Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 3-14 , January 2007

A pioneer in the development of modern ultrasound: Robert William Boyle (1883–1955)

  • Roozbeh Arshadi
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  • Richard S.C. Cobbold

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Professor Richard S. C. Cobbold, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Rosebrugh Bld., 164 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G9, Canada.

Received 29 May 2006 ,Revised 5 July 2006 ,Accepted 20 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.07.030

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 3-14 , January 2007