During the past several decades, the use of ultrasound technology in the clinical setting has
greatly increased. Because nearly every pregnant woman receives at least one sonographic …

Safety assurance for diagnostic ultrasound in obstetrics began with a tacit assumption of
safety allowed by a federal law enacted in 1976 for then-existing medical ultrasound …

It has been estimated that more than half of all pregnant women in the United States
undergo diagnostic ultrasound during their pregnancies. In light of this, the question of safety …

Processes that can produce a biological effect with some degree of heating (ie, about 1° C
above the physiologic temperature) act via a thermal mechanism. Investigations with …

This report reviews and establishes patterns from the literature on experimental ultrasound
exposures of inframammalian embryos and prenatal laboratory mammals. Exposure to …

This report reviews and establishes patterns from the literature on experimental ultrasound
exposures of inframammalian embryos and prenatal laboratory mammals. Exposure to …

In this discussion, any biological effect of ultrasound that is accompanied by temperature
increments less than 1° C above normal physiologic levels is called a mechanical effect …

Abstract Pregnant Sprague‐Dawley rats were trained to remain immobile when placed in
water in an ultrasound exposure tank and exposed to 0, 0.1, 2.0, or 30.0 W/cm2 ISPTA …

Ultrasound imaging has been used clinically as an effective diagnostic tool over the past 30
years. In spite of literally millions of examinations, there is no verified documented evidence …

Imaging with ultrasound is common in obstetric practice. Several laboratory animal studies
have shown retardation in fetal growth after experimental ultrasound exposure. This …