Is Acoustic Cavitation Produced by Diagnostic Ultrasound Devices?

There is considerable evidence that acoustic c avitation can be produced in vivo by diagnostic ultrasound d evices. T his paper presents the available evidence and concludes that it is likely that acoustic cavitation is produced by these d evices ii w. However, because of the discrete nature of the cavitation, and the limited number of events that occur, this cavitation is unlikely to be detected or to manifest itself in terms of deleterious b iological effects .