Assessment of Thermal and Mechanical Indices as Acoustic Output Parameters Used in Obstetric Ultrasound in Saudi Arabia.
Awadia GareeballahWafa Ghazai AlharbiTaif Sami AlharbiRodina Mohammed AlhejailiNouf Ahmed MaashiFadwa Mohammed Al-AhmadiSultan Abdulwadoud AlshoabiMoawia GameraddinMaisa ElzakiWalaa AlsharifRaga Ahmed AbouraidaMohammed AdamAmal F H AlzainPublished in: Current medical imaging (2024)
This study found significant differences in TIs, TIb, and MI in different modes of obstetric ultrasound. Pulsed Doppler ultrasonography had the highest TIb value and a lower MI value. The ultrasound acoustic exposure output parameters were within the standard's recommended limit.