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Obstetric ultrasound has revolutionized clinical practice by expanding knowledge of fetal
growth, physiology, and behavior, and allowing the fetus to emerge as a treatable patient …

Ultrasound's record of safety seems to be perfect, with no undisputed reports of adverse
effects in humans. However, all epidemiologic studies published so far are based on …

Today we are living in a globalized world in which information on what is happening in one
part of the world is easily communicated to other parts of the world. This happens thanks to …

Technological development has led to significant improvements in ultrasonographic
capabilities in recent years, and this has been accompanied by increases in acoustic output …

The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) has embarked on a
project to arrive at international guidelines and consensus statements on the safe and …

The diagnostic ultrasound was considered safe after the intensity threshold was known and
the output intensity (Ispta) was regulated to be less than 10 mW/cm2 in diagnostic devices in …

Although there has been no conclusive evidence to suggest that ultrasound is dangerous in
pregnancy, precautions would seem sensible. Doctors should minimize patient exposure …

Abstract Objective Three‐dimensional (3D) ultrasound is gaining popularity in prenatal
diagnosis. While there are no studies regarding the safety of 3D ultrasound, it is now widely …

It has long been said that ultrasonography is like having a second set of eyes for
obstetricians. Use of transperineal ultrasonography is becoming more and more common in …