Ultrasound safety in obstetrics: What are the concerns?

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 228-239

  Barnett, Stanley B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioeffect; Diagnostic ultrasound; Fetus; Pulsed Doppler sonography; Safety; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B SCAN; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0029548225     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: 15360253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013644-199513040-00004     Document Type: Article

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