The continued examination of potential biological effects of ultrasound and their relationship
to clinical practice is a key element in evaluating the safety of diagnostic ultrasound …

Modern ultrasound imaging for diagnostic purposes has a wide range of applications. It is
used in obstetrics to monitor the progress of pregnancy, in oncology to visualize tumours …

Scientific intelligence and program support in the physical and biological sciences are
provided to the Bureau of Radiological Health by the Division of Electronic Products and the …

Medical diagnostic ultrasound has been in use for over 40 years, having found widespread
applications in ana-tomic imaging and blood flow velocity measurement in virtually all areas …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Methods and Phenomena, 3: Ultrasound: Its Applications in Medicine and Biology, Part II
focuses on the applications of ultrasound in biology and medicine, including irradiation …

Diagnostic ultrasonography has provided an incredible wealth of knowledge in medicine.
Few would be willing to deny the impact this modality has had on patient care, particularly …