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Register for Early use of ultrasound for a medical purpose
One of the first uses of ultrasonic energy applied for medical diagnostic
purposes was by Dr. George D. Ludwig at the Naval Medical Research Institute,
Bethesda, Maryland in 1947-1949, and subsequently at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. He demonstrated that
gallbladder stones could be detected by an ultrasonic echo method using A mode
metal flaw detectors and naval sonar. The documentation of Dr. Ludwig's research
came by way of his daughter, Rosemary Ludwig Turner.
Comments can be emailed to Rosemary Ludwig Turner and the OBGYN.net Ultrasound section Chairman, Terry J. DuBose.
For more on the history of medical sonography in the United States see:
http://www.aium.org/aboutAIUM/timeline/1950.asp
Craig M: Essentials of Sonography and Patient Care, 2nd ED. W.B. Saunders
2006; p. 4-5
submitted by: Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
Associate Professor & Director
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP
