ULTRASONOGRAPHY: on the way to becoming an internationally renowned journal

ULTRASONOGRAPHY: on the way to becoming an internationally renowned journal

After the founding of the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM) in 1980, a great deal of academic experience and knowledge had been accumulated, and the Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine was first published in December 1982 as an official scientific journal focused on medical ultrasound. Including the most recent five issues of Ultrasonography since January 2014, a t...

Evolution to a Renowned International Journal

Since 1974 when the Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons was first published, 179 issues have been published. Considering that the Korean Society of Plastic and Re-constructive Surgeons (KSPRS) was founded in 1966, it is certain that many forerunners in the Society made a great effort to publish the Journal in its embryonic stage. We have finally published six is...

A Giant Leap toward a Renowned International Journal

Starting with the January issue of 2010, the Korean Journal of Urology became an entirely English-language journal. This was a historical event in the Korean Urological Association, because the official language of the journal changed from Korean to English. The Korean Journal of Urology was first published in 1960. The Korean title of the journal was the ‘Taehan Pinyogikwa Hakhoe Chapchi,’ but...

Lung ultrasonography: an effective way to diagnose community-acquired pneumonia.

PURPOSE To analyse the ultrasonographic findings of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and its efficacy for diagnosis of CAP compared with chest X-ray (CXR). METHODS Patients who presented to the Emergency Department with suspected CAP were included in the study. Bedside ultrasonography was performed at each intercostal space in the midclavicular, anterior axillary, midaxillary and paraverteb...

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