Dangers in the dark: calling for a safer practice of transvaginal ultrasonography

K Collins, T Hamlyn, G Bruxner… - Australasian journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The intimate examination is an important component of the assessment of a
patient presenting with obstetric or gynaecological concerns. Ultrasound practitioners, like …

Non-linear wave propagation and safety standards for diagnostic ultrasound devices

E Jafarzadeh, AN Sinclair - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Safety standards for clinical diagnostic ultrasonic devices were developed for use in
relatively low-frequency systems (1–10 MHz), under the assumption that non-linear effects …

Hydrophone spatial averaging correction for acoustic exposure measurements from arrays—Part I: Theory and impact on diagnostic safety indexes

KA Wear - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article reports underestimation of mechanical index (MI) and nonscanned thermal index
for bone near focus (TIB) due to hydrophone spatial averaging effects that occur during …

Thermal management of an interventional medical device with double layer encapsulation

NBD Do, E Andreassen, S Edwardsen… - Experimental Heat …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a thermal study of a double-layer encapsulation for an interventional
medical device, which operates temporarily inside the human esophagus for cardiac …

Temperature elevation in an instrumented phantom insonated by B-mode imaging, pulse Doppler and shear wave elastography

M Issaoui, P Miloro, X Balandraud, I Rivens… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Diagnostic ultrasound is the gold standard for obstetric scanning and one of the most
important imaging techniques for perinatal and neonatal monitoring and diagnosis …

How Safe Is the Use of Ultrasound in Prenatal Medicine? Facts and Contradictions. Part 1–Ultrasound-Induced Bioeffects

H Dudwiesus, E Merz - … in der Medizin-European Journal of …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
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 …

The use of transvaginal ultrasound alters physiologic uterine peristalsis in gynecologic participants

K Anderson, S Wang, S Pizzella, Q Wang, Y Wang… - F&S Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To study whether transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) affected the uterine peristalsis
(UP) patterns in nonpregnant participants. Design Institutional review board–approved …

Medical Thermology 2017-a computer-assisted literature survey.

K Ammer - Thermology International, 2018 - search.ebscohost.com
Methods A search in Scopus with the terms" thermology" OR" thermography" OR" infrared
thermal imaging" OR" infrared imaging" OR" thermal imaging" OR" thermometry" OR" …

Temperature rise caused by shear wave elastography, pulse Doppler and B-mode in biological tissue: An infrared thermographic approach

M Issaoui, X Balandraud, M Grédiac, B Blaysat… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the interest in and relevance of the use of infrared
thermography, which is a non-invasive full-field surface temperature measurement …

[PDF][PDF] Repeatability of Ovarian Antral Follicular Wave Dynamics during the Human Menstrual Cycle

GM Antaya - 2023 - harvest.usask.ca
Context: Ovarian follicles are fluid-filled sacs which contain oocytes ('egg'cells). The number
of ovarian follicles depletes with age and thus, is indicative of reproductive potential. Two or …