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Ultrasound Safety

There have been a number of publications linking diagnostic ultrasound to an increase in IUGR and the stimulation of endothelial cell growth and the release of A-tp. The following links provide more information on this important subject:

• Eugenius S. B. C. et.al Prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves impacts neuronal migration in mice. PNAS - August 22, 2006, vol. 103, no. 34, 12903-12910
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• Alexandrov AV, Molina CA, Grotta JC, et.al. Ultrasound-enhanced systemic thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med. 2004 Nov 18;351(21):2154-5.
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• Paul Syme Controversies in Stroke: Detection of Small Vessel Knock using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography - implications for the Ischaemic Penumbra and the treatment of Small Vessel Occlusive Stroke
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• Newnham JP, Evans SF, Michael CA, Stanley FJ, Landau LI. Effects of frequent ultrasound during pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 1993 Oct 9;342(8876):887-91.
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• Tarantal AF; Hendrickx AG. Evaluation of the bioeffects of prenatal ultrasound exposure in the cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis): II. Growth and behaviour during the first year. Teratology, 1989 Feb, 39:2, 149-62
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• Salvesen KA; Vatten LJ; Eik-Nes SH; Hugdahl K; Bakketeig LS. Routine ultrasonography in utero and subsequent handedness and neurological development. BMJ, 1993 Jul 17, 307:6897, 159-64
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• Campbell JD; Elford RW; Brant RF. Case-control study of prenatal ultrasonography exposure in children with delayed speech. Can Med Assoc J, 1993 Nov 15, 149:10, 1435-40
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• Kieler H; Axelsson O; Haglund B; Nilsson S; Salvesen KA. Routine ultrasound screening in pregnancy and the children's subsequent handedness. Early Hum Dev, 1998 Jan, 50:2, 233-45
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