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WebMaster: Dr David H. Dighton
Echo-sounding of the heart has been available since the late
1960’s. St George’s Hospital at Hyde Park Corner, London
was the first in the UK to have this equipment. It was further
developed there for Cambridge Instruments by Graham
Leech. Dr David Dighton was a Research Fellow, working with
Dr Aubrey Leatham at the time. David and Graham made some of
the first high quality heart echo recordings combining pictures
of the heart with heart sounds and movements.
