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Ultrasound Safety references - http://www.ob-ultrasound.net/joewoo3x.html
part of a comprehensive guide to Obstetric ultrasound (Joseph Woo) |
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Excerpt from the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement - 1984 - http://www.ob-ultrasound.net/joewoo3y.html
Lack of risk has been assumed because no adverse effects have been demonstrated clearly in humans. However, other evidence dictates that a hypothetical risk must be presumed with ultrasound. Like-wise, the efficacy of many uses of ultrasound in improving the management and outcome of pregnancy also has been assumed rather than demonstrated, especially its value as a routine screening procedure. |
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ACE Graphics - Ultrasound: More Harm Than Good? - http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/wagner02.html
The dissemination of ultrasound into clinical obstetrics is reflected in inappropriate statements made in the obstetrical literature regarding its appropriate use. |