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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1978;52:110-112
© 1978 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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HEATING OF METALLIC INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES DURING ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION

MICHAEL GROSSMAN, MD

From the Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California

Abstract

Heating of metallic IUDs during ultrasound examination has been suggested as a possible hazard to surrounding tissues.1 Serial temperature measurements of such devices during insonation with commercially available ultrasound equipment show no temperature changes during prolonged exposure. The results indicate that the possibility of significant heating of metallic objects within the body may be disregarded in clinical practice.






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