ULTRASOUND Messages for December, 2005: Re: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven

Re: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven
From: Tom (tak@direcway.com)
Tue Dec 6 18:02:59 2005

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Mr. DuBose,
Have Tom Cruise buy himself a CT scanner or MRI and see what happens when he carries a screwdriver with him to the MRI.
Thomas
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From: DuBose, Terry To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:31 AM Subject: RE: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven
I agree that, in Cruise's case, there is no real harm done. assuming the fetus is normal and needs no further care.
However, the impression this gives to the public is that sonography is simple and ANYONE can do it effectively; and there is no need for any education beyond reading the users' manual.
It also sets a precedent for ignoring the FDA and the medical rules/regulations that have good reasoning behind them.
Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
Associate Professor & Director Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563 Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA 501-686-6510 DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu http://www.io.com/~dubose/ http://www.uams.edu/chrp/dms/default.asp http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------

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From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Dave Berck Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:01 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND Subject: Re: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven
Newsflash -- the rich get better (and / or more) medical care than the rest of us. If Mr. Scientology is doing is own scans in lieu of proper scans, then there's no helping him anyway. Otherwise, no harm done IMHO. Genuine concerns about fetal damage from diagnostic soundwaves are a total absurdity. I can't believe anyone who does ultrasound for a living seriously believes this. There's much more harm done by ACR representatives voicing such ridiculous concerns, thereby possibly deterring patients from getting needed scans. Personally, I'm more worried about celebrities buying their way up the transplant list.
Marveen Craig <Cramar25@earthlink.net> wrote:
Thanks Terry for the heads up! Just in from Australia, but I've already responded to MSNBC's "Maternity Madness Mailbag" option at the end of the article. I hope MSNBC is inundated by responses from the entire sonography community.
Cruise's actions set a bad example/precedence for those with the finances to afford their own in-home ultrasound units. Forget the FDA, if/when they get around to investigating this, the baby will be eligible for pre-school.
Can't help wondering where the Cruise/Holmes obstetrician is in all of this? Hopefully, he/she is guiding and advising this couple appropriately.
Let's hope Mr. Cruise turns that transducer over to a competent registered sonographer or physician/sonologist very soon.
Marveen Craig Tucson, Arizona

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DuBose, Terry wrote:
>One of my students found this article... it has a survey for your >opinion on this subject. > >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10309963/ >
David J. Berck, MD, MPH
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<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Mr. DuBose,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have Tom Cruise buy himself a CT scanner or MRI and see what happens when he carries a screwdriver with him to the MRI.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thomas</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: <A title=DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu href="mailto:DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu">DuBose, Terry</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net href="mailto:ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net">Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:31 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> I agree that, in Cruise’s case, there is no real harm done… assuming the fetus is normal and needs no further care.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> However, the impression this gives to the public is that sonography is simple and ANYONE can do it effectively; and there is no need for any education beyond reading the users’ manual.    <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It also sets a precedent for ignoring the FDA and the medical rules/regulations that have good reasoning behind them. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM <o:p></o:p> Associate Professor & Director Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563 Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA 501-686-6510 DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu <A href="http://www.io.com/~dubose/">http://www.io.com/~dubose/</A> <A href="http://www.uams.edu/chrp/dms/default.asp">http://www.uams.edu/chrp/dms/default.asp</A> <A href="http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm">http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm</A> --------------------------------------------------------------- <SPAN=20 --------------------------------------------------------------- style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial=20 --------------------------------------------------------------- Black??><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alignÎnter> <HR tabIndex=-1 alignÎnter width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Dave Berck Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:01 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND Subject: Re: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV id=RTEContent> Newsflash -- the rich get better (and / or more) medical care than the rest of us. If Mr. Scientology is doing is own scans in lieu of proper scans, then there's no helping him anyway. Otherwise, no harm done IMHO. Genuine concerns about fetal damage from diagnostic soundwaves are a total absurdity. I can't believe anyone who does ultrasound for a living seriously believes this. There's much more harm done by ACR representatives voicing such ridiculous concerns, thereby possibly deterring patients from getting needed scans. Personally, I'm more worried about celebrities buying their way up the transplant list. Marveen Craig <Cramar25@earthlink.net> wrote: <o:p></o:p> Thanks Terry for the heads up! Just in from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, but I've already responded to MSNBC's "Maternity Madness Mailbag" option at the end of the article. I hope MSNBC is inundated by responses from the entire sonography community. Cruise's actions set a bad example/precedence for those with the finances to afford their own in-home ultrasound units. Forget the FDA, if/when they get around to investigating this, the baby will be eligible for pre-school. Can't help wondering where the Cruise/Holmes obstetrician is in all of this? Hopefully, he/she is guiding and advising this couple appropriately. Let's hope Mr. Cruise turns that transducer over to a competent registered sonographer or physician/sonologist very soon. Marveen Craig <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Tucson</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Arizona</st1:State></st1:place> ========= ========================== ========== DuBose, Terry wrote: >One of my students found this article... it has a survey for your >opinion on this subject. > >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10309963/ > > > > ><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> David J. Berck, MD, MPH<o:p></o:p></DIV> ========================= ========================== ====================== Confidentiality
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