Diagnostic Ultrasound
Authors: HARVEY FEIGENBAUM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Editorials1 July 1966Diagnostic UltrasoundHARVEY FEIGENBAUM, M.D.HARVEY FEIGENBAUM, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-1-185 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhen sound waves attain a frequency above 20,000 cycles/sec, they are regarded as ultrasound. Frequencies this high cannot be detected by the human ear. Although the physical properties of ultrasound are essentially the same as low-frequency sound, the small wave length associated with ultrasound provides some distinct advantages. First of all, with a smaller wave length there is less tendency for the sound to scatter, and the apparatus necessary to focus the sound is much smaller. Thus, it is considerably easier to direct ultrasound in a straight beam. Secondly, the ability of an object to reflect or refract sound waves...References1. EDLERGUSTOFSONKARLEFORSCHRISTENSON IATB: Ultrasound cardiography. Acta Med. Scand. 170: (supplement 370): 67, 1961. Google Scholar2. SMYTH MG: Animal toxicity studies at ultrasonic diagnostic power levels. Paper delivered at International Conference on Diagnostic Ultrasound, Pittsburgh, May 21, 1965. In press. Google Scholar3. EDLER I: Diagnostic use of ultrasound in heart disease. Acta Med. Scand. 308: 32, 1955. Google Scholar4. JOYNERRIEDBOND CRJMJP: Reflected ultrasound in the assessment of mitral valve disease. Circulation 27: 503, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SEGALLIKOFFKINGSLEY BLWB: Echocardiography: clinical application in mitral stenosis. JAMA 195: 161, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. FEIGENBAUMWALDHAUSENHYDE HJALP: Ultrasound diagnosis of pericardial effusion. JAMA 191: 711, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FEIGENBAUMZAKYGRABHORN HAL: Cardiac motion in patients with pericardial effusion: a study using ultrasound cardiography. Circulation. In press. Google Scholar8. FEIGENBAUMZAKYWALDHAUSEN HAJA: Use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion. Ann. Intern. Med. 65, in press, Sept., 1966. Google Scholar9. MOSSBRUHN AJB: The echocardiogram: an ultrasound technique for the detection of pericardial effusion. New Eng. J. Med. 274: 380, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. ZAKYGRABHORNFEIGENBAUM ALH: Movement of the mitral ring recorded by ultrasound. Clin. Res. 14: 265, 1966. Google Scholar11. BRONSON NR: Techniques of ultrasonic localization and extraction of intraocular and extraocular foreign bodies. Amer. J. Ophthal. 60: 596, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. ANDERSONHISWONGER GVJW: Cephalometry with ultrasound. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec. 91: 563, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. EISEMANGREENLAWGALLAGHER BRHJQ: Localization of common duct stones by ultrasound. Arch. Surg. (Chicago) 91: 195, 1965. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: HARVEY FEIGENBAUM, M.D.Affiliations: Indiana University Medical Center Indianapolis, Ind. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFrom Anatomy to Functional and Molecular Biomarker Imaging and Therapy: Ultrasound Is Safe, Ultrafast, Portable, and InexpensiveEstimation of left atrial size using ultrasoundUltrasonic CardiologyUse of Ultrasound to Measure Left Ventricular Stroke Volume 1 July 1966Volume 65, Issue 1Page: 185-189KeywordsUltrasound imaging ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...