"Challenges of AFEs in Ultrasound", (c) Allan Evans, EE Times November 10, 2008

"The ultrasound imaging market is undergoing a period of rapid equipment evolution and expansion. InMedica, a market research company that focuses on the medical devices industry, forecasts worldwide ultrasound equipment revenues will grow to $5.7 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate of 6.5 percent. Driving this growth is ultrasound's unique position as not only the lowest-cost, most approachable medical imaging modality but the only truly benign, non-invasive technique. As the ultrasound market continues to expand, it will divide into segments, each of which will place unique demands on the suppliers of analog front-end (AFE) semiconductors to optimize performance and power consumption..."

"The Doctor's World:  Radiology Was Young, and So Was I", (c) Lawrence Altman, MD, New York Times, June 19, 2007

"Some people are born with silver spoons in their mouths. I grew up in a lead cocoon.  My father, Dr. William S. Altman, known as Sol, was a radiologist, and his office and its X-ray machines occupied the first floor of our house in Quincy, Mass. To protect his staff members, his patients and our family from scatter radiation, he lined many walls, floors and doors with lead sheets. We learned to open and close those heavy doors carefully to avoid jamming a finger..."

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