Researched
Medical ultrasound
Ian Donald's Glasgow team showed in 1958 that pulses of sound echoing off tissue can image a foetus or a tumour without radiation.
Open in the interactive tree →They adapted an industrial flaw detector. Obstetric scans became routine from the 1970s, and portable devices now bring imaging to clinics without X-ray equipment.
Prerequisites
- Echo Sounding & Sonar1913
- Radar1935
Unlocks
- AI in medical diagnosis2018–2026AI now guides and reads ultrasound scans at the bedside