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 …

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 …

Confirmed experimental mammalian biological effects have occurred at intensities above
100 mW/cm 2. Reports (mostly with in vitro cell systems) of effects using diagnostic …

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 …

Ultrasound imaging has been used for medical purposes for over 50 years and has an
excellent safety record. Ultrasonic fetal scanning is generally considered safe and is …

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 …

REVUE SAFETY AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN THE CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY An editorial on Applic Page 1 Ultrasound …

Health care workers and patients alike are concerned about the safety of diagnostic
ultrasonography in clinical practice. Evidence published to date on the immediate and …

We address the issue of health and safety in relation to exposure to diagnostic ultrasound,
with particular emphasis given to obstetrics. In terms of fetal and maternal outcomes, the …

Amongst the scientific presentations at the first meeting of the British Medical Ultrasound
Group 17 years ago and the first European meeting on ultrasound in Rotterdam in 1973 …