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Re: 4D Ultrasound From: Karen Roersma (kroersmardms@netscape.net) Tue Jul 2 21:51:56 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Karen Roersma: "Re: 4 D Ultrasound" Previous message: eldon@perfectsurveys.com: "Build an Online Survey FREE" Next in thread: art fougner, md: "Re: 4D Ultrasound" Reply: art fougner, md: "Re: 4D Ultrasound" Terry, I think GE may be the company who sold to a sonographer who consequently started her own "fetal ultrasound portrait studio." You & I hane discussed this situation previously. FDA notified, but guess what? Still operating! She's working through a loophole, but who knows if it's big enough for her to continue, especially if the complaints keep coming in. Shame on GE! Don't even try to tell me the salesperson doesn't know the use is non-medical! Anyone ready to start writing letters to the editor to your local papers? You know, get the word out that this type of "business" exposes parents to risks suck as a missed diagnosis, and possible fetal bioeffects from operator error and possible higher exposure from 3- and 4-D scanners, and NO regulation of operators (could be a day care operator who decides to open a "sonographic portrait studio." Most parents have NO CLUE of the potential risks, and all for a cute photo & some video! -- Karen Roersma, RDMS At Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Terry J DuBose wrote: > >Obviously it is going to be up to the medical community to assure that >sonography is used by appropriately educated people for appropriate >purposes. It certainly isn't going to be policed by those who stand to >profit the most from its abuse. > >GE is a huge corporation, and with the current USA government under such >strong influence (control?) by the corporate culture, it may be difficult >to maintain the logical and orderly use of diagnostic sonography. Those >who stand to profit the most from it's abuse are not going to care who >uses sonography for medical or non-medical purposes. > >This is going to require a very difficult and huge public relations >effort to educate the public and government about the risks of diagnostic >sonography due to wrong or missed diagnoses. > >Peace, Terry J DuBose, M.S., RDMS > Next message: Karen Roersma: "Re: 4 D Ultrasound" Previous message: eldon@perfectsurveys.com: "Build an Online Survey FREE" Next in thread: art fougner, md: "Re: 4D Ultrasound" Reply: art fougner, md: "Re: 4D Ultrasound"

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