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Ultrasound’s medical applications emerged soon after World War II, springing from innovative underwater sonar research. Early clinical uses included monitoring shifts in pulse propagation through the brain to detect intracerebral hematomas and brain tumors, identified by midline displacement.
Throughout the 1960s, ultrasound technology evolved rapidly, advancing from elementary “A-mode” scans to more complex “B-mode” applications and compound “B-mode” images, facilitated by analog electronics.
Continuous improvements in equipment design, data acquisition methods, and data processing competencies have propelled the advent of electronic transducer arrays, digital electronics, and real-time image displays. These advancements are revolutionizing the breadth of ultrasound’s role and its applications in diagnostic radiology and other medical fields.
Pioneering developments like high-resolution, real-time imaging, harmonic imaging, 3D data acquisition, and power Doppler represent just a few of the groundbreaking innovations now integrated into clinical practice.