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| HISTORICAL
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Ultrasound ~ Page 1 |
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 From Military SONAR to Medical Ultrasound |
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Paul Langevin developed SONAR to locate submarines in
World War I - but too late to be operationally useful.
However by WW2 (1945) Firestone in US had developed his
‘reflectoscope’ (left) for non-destructive testing. This was used in
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Typical reflectoscope trace. |
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| Ultrasound & Clydeside Engineering |
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Glasgow’s heavy engineering base provided a rich
source of expertise in the use of ultrasound for non-destructive testing. |
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| Early Medical Experiments |
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- In the US Holmes & Howry experimented with water tanks (left) to
achieve acoustic coupling (1956).
- They tried to obtain detailed pictures of soft tissues.
- And had some success...
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| Holmes & Howry |
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- This is an ultrasound image of the normal neck.
- The volunteer was submerged in degassed water…
- in a disused B29 gun turret and scanned through 360 degrees.
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