Abstract
WE have previously1,2 reported an attempt to detect gall stones in the common bile duct at operation using ultrasonics. The echo-sounding technique used gave results which were considered too unreliable to be of value to the surgeon.
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MCCOLL, I., HILL, M. Operative Use of Ultrasonics in Cholelithiasis. Nature 202, 799–800 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202799a0
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