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ACE Graphics - Ultrasound: More Harm Than Good?: The ultrasound story begins in July 1955 when an obstetrician in Scotland, Ian Donald, borrowed an industrial ultrasound machine used to detect flaws in metal and tried it out on some tumours, which he had removed previously, using a beefsteak as the control. He discovered ...

Excerpt from the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement - 1984: 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 ...

Ultrasound Safety references: This is a comprehensive guide to Obstetric ultrasound