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Footnotes
This joint policy statement has been prepared by the Diagnostic Imaging Committee of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Point of Care Ultrasound Working Group of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and approved by the Executive and Council of the Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada and the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Radiologists.
Disclosure statements have been received from all contributors.
This document reflects emerging clinical and scientific advances on the date issued and is subject to change. The information should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure to be followed. Local institutions can dictate amendments to these opinions. They should be well documented if modified at the local level. None of these contents may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of the SOGC and the CAR.
