The article focuses on the articles featured in the journal "Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology" (UOG) since 1986. It states that the research on the translabial or transperineal/perineal ultrasound was introduced by Heinz Koelbl of Austria and Gabriel Schaer of Switzerland in 1986. It mentions that a paper which describes the bladder neck appearances before and after the anti-incontinence surgery was first published by Sarah Creighton in 1994.
MEDICAL societies, OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY, AWARDS, ULTRASONIC imaging, HISTORY
Abstract
Features the presentation of the 1999 Ian Donald Gold Medal for Technical Development to Carl Kretz by the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dedication of Kretz to the development of medical ultrasound equipment; Investigation of the applications of ultrasound equipment; Recognition for the creation of the first transistorized contact-compound scanner.