Ian Donald
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| Born | 27 December 1910 Paisley, Scotland |
| Died | June 19, 1987 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Fields | medicine |
| Institutions | University of Glasgow |
| Known for | ultrasound in medicine |
Ian Donald (December 1910 – June 19, 1987) was a Scottish physician who pioneered the use of diagnostic ultrasound in medicine. Whilst Professor of Midwifery at Glasgow University, he first explored the use of ultrasound in the 1950s after seeing it used in the Glasgow shipyards to look for flaws in metallurgy. He became Regius Professor of Midwifery in 1955. His article Investigation of Abdominal Masses by Pulsed Ultrasound, published June 7, 1958 in the medical journal The Lancet, was one of the defining publications in the field. Ultrasound has become an important aid to diagnosing foetal progress during pregnancy.
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- Ainsworth, Steve (Mar. 2005). "Good vibrations". The practising midwife (England) 8 (3): 50. ISSN 1461-3123. PMID 16250436.
- Nicolson, M; Fleming J, Spencer I (Feb. 2005). "Hyaline membrane and neonatal radiology--Ian Donald's first venture into imaging research". Scottish Medical Journal (Scotland) 50 (1): 35–7. ISSN 0036-9330. PMID 15792390.
- Kurjak, A (Jun. 2000). "Ultrasound scanning - Prof. Ian Donald (1910-1987)". Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. (IRELAND) 90 (2): 187–9. doi:10.1016/S0301-2115(00)00270-0. ISSN 0301-2115. PMID 10825639.
- Donald, I; Brown T G (Jul. 1995). "Localisation using physical devices, radioisotopes and radiographic methods. I.--Demonstration of tissue interfaces within the body by ultrasonic echo sounding. 1961". The British journal of radiology (ENGLAND) 68 (811): H129–36. ISSN 0007-1285. PMID 7640920.
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