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The effects of pulsed ultrasound on the fetus.
Author(s) -
Carstensen E L,
Gates A H
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1984.3.4.145
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , fetus , diagnostic ultrasound , transient (computer programming) , obstetrics , radiology , pregnancy , biology , computer science , genetics , operating system
Recent developments suggest that transient cavitation must be considered in assessing the safety of diagnostic uses of ultrasound. An analysis of the literature on exposure of the fetus to pulsed ultrasound reveals no direct evidence that diagnostic ultrasound produces any effect on the fetus.