title: History of ultrasound in nephrourology.
abstract: Abdominal ultrasound (US) started from nephrourology with the representation of sections of the kidney or urinary bladder in the 1950s. Doppler signals from renal vessels were first recorded in 1976. Prostatic US was only achieved after the practical use of transrectal sonography in 1967. At present, US is an indispensable tool for diagnosis in any organ in the field of nephrourology.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Basic Medicine, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine (Graduate School), Hiyoshi-cho, Funai-gun, Kyoto, Japan. watanabe@muom.meiji-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009398:Nephrology / Q000266:history*; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000266:history*; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*