Albert Macovski
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Albert Macovski is an American
Professor
(Emeritus) at Stanford University
, known for his many innovations in the area of imaging, particularly in the medical field. He has over 150 patents and has authored over 200 technical articles. His innovations include the single-tube color camera and real-time phased array imaging
for ultrasound
. He has also made significant contributions to magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI), computerized axial tomography (CAT scans), and digital radiography. His honors include Founding Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, the IEEE Zworykin Award, and the gold medal of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance.
United States
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Professor
Professor
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(Emeritus) at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, known for his many innovations in the area of imaging, particularly in the medical field. He has over 150 patents and has authored over 200 technical articles. His innovations include the single-tube color camera and real-time phased array imaging
Phased array ultrasonics
Phased Array ultrasonics is an advanced method of ultrasonic testing that has applications in medical imaging and industrial nondestructive testing. In medicine a common application of phased array is the imaging of the heart...
for ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
. He has also made significant contributions to magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear magnetic resonance imaging , or magnetic resonance tomography is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to visualize detailed internal structures...
(MRI), computerized axial tomography (CAT scans), and digital radiography. His honors include Founding Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, the IEEE Zworykin Award, and the gold medal of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance.