The Guardian | Are the days of the stethoscope over? Times of India Its possible replacement, ultrasound , is probably most familiar as a technology for scanning pregnant woman, but is also used across the medical spectrum, to look at hearts, lungs and other organs. It has been around since the 1950s, but in its early ... Hand-held device to replace stethoscope: Indian-origin doctor Hand-held ultrasound device could replace stethoscope Hand-held device to replace stethoscope soon |