RT Journal Article
T1 A Preliminary Study on the Safety of Elastography during Pregnancy: Hypoacusia, Anthropometry, and Apgar Score in Newborns.
A1 Massó, Paloma
A1 Melchor, Juan
A1 Rus, Guillermo
A1 Molina, Francisca Sonia
K1 ARFE
K1 Apgar test score
K1 anthropometric measurements
K1 elastography
K1 fetal safety
K1 hypoacusia
K1 ultrasound safety
AB Transient or acoustic radiation force elastography (ARFE) is becoming the most extended technology to assess cervical effacement, additionally to the Bishop test and conventional ultrasound. However, a debate on the fetal safety has been opened due to the high intensity focused beam emitted to produce shear waves. This work is aimed at providing preliminary data to assess clinical effects of fetal exposure. A follow-up study in newborns of 42 women exposed to ARFE during pregnancy was carried out to explore neonatal hypoacusia, Apgar test, and anthropometry. No hypoacusia cases attributable to ARFE were observed. The Apgar test at five minutes scored normally in all the newborns. Comparisons between anthropometric measurements showed no significant statistically differences. The results preclude to state the harmfulness nor the safety of ARFE. However, given the concern on the high level of energy and the potential risk of harmful bioeffects, larger studies are recommended.
SN 2075-4418
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-18
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26432
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26432
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 11, 2025