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7. Standard for Real-Time Display of Thermal and Mechanical Acoustic Output
Indices on Diagnostic Ultrasound Equipment. (Revision 1, AIUM, NEMA.
1998)
8. WFUMB. Symposium on Safety of Ultrasound in Medicine: Conclusions and
Recommendations on Thermal and Non-Thermal Mechanisms for Biological
Effects of Ultrasound, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 1998: Vol. 24, Supple-
ment 1.
Acoustic Output and Measurement
Since the initial use of diagnostic ultrasound, the possible human biological effects
(bioeffects) from ultrasound exposure have been studied by various scientific and
medical institutions. In October 1987, the American Institute of Ultrasound in
Medicine (AIUM) ratified a report prepared by its Bioeffects Committee (Bioef-
fects Considerations for the Safety of Diagnostic Ultrasound, J Ultrasound Med.,
Sept. 1988: Vol. 7, No. 9 Supplement), sometimes referred to as the Stowe
Report, which reviewed available data on possible effects of ultrasound exposure.
Another report “Bioeffects and Safety of Diagnostic Ultrasound,” dated January
28, 1993, provides more current information.
The acoustic output for this system has been measured and calculated in accor-
dance with the “Acoustic Output Measurement Standard for Diagnostic Ultra-
sound Equipment” (AIUM, NEMA 1998), the “Standard for Real-Time Display of
Thermal and Mechanical Acoustic Output Indices on Diagnostic Ultrasound
Equipment” (Revision 1, AIUM, NEMA 1998), and the September, 1997 FDA doc-
ument “Information for Manufacturers Seeking Marketing Clearance of Diagnostic
Ultrasound Systems and Transducers.”
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