The 1970s showed the most dramatic changes with the commercial introduction of gray-scale and real-time ultrasound. In the 1980s many new ...