Wells P N
Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust, UK.
Ultrasonics. 1992;30(1):3-7. doi: 10.1016/0041-624x(92)90024-g.
Ultrasonics has always been concerned with biomedical research. When the journal started, most applications were in therapy and surgery, but diagnosis soon became dominant. Many key developments received early publication: these included Doppler ultrasound, real-time imaging, tumour neovascularization and, arguably most significant of all, phased array scanning. Now in its thirtieth year of publication, Ultrasonics has contributed greatly to the development of biomedical science and it promises to have an important continuing role.
超声学一直关注生物医学研究。该期刊创刊时，大多数应用集中在治疗和外科手术方面，但诊断很快就占据了主导地位。许多关键进展都在早期发表了：其中包括多普勒超声、实时成像、肿瘤新生血管形成，而且可以说最重要的是相控阵扫描。如今，《超声学》已出版三十年，它为生物医学科学的发展做出了巨大贡献，并有望继续发挥重要作用。
