Mechanical and Biological Effects of Ultrasound: A Review of Present Knowledge

Publication date: Available online 23 March 2017
Source:Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
Author(s): Zahra Izadifar, Paul Babyn, Dean Chapman
Ultrasound is widely used for medical diagnosis and increasingly for therapeutic purposes. An understanding of the bio-effects of sonography is important for clinicians and scientists working in the field because permanent damage to biological tissues can occur at high levels of exposure. Here the underlying principles of thermal mechanisms and the physical interactions of ultrasound with biological tissues are reviewed. Adverse health effects derived from cellular studies, animal studies and clinical reports are reviewed to provide insight into the in vitro and in vivo bio-effects of ultrasound.



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