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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Although the antecedents of cardiac ultrasound can be traced back to the 1870s, it was in 1954 that Edler and Hertz published their milestone paper. M-mode echocardiography reached its peak in the early 1970s, when the fibre-optic recorder made the method clinically viable. It was not long before real-time two-dimensional imaging was developed, however, and the invention of pulsed Doppler laid the foundation of duplex scanning. In 1985, colour flow imaging gave a fresh impetus to echocardiography. In parallel with the main developments, intravascular and transoesophageal scanning have gained clinical popularity within the last decade, together with techniques for the display of three-dimensional images. Other innovations include contrast agents, pressure gradient measurement and promising methods for tissue characterisation. It seems that current techniques are safe, but this needs to be kept continuously under review.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0167-9899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9 Suppl 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Milestones in cardiac ultrasound: echoes from the past. History of cardiac ultrasound.
pubmed:affiliation
United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust, Bristol General Hospital, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Historical Article