Routine ultrasound screening.
In the USA, the cost-effective use of health-care dollars is currently of great importance. The routine use of technology such as ultrasound will undergo great scrutiny. Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the US National Institutes of Health have recommended that ultrasound be used only for indicated reasons because of concerns about safety and efficacy.
Gomez
K J
KJ
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, Newhaven, Connecticut.
Copel
J A
JA
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012449:Safety; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data