A comparison between acoustic output indices in 2D and 3D/4D ultrasound in obstetrics

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-328

  Sheiner, E ^a,c   Hackmon, R ^b   Shoham Vardi, I ^d   Pombar, X ^a   Hussey, M J ^a   Strassner, H T ^a   Abramowicz, J S ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; 4D ultrasound; Acoustic output; Mechanical index; Safety; Thermal index

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NOISE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33947372937     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3933     Document Type: Article

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