"Ultrasonography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections of echoes of pulses of ultrasonic waves directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.
| Descriptor ID |
D014463
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.350.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultrasonography- Ultrasonography
- Ultrasonic Imaging
- Imaging, Ultrasonic
- Imagings, Ultrasonic
- Ultrasonic Imagings
- Sonography, Medical
- Medical Sonography
- Echography
- Echotomography
- Echotomographies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2008 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2011 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2012 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2014 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2015 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2019 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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