Albert Macovski

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name = Albert Macovski


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birth_date = 1929
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occupation = Professor of Electrical Engineering (Emeritus), Stanford University
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Albert Macovski is an American Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University, know for his many innovations in the area of imaging, particularly in the medical field. He has over 150 patents and has authored over 200 technical articles. His innovations include the single-tube color camera and real-time phased array imaging for ultrasound. He has also made significant contributions to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized axial tomography (CAT scans), and digital radiography. His honors include Founding Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, the IEEE Zworykin Award, and the gold medal of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance. [cite web |url= http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/macovski.html|title= Inventor of the Week: Albert Macovski, Medical Imaging Systems|publisher= web.mit.edu/invent|date= 2000-08|accessdate=2007-03-11]

External links

* [http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/dictionary/detail.asp?guid=&searchtype=1&DicID=16317&RefType=Encyclopedia Smart Computing Encyclopedia Entry]
* [http://www-ee.stanford.edu/Faculty/Macovski_Albert.html Stanford Faculty Page]
* [http://www.ob-ultrasound.net/macovski_patent.html Description of ultrasound phased array patent]

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