Obstetric Ultrasonography

Obstetric Ultrasonography

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Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight	10	1	Log in \| Sign up
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Routine late pregnancy ultrasound in low risk or unselected populations does not confer benefit on mother or baby. There is a lack of data about the potential psychological effects of routine ultrasound in late pregnancy, and the effects on both short and

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Pubmed Data : Ugeskr Laeger. 2001 Oct 15;163(42):5813-4. PMID: 11685852

Article Published Date : Oct 15, 2001

Study Type : Meta Analysis

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Anti Therapeutic Actions : Obstetric Ultrasonography : CK(137) : AC(26)

Routine late pregnancy ultrasound was not associated with improvements in overall perinatal mortality. There is a lack of data with regard to long term substantive outcomes such as neurodevelopment.

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Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007(2):CD001451. Epub 2007 Jul 18. PMID: 17636674

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007

Study Type : Meta Analysis

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Exposure to multiple prenatal ultrasound examinations from 18 weeks' gestation onwards might be associated with a small effect on fetal growth.

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Pubmed Data : Lancet. 2004 Dec 4-10;364(9450):2038-44. PMID: 15582061

Study Type : Human Study

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Frequent exposure to ultrasound during pregnancy has been linked to intrauterine growth restriction and lower birth weight.

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Pubmed Data : Lancet. 1993 Oct 9;342(8876):887-91. PMID: 8105165

Article Published Date : Oct 09, 1993

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight : CK(202) : AC(18)

Anti Therapeutic Actions : Obstetric Ultrasonography : CK(137) : AC(26)

Frequent ultrasound exposure has been associated with lower birthweight due to possible skeletal growth restriction.

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Pubmed Data : Early Hum Dev. 1996 Jul 19;45(3):203-14. PMID: 8855394

Article Published Date : Jul 19, 1996

Study Type : Human Study

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Intrauterine ultrasound exposure has been linked with low birth weight, delayed speech, and increased incidence of left-handedness.

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Pubmed Data : Teratology. 1999 Apr;59(4):252-60. PMID: 10331528

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 1999

Study Type : Human Study

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Screening ultrasonography resulted in no clinically significant benefit.

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Pubmed Data : Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Sep;169(3):483-9. PMID: 8372849

Article Published Date : Sep 01, 1993

Study Type : Human Study

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There is weak association with ultrasound exposure and lower intellectual performance.

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Pubmed Data : Epidemiology. 2005 May;16(3):304-10. PMID: 15824544

Article Published Date : May 01, 2005

Study Type : Human Study

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Ultrasound exposure in fetal life increases the risk of left-handedness in men, suggesting that prenatal ultrasound affects the fetal brain.

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Pubmed Data : J Oral Sci. 2003 Sep;45(3):153-9. PMID: 11679787

Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2003

Study Type : Human Study

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Diagnostic ultrasound can induce harmful effects on mouse growth and development when given at certain critical periods of gestation.

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Pubmed Data : Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2006 Aug;76(8):602-8. PMID: 16998817

Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2006

Study Type : Animal Study

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Early fetal brain is highly susceptible to induction of neurobehavioral changes, e.g. memory and learning impairment, by ultrasound exposure.

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Pubmed Data : Ann Anat. 2008;190(1):37-45. Epub 2007 Oct 22. PMID: 18342141

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008

Study Type : Animal Study

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Fetal thermal effects of diagnostic ultrasound should be studied further due to the possibility of adverse effects.

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Pubmed Data : J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Apr;27(4):541-59; quiz 560-3. PMID: 18359908

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2008

Study Type : Animal Study

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Prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves results in a small but significant impact on neuronal migration in mice.

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Pubmed Data : Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Aug 22;103(34):12903-10. Epub 2006 Aug 10. PMID: 16901978

Article Published Date : Aug 22, 2006

Study Type : Animal Study

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Pulsed ultrasound increases the temperature in the guinea-pig fetal brain between 1.1-4.3 degrees C.

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Pubmed Data : Ultrasound Med Biol. 1998 Nov;24(9):1467-74. PMID: 10385968

Article Published Date : Nov 01, 1998

Study Type : Animal Study

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The appears to be neurotoxicity associated with the use of diagnostic ultrasound and higher susceptibility of early fetal brain to induction of lasting detrimental changes by ultrasound exposure.

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Pubmed Data : J Neurosci Res. 2001 Sep 1;65(5):446-54. PMID: 12034351

Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2001

Study Type : Animal Study

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The repeated exposures to ultrasound or its combination with X-rays could be detrimental to the embryonic development and can impair adult brain function when administered at certain stages of organogenesis.

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Pubmed Data : Ann Neurol. 2001 Apr;49(4):540-3. PMID: 7760777

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2001

Study Type : Animal Study

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Anti Therapeutic Actions : Obstetric Ultrasonography : CK(137) : AC(26), X-ray Diagnostic Technologies : CK(467) : AC(64)

Ultrasound exposure during the early fetal period can impair brain function in the adult mouse.

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Pubmed Data : Radiat Res. 1995 Mar;141(3):314-7. PMID: 7871159

Article Published Date : Mar 01, 1995

Study Type : Animal Study

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Ultrasound induces temperature increase (between 1.2-4.9 degrees C) in guinea-pig fetal brain in utero.

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Pubmed Data : Ultrasound Med Biol. 1998 Nov;24(9):1501-10. PMID: 10385971

Article Published Date : Nov 01, 1998

Study Type : Animal Study

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Ultrasound may have some adverse effects on the mouse embryos depending on the developmental stage at which the exposure occurred.

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Pubmed Data : Radiat Res. 1992 Apr;130(1):125-8. PMID: 1561312

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 1992

Study Type : Animal Study

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Exposure to ultrasound in utero without medical indication should be avoided due to possible adverse effects on neurological development.

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Pubmed Data : Ultrasound Med Biol. 2010 Aug;36(8):1221-3. Epub 2010 May 5. PMID: 20447752

Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2010

Study Type : Review

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Fetal ultrasound and its ability to result in mechanical effects raise questions about the acoustic threshold that might induce potentially adverse developmental effects in the fetus.

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Pubmed Data : J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Apr;27(4):597-605; quiz 606-9. PMID: 18359910

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2008

Study Type : Review

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Intramembrane cavitation as a unifying mechanism for ultrasound-induced bioeffects.

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Pubmed Data : Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Feb 22 ;108(8):3258-63. Epub 2011 Feb 7. PMID: 21300891

Article Published Date : Feb 21, 2011

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Diseases : Fetal Diseases : CK(1) : AC(1)

Anti Therapeutic Actions : Obstetric Ultrasonography : CK(137) : AC(26)

Prenatal ultrasound exposure has been associated with higher rates of left-handedness in males.

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Pubmed Data : Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2007 Jan-Apr;93(1-3):295-300. Epub 2006 Aug 22. PMID: 16959302

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007

Study Type : Review

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The potential teratrogenic effects of ultrasound on brain development may have implications for autism.

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Pubmed Data : BMC Physiol. 2010;10:11. Epub 2010 Jun 22. PMID: 20149552

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Autism Spectrum Disorders : CK(1354) : AC(112)

Anti Therapeutic Actions : Obstetric Ultrasonography : CK(137) : AC(26)

Ultrasound exposure is associated with thermal hazards.

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Pubmed Data : Ultraschall Med. 2001 Jun;22(3):146-52. PMID: 11484447

Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2001

Study Type : Review

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