From SUMROC to CTSUM—A Brief History of Politics in Ultrasound †

A brief history of the affiliation process of the ultrasound society of Taiwan to the Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology and the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology is described. Although such an affiliation sounds very easy today, it required complicated and delicate negotiations and moderations in those difficult days (from 1986 to 1991). This was a typical past example of how politics was brought into the field of medical ultrasound. As some of the people involved have already passed away, a record of the hidden history might be needful and brought up from the viewpoint of the mediator.