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

Anumber OF recent events has stimulated increased interest in the safety of ultrasound. The
use of ultrasound continues to grow in obstetrics, and more obstetricians are recommending …

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 …

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) and World
Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) disapprove of the use of …

Objective To review the biological effects and safety of obstetric ultrasound. Outcome Outline
the circumstances in which safety may be a concern with obstetric ultrasound. Evidence The …

Ultrasound is an imaging modality that has important diagnostic value. Although useful in a
variety of applications, diagnostic ultrasound is particularly useful in prenatal diagnosis. To …

Nearly two million obstetric ultrasound scans per year are performed in England, a rate of
over three per live birth1. A substantial percentage of these occur during the first trimester of …

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 …

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 …

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 …