Re: 4D Ultrasound
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Wed Jul 3 09:58:41 2002
the AIUM executive committee is discussing this matter now - why not
call organization headquarters? also the suggestion for folks wanting a
4d baby pic to be given the phone number of the local ge salesperson is
a good one.
art
At Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Karen Roersma wrote:
>
>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:
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>>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
>>
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art fougner, md
ich bin ein New Yorker
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