How Is Ultrasound Shaping the Future of Medical Imaging?

Sonography has experienced significant growth and innovation. The U.S. sonography job market grew by 40% from 2012 to 2020, with over 90,000 certified sonographers and the ultrasound equipment market reaching $2 billion by 2020. Key historical milestones include the Curie brothers' discovery of piezoelectricity, Paul Langevin's hydrophone, and advancements like 2-D echo and 4-D imaging. Ultrasound's expanding role includes applications in emergency care, cardiac diagnostics, and cancer detection. Innovations such as ultrasound-computed tomography (UCT) for breast cancer and GE's "cSound" for heart imaging highlight ultrasound's growing impact in medicine.