Mechanical and Biological Effects of Ultrasound: A Review of Present Knowledge.
Author: Izadifar Z1, Babyn P2, Chapman D3
Affiliation:
1Division of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Electronic address: z.izadifar@gmail.com.
2Department of Medical Imaging, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
3Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Conference/Journal: Ultrasound Med Biol.
Date published: 2017 Jun
Other:
Volume ID: 43 , Issue ID: 6 , Pages: 1085-1104 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.01.023. Epub 2017 Mar 23. , Word Count: 98
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.
KEYWORDS: Biological effect; Cavitation; Mechanical effect; Ultrasound
PMID: 28342566 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.01.023
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