Inge Edler

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Inge Gudmar Edler
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Born(1911-03-17)March 17, 1911
DiedMarch 7, 2001(2001-03-07) (aged 89)

Inge Gudmar Edler (17 March 1911 – 6 March 2001) was a Swedish cardiologist, who in collaboration with Carl Hellmuth Hertz developed medical ultrasonography and echocardiography.[1]

Edler and Hertz shared the 1977 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for this achievement.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Singh, S; Goyal, A (2007). "The origin of echocardiography: a tribute to Inge Edler". Texas Heart Institute Journal. 34 (4): 431–8. PMC 2170493. PMID 18172524.
  2. ^ "Ultrasound technology for medical diagnosis". Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ^ Batohi, Bhavna; Sidhu, Paul S. (2014). "The Development of Ultrasound for Clinical Use". In Thompson, Gilbert (ed.). Pioneers of Medicine Without a Nobel Prize. World Scientific. pp. 141–159. ISBN 978-1-78326-386-8. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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