Abstract：
In recent years, personalized diagnosis and treatment have gained significant recognition and rapid development in the biomedicine and healthcare. Due to the flexibility, portability and excellent compatibility, wearable ultrasound (WUS) devices have become emerging personalized medical devices with great potential for development. Currently, with the development of the ongoing advancements in materials and structural design of the ultrasound transducers, WUS devices have improved performance and are increasingly applied in the medical field. In this review, we provide an overview of the design and structure of WUS devices, focusing on their application for diagnosis and treatment of various diseases from a clinical application perspective, and then explore the issues that need to be addressed before clinical translation. Finally, we summarize the progress made in the development of WUS devices, and discuss the current challenges and the future direction of their development. In conclusion, WUS devices usher an emerging era for biomedicine with great clinical promise.
摘要：
近年来,个性化诊断和治疗在生物医学和医疗保健领域得到了广泛认可和快速发展。由于灵活性,便携性和出色的兼容性，可穿戴超声（WUS）设备已成为新兴的个性化医疗设备，具有巨大的发展潜力。目前,随着超声换能器的材料和结构设计的不断进步，WUS装置具有改进的性能并且越来越多地应用于医疗领域。在这次审查中,我们提供了WUS设备的设计和结构的概述，从临床应用的角度着眼于它们在各种疾病的诊断和治疗中的应用，然后探讨临床翻译前需要解决的问题。最后,我们总结了WUS设备的开发进展，并讨论了当前面临的挑战和未来的发展方向。总之,WUS设备开创了生物医学的新兴时代，具有巨大的临床前景。
