New ultrasonic technologies and application progress / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Recently,with the progress of computer technology and related technologies,a variety of new ultrasound technologies have emerged in clinic,which expanded the application fields of ultrasound.This article reviewed the representative new ultrasonic technologies and their application progress,including ultrasonic elastography,contrast-enhanced ultrasound,real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography,lung ultrasonography,fetal echocardiography and ultrasound-mediated ablation therapy.