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history, medicine, ultrasound, Obstetrics, Gynecology, woman, anatomy, ultrasonic

This site has been created by Joseph Woo. It provides a chronological overview of the history of the development and use of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. Much of the information on the site has been written by the site creator, although links to external sites are also used where appropriate. As well as providing a chronology the site has an index which divides the information into the following categories: Early developments in ultrasonics; Short histories of the developement of medical ultrasonics in pioneering countries; Biographies and mentions; Gray scale and scan converter; The Real-time Scanner; The Transvaginal Scanner; Early Doppler ultrasound; Applications; Amniocentesis; Three dimensional ultrasound; Tissue characterization; Bio-safety; and Others.