AIUM Official Statements

AIUM Official Statements contain the AIUM’s official position on important topics related to clinical ultrasound and provide guidance and support to the ultrasound community. A significant number of these official statements deal with ultrasound safety. A full list can be found here

While you are certainly not expected to know these statements word for word, you should have a good understanding of the main points. To assist, I have summarized a few of the important statements as follows:

AIUM Recommended Maximum Scanning Times for Displayed Thermal Index (TI)
AIUM Statement on the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) Principle
AIUM Guidelines for Cleaning and Preparing External- and Internal-Use Ultrasound Transducers and Equipment Between Patients as well as Safe Handling and Use of Ultrasound Coupling Gel