Ultrasound in medicine and biology

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology  
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
 Ultrasound Med. Biol.
Discipline Ultrasound, Medicine, Biology, Physics, Engineering, Clinical
Language English
Edited by Christy K. Holland
Publication details
Publisher
Elsevier (UK)
Publication history
 1973-present
Frequency 12 per year
2.099
Indexing
ISSN 0301-5629 (print)
1879-291X (web)
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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (UMB) is the official journal of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. The peer reviewed journal publishes original research and contributions in clinical diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic applications, new and improved clinical techniques, the physics, engineering and technology of ultrasound in medicine and biology, and the interactions between ultrasound and biological materials, including bioeffects.[1] The first issue was published in September 1973.[2]

UMB is published by Elsevier on behalf of the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.[1]

The editor-in-chief is Christy K. Holland at the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease at the University of Cincinnati. The founding editor is Denis N. White and the emeritus editor is Peter N. T. Wells of Cardiff University. Gail ter Haar of the Institute for Cancer Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital is the deputy editor and associate editor for therapeutic applications of ultrasound. Jonathan M. Rubin of the University of Michigan and Mark L. Palmeri of Duke University are the associate editors for clinical applications of ultrasound. F. Stuart Foster of the University of Toronto is the associate editor for image processing and instrumentation. Pai Chi Li of the National Taiwan University is the associate editor for imaging physics and blood flow measurements. Nico de Jong of Erasmus University Rotterdam Medical Center is the associate editor for ultrasound contrast agents. Eleanor Stride of the University of Oxford is the associate editor for online subject index. Robert J. Eckersley of Imperial College London is the associate editor for book reviews. The managing editor is Rose M. Randolph.[3]

The journal has a 2015 Impact factor of 2.298 according to Journal Citation Reports.[1] It is indexed in Index medicus, MEDLINE, and PubMed.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Journal description". Elsevier. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Science Direct - Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 1-108 (September 1973)". Elsevier. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Ed Board". Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  4. ↑ "Ultrasound in medicine & biology. - NLM catalog result". Retrieved 2011-04-08.
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