Re: Another great abuse of ultrasound...
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Mon Jun 24 12:58:38 2002
Terry -
the laugh is on us - these characters get paid upfront - cash, check or
master card. we, on the other hand, dealing with medical questions,
rely on the largesse of insurance companies. anyone else see the
problem?
art
At Mon, 24 Jun 2002, DuBose, Terry wrote:
>
>Dr. Smeltzer, we may be miscommunication... I am not talking about medical
>uses of sonography. This is about folks who are using sonography to provide
>video tapes of the baby without medical interpretations. Like the "Womb
>With a View" business in Houston that was quoted in the Wall Street Journal
>that "This is not for medical diagnosis. I don't care if the baby has 3
>legs, I will only point out 2." Heidi Evans, "Womb with a View: Unborn
>Babies Star in Fetal Film Fests," Wall Street Journal, 30 November 1993, A1,
>A4
>
>This kind of "sonography for profit", but not for medicine is proliferating.
>
>I think you will agree this attitude is abusive of sonography, and should be
>considered criminal.
>
>Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS
>Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
>CHRP, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
>Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
>501-686-6510
>http://www.io.com/~dubose/
>http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm
>http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James S Smeltzer MD [mailto:gaperina@mindspring.com]
>Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 2:01 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
>Subject: Re: Another great abuse of ultrasound...
>
>Terry,
>
>If preventing fetal death is a salutory goal, then what is the problem with
>providing a woman with information about what her fetus actually looks
>like, if she desires that information? If this is another great abuse of
>ultrasound, then I am the Mad Hatter and you are the Queen of Spades!
>
>Jim
>
>At 02:21 PM 6/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>Dr. Jeanty, these non-medical "3D Keepsake" businesses were discussed at
>the
>>AIUM Bioeffects Committee last year. The FDA expressed concerned and said
>>that they would look into it... but I have heard nothing since then.
>>
>>These operations really are proliferating. Recently I heard of an
>>accredited (JCAHO) hospital (Catholic) that is going to start a "Pro-Life
>>Clinic", not for diagnostic purposes, but for "bonding".
>>
>>Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS
>>Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
>>CHRP, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
>>Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
>>501-686-6510
>>http://www.io.com/~dubose/
>>http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm
>>http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Philippe Jeanty [mailto:Jeanty@TheFetus.net]
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 1:50 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
>>Subject: Another great abuse of ultrasound...
>>
>>Check this site... (Found by Cheryl Turner, RDMS)
>>http://www.babys1stimpressions.com
>>
--
art fougner, md
ich bin ein New Yorker
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