title: Transducers in medical ultrasound. Part 4: Transducer safety.
abstract: Transducer safety encompasses a wide spectrum of topics. It may range from mechanical construction reliability to biological effects created by ultrasound radiation. In this Paper the electrical and acoustical safety aspects are summarized and initial experience with sterilization of echocardiographic transducers for peroperative cardiac scanning is mentioned.
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods; D014159:Transducers