Fetal ultrasound: Mechanical effects

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 597-605

  Stratmeyer, Melvin E ^a   Greenleaf, James F ^b   Dalecki, Diane ^c   Salvesen, Kjell A ^d  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c University of Rochester   (United States)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fetus; Mechanical effects; Obstetrics; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; OBSTETRICS; ULTRASONICS;

ANIMAL MODELS; DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; NONTHERMAL EFFECTS;

FETAL MONITORING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 41749099483     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.4.597     Document Type: Conference Paper

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