E-mail: sheiner@ bgu. ac. il he use of diagnostic ultrasound (DUS) has become widespread,
in labor rooms, private offices, emergency departments, and even the shopping mall, 1, 2 …

Diagnostic ultrasound is a form of energy that has the potential for effects in tissues
(bioeffects). The 2 most likely mechanisms are heating and cavitation. The thermal index (TI) …

Diagnostic ultrasound has been described as an extension of the human hand, such is our
dependence on it in obstetrics. From its official introduction into the medical world in 1942 by …

ABSTRACT The “Ordinance on Protection Against the Harmful Effects of Non-Ionizing
Radiation in Human Applications” will go into effect at the beginning of 2021 [1]. § 10 of this …

Ultrasound is a commonly employed imaging modality in obstetrics and is generally
regarded as safe to the fetus. Current ultrasound technology, however, has significantly …

Purpose. As a form of energy, diagnostic ultrasound has bioeffects on living tissues. The
thermal index (TI), TIS (TI for soft tissue), TIB (TI for bone), TIC (TI for cranial bone) expresses …

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 …

Objective The goal was to examine the knowledge of ultrasound end users regarding safety
of ultrasound in pregnancy, and to compare it to ultrasound end users in the United States …

Objective The purpose of this study was to quantify the acoustic output of clinical ultrasound
instruments, as expressed by the thermal index (TI) and mechanical index (MI), during …

Obstetric ultrasonography is already in use for decades. Animal experiments have revealed
the teratogenic potential of bioeffects as consequence of ultrasonographic exposure. These …