2011 Congress Awards

21st World Congress, 18th - 22nd September 2011, Los Angeles, USA

Congratulations to all our award winners who were acknowledged during the 21st World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Los Angeles. 

 

FREE COMMUNICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The following free communications presented at the 21^st World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology are acknowledged as the best presentations in their categories. Full abstracts to these titles can be found in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2011; 38 (Supple. 1). We thank these authors for their valuable contributions to our scientific program.

Top five abstracts winner

Prevention of preterm delivery in twin gestations (PREDICT): a multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial on the effect of vaginal micronised progesterone (OC01.01)

L. Rode^1,2, K. Klein³, K. Nicolaides⁴, E. Krampl-Bettelheim³, I. Vogel⁵, H. Larsen⁶, A. Holmskov⁷, K. Riis Andreasen⁸, N. Uldbjerg⁹, J. Ramb¹⁰, B. Bødker¹¹, L. Skibsted^12,2, L. Sperling¹³, S. Hinterberger¹⁴, L. Krebs¹⁵, H. Zingenberg¹⁶, E. Weiss¹⁷, I. Strobl¹⁸, L. Laursen¹⁹, J. Tranberg Christensen²⁰, B.M. Hansen²¹, A. Lando²¹, A. Tabor^1,2

¹Department of Fetal Medicine 4002, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; ²Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; ³Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ⁴Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ⁵Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark; ⁶Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; ⁷Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark;⁸Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; ⁹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark; ¹⁰Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sønderborg Hospital, Sønderborg, Denmark; ¹¹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hillerød Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark; ¹²Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Roskilde University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark; ¹³Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; ¹⁴Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, General Hospital of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria; ¹⁵Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark; ¹⁶Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark; ¹⁷Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; ¹⁸Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ¹⁹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark;²⁰Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gentofte Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark; ²¹Department of Neonatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Alfred Kratochwil award for best oral communication on 3D ultrasound

Fetal brain morphology and medullary vascular development (OC23.05)

R.K. Pooh

CRIFM Clinical Research Institute of Fetal Medicine PMC, Osaka, Japan

Young Investigator award winner - obstetrics

Impaired maternal cardiac contractility and systolic dysfunction is a feature of preterm and not term preeclampsia (OC03.05)

K. Melchiorre^1,2, G. Sutherland², A. Baltabaeva², M. Liberati³, B. Thilaganathan¹

¹Fetal Maternal Medicine Unit, St George’s Hospital, University of London, University of London, London, United Kingdom; ²Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom; ³Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy

Young Investigator award winner – gynecology

Agreement between ultrasound and histopathological findings with regard to tumor size and extent of local disease in cases of early stage cervical cancer (OC24.01)

A. Gaurilcikas¹, D. Vaitkiene¹, A. Cizauskas², E. Svedas¹, A. Bartusevicius¹, S. Augustis³, A. Testa⁴

¹Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; ²Department of Pathology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; ³Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; ⁴Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Best Oral Communications

The following oral communications were each selected as the best in their subject area. Selection was according to a combination of anonymous peer-review in advance of the Congress and scores for presentations and/or scientific merit allocated on-site by a panel of judges.

CNS

Fetal optic nerve sheath measurement as a potential non-invasive tool for assessment of increased intracranial pressure (23.01)

K.K. Haratz^1,2, F. Viñals³, D. Lev^4,7, H. Feit^1,7, L. Ben-Sira^5,7, T. Lerman-Sagie^6,7, G. Malinger^1,7

¹Division of Prenatal Diagnosis, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; ²Fetal Medicine Discipline, Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil; ³Clinica AGB Ultrasonografia, Clinica Sanatorio Aleman, Concepcion, Chile; ⁴Genetics Institute, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; ⁵Division of Pediatric Radiology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; ⁶Division of Pediatric Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; ⁷Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

 

Early pregnancy

Local and systemic methotrexate injection may be the preferred treatment of cesarean section scar pregnancies: experience of 16 cases (OC07.03)

I.E. Timor-Tritsch, A. Monteagudo, E. Rodgers, R. Santos

Ob/Gyn Dept., NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

 

Aneuploidy & fetal anomalies - first trimester

Increased nuchal translucency, normal karyotype and infant development (OC02.03)

C.B. Miltoft¹, C.K. Ekelund¹, B.M. Hansen², A. Lando², O.B. Petersen³, P. Skovbo⁴, F.S. Jørgensen⁵, L. Sperling⁶, H. Zingenberg⁷, A. Nikkila⁸, A.C. Shalmi⁹, I. Stornes¹⁰, V. Ersbak¹¹, A. Tabor¹

¹Fetal Medicine and Ultrasound, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; ²Department of Neonatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark;³Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark; ⁴Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; ⁵Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁷Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁸Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hillerød, Copenhagen, Denmark; ¹⁰Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Randers Hospital, Randers, Denmark; ¹¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Silkeborg Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark

 

Aneuploidy & fetal anomalies - second trimester

Potential role and clinical impact of noninvasive prenatal testing by massively parallel DNA sequencing of maternal blood (OC28.06)

A.J. Sehnert¹, L.D. Platt², A. Abuhamad³, R.P. Rava¹

¹Research, Artemis Health, Inc., San Carlos, CA, USA; ²Center for Fetal Medicine and Women's Ultrasound, Los Angeles, CA, USA; ³Obstetric and Gynecology Department, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

 

Fetal growth & assessing fetal health

Early treatment of gestational diabetes and obstetric adverse outcome prevention (OC30.04)

B. Matarrelli¹, E. Vitacolonna², M. D'Angelo², G. Pavone¹, C. Celentano¹

¹ObGyn, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy; ²Internal Medicine, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy

 

Fetal heart

Fetal cerebral blood flow predicts neurologic functioning in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) (OC19.05)

I.A. Williams¹, A.R. Tarullo², P.G. Grieve¹, A. Wilpers¹, M.M. Myers^2,3, W.P. Fifer^2,3

¹Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA; ²Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA; ³Department of Developmental Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA

 

Fetal therapy

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) vs. bipolar cord coagulation (BCC) in the management of complex monochorionic pregnancies: a 14 year single center experience (OC15.02)

M. Bebbington, E. Danzer, J. Moldenhauer, N. Khalek, M.P. Johnson

Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

 

General gynecology

Ultrasound assessment of the intima and media layers on the carotid arteries in peri- and postmenopausal women (OC27.04)

F. Chantraine¹, B. Tutschek², J. Schaaps¹, J. Foidart¹

¹Gynaecology and Obstetrics, CHR Citadelle, CHU ULg, Liege, Belgium; ²Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland

 

Imaging in oncology

Agreement between ultrasound and histopathological findings with regard to tumor size and extent of local disease in cases of early stage cervical cancer (OC24.01)

A. Gaurilcikas¹, D. Vaitkiene¹, A. Cizauskas², E. Svedas¹, A. Bartusevicius¹, S. Augustis³, A. Testa⁴

¹Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; ²Department of Pathology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; ³Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; ⁴Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy

 

Imaging technologies

Analysis of fetal ear rotation by three-dimensional rendering mode using a novel method: the ear angle - preliminary results (OC10.04)

A.R. Hatanaka, L.C. Rolo, E. Araujo Junior, P.M. Nowak, R. Mattar, L. Nardozza, A.F. Moron

São Paulo Federal University, São Paulo, Brazil

 

Maternal fetal Doppler

Comparison of placental blood flow in the third trimester of normal and diabetic pregnancy using a novel stereological 3D power Doppler technique (OC22.05)

N.W. Jones^1,2, N. Raine-Fenning², E. Bradley¹, H. Mousa¹, R. Deshpande^1,2, P. Mansell^1,2, G. Bugg¹

¹Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom; ²School of Clinical Sciences, Division of Human Development, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

 

Multiple pregnancy
Vaginal progesterone and the risk of preterm delivery in high-risk twin gestations - secondary analysis of a placebo-controlled randomized trial (OC06.01)

K. Klein¹, L. Rode^2,3, K. Nicolaides⁴, E. Krampl-Bettelheim¹, H. Larsen⁵, A. Holmskov⁶, K. Riis Andreasen⁷, N. Uldbjerg⁸, J. Ramb⁹, B. Bødker¹⁰, L. Skibsted¹¹, L. Sperling¹², S. Hinterberger¹³, L. Krebs¹⁴, H. Zingenberg¹⁵, E. Weiss¹⁶, I. Strobl¹⁷, L. Laursen¹⁸, J. Tranberg Christensen¹⁹, I. Vogel²⁰, B.M. Hansen²¹, A. Lando²¹, A. Tabor^2,3

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ²Department of Fetal Medicine 4002, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; ³Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁴Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; ⁶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark; ⁷Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark;⁸Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark; ⁹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sønderborg Hospital, Sønderborg, Denmark; ¹⁰Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hillerød Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark; ¹¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roskilde University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark; ¹²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; ¹³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria; ¹⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark; ¹⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark; ¹⁶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; ¹⁷Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ¹⁸Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; ¹⁹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gentofte Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark; ²⁰Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark; ²¹Department of Neonatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Obstetrical management 

Preeclampsia predisposes to persistent long-term postpartum left ventricular myocardial injury (OC03.06)

K. Melchiorre^1,3, G. Sutherland², A. Baltabaeva², M. Liberati³, B. Thilaganathan¹

¹Fetal Maternal Medicine Unit, St. George's Hospital, University of London, London, United Kingdom; ²Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ³Obstetric and Gynecology Department, University of Chieti, Italy, Chieti, Italy

 

Safety issues
The effect of power settings on obstetric ultrasound measurements (OC20.01)

R.K. Sande^1,2, K. Matre³, G.E. Eide⁴, T. Kiserud^1,2

¹Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; ²Clinical Fetal Physiology Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ³Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ⁴Centre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

 

Ovarian pathology
Selection of women with an ovarian tumor for surgery in specialist centers: a comparison of two triaging protocols (OC21.02)

B. Van Calster^1,2, T. Bourne^3,4, R. Husicka³, L. Valentin⁵, A. Testa⁶, C. Van Holsbeke^7,4, I. Vergote⁴, S. Van Huffel^1,2, D. Timmerman⁴

¹Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ²IBBT-K.U. Leuven Future Health Department, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom; ⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; ⁶Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy; ⁷Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium

 

Urogynecology
Does levator trauma 'heal'? (OC29.03)

K. Shek, V. Wong, S.E. Langer, H. Dietz

Department of Ob/Gyn, Sydney Medical School Nepean, Penrith, NSW, Australia

 

Pelvic pain

Office sonovaginography: redefining the concept of a normal pelvis on transvaginal ultrasound in women with suspected endometriosis (OC11.04)

S. Reid¹, S. Winder¹, G. Reid², G. Condous¹

¹Acute Gynaecology, Early Pregnancy and Advanced Endosurgery Unit, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ²Sydney Women's Endosurgery Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia

 

Reproductive medicine

The reproductive outcomes of women with congenital uterine anomalies: a systematic review (OC14.04)

Y. Chan¹, K. Jayaprakasan¹, A. Tan², J.G. Thornton¹, A. Coomarasamy², N. Raine-Fenning¹

¹School of Clinical Sciences, Division of Human Development, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; ²Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

 

Uterine bleeding

New ultrasound based mathematical models for the preoperative prediction of high risk endometrial cancer (OC17.02)

C. Van Holsbeke^1,2, L. Ameye³, A. Testa⁴, F. Mascilini⁴, A. Masbäck⁵, D. Fischerova⁶, S. Fransis⁷, E. de Jonge¹, D. Timmerman², E. Epstein⁵

¹Obstetric and Gynecology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; ²Obstetric and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ³Department of Electrical Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ⁴Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy; ⁵Deparment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ⁶Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; ⁷Department of Pathology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium

 

Best Short Oral Presentations

The following short oral presentations were each selected as the best in their subject area. Selection was according to a combination of anonymous peer-review in advance of the Congress and scores for presentations and/or scientific merit allocated on-site by a panel of judges.

 

CNS

Prenatal detection of closed spina bifida (OP03.05)

K.O. Kagan, H. Abele, B. Yazdi, M. Hoopmann

Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

 

Early pregnancy

Ovulation-implantation interval in relation to early pregnancy outcome (OP02.05)

A. Mahendru¹, T.R. Everett¹, G.A. Hackett², C.M. McEniery², I.B. Wilkinson², C. Lees¹

¹Fetal Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; ²Clinical Pharmacology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom

 

Fetal anomalies

Second and third trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly: impact of a previous Caesarean section on maternal morbidity (OP26.02)

M. Driessen^1,2, M. Dommergues^1,2, L. Mandelbrot³, I. Durand-Zaleski^4,5, N. Boudjema⁴, J. Nizard^1,2

¹Obstetrics and Gynecology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpétrière, Paris, France; ²Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, Paris, France; ³Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris Université Paris VII Denis-Diderot, Colombes, France; ⁴Service de Santé Publique, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris EST Créteil, Créteil, France;⁵Unité de Recherche Clinique Economie de la Santé, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris EST Créteil, Créteil, France

 

Fetal growth & surveillance

Utility of uterine artery Doppler, alone or in combination with brain Doppler, in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in term small-for-gestational-age fetuses (OP20.02)

R. Cruz-Martinez, S. Savchev, E. Maroni, F. Figueras, E. Gratacós

Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

 

Fetal heart
Detection of major fetal heart defects with routine use of color Doppler (OP35.06)

C. Heien¹, M. Berget³, C. Lycke Ellingsen², T.M. Eggebø¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway; ²Department of Pathology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway; ³Department of Pediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway

 

Fetal therapy

MRI findings in MC twin pregnancies after intra-uterine fetal death (OP17.01)

S. Lipitz, C. Hoffman, Y. Yinon, L. Gindes, G. Greenberg, E. Sivan, B. Weisz

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel

 

Gynecology case reports

A pelvic mass of curious origin in a patient with prior hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (OP13.02)

L. Haakova, V. Hejda, P. Safar, L. Krofta

Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague, Czech Republic

 

The first trimester scan

Low maternal levels of first-trimester PAPP-A and free β-hCG are associated with an increased risk of admission to NICU and of neonatal disease (OP21.01)

I. Kirkegaard^1,2, N. Uldbjerg¹, T.B. Henriksen^2,3

¹Deparment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus N, Denmark; ²Perinatal Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus N, Denmark; ³Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus N, Denmark

 

Imaging technologies in obstetrics & gynecology

Fetal aortic intima media thickness measurement by decomposing unprocessed radio frequency derived ultrasound wall reflection into two Gaussian pulses (OP23.09)

P.C. Struijk^1,3, H. Migchels¹, V.J. Mathews², P.A. Stewart¹, E.B. Clark³, C.L. de Korte⁴, F.K. Lotgering¹

¹Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands; ²Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; ³Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; ⁴Clinical Physics Laboratory, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands

 

Quality assurance

Visibility and dimensions of Caesarean section scars in pregnancy - an interobserver variability study (OP33.03)

O. Naji¹, A. Daemen², A. Smith¹, Y. Abdallah¹, A. Pexsters³, C. Stalder¹, S. Ghaem-Maghami¹, D. Timmerman³, T. Bourne^1,3

¹Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Imperial College London, The Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ²Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium; ³Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospitals K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

 

Labour

3D ultrasound evaluation of changes in the angle of progression in nulliparous women undergoing spontaneous vaginal and operative delivery (OC22.10)

A.M. Youssef, T. Arcangeli, F. De Musso, M. Nanni, E. Maroni, A. Priolo, F. Giorgetta, G. Pilu, N. Rizzo, T. Ghi

Prenatal Medicine Unit, S.Orsola Malpighi Hospital. Bologna University, Bologna, Italy

 

Maternal fetal Doppler

Maternal ophthalmic artery Doppler: novel parameter to predict early-onset pre-eclampsia in the first trimester of pregnancy (OP09.04)

J.A. Alves³, P. Praciano³, J. Oliveira³, S. Bezerra³, F.D. Costa^1,2

¹Ultrasound Department, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; ²Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; ³Department of Public Health, State University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil

 

Multiple pregnancy

Aortic intima media thickness in twin pregnancies affected by selective intrauterine growth restricted and small for gestational age co-twin (OP31.02)

S. Visentin¹, V. Zanardo², D. Trevisanuto², F. Grumolato¹, S. Vedovato², E. Cosmi¹

¹Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; ²Pediatrics, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

 

Obstetric case reports

The human fetal tail: first trimester finding leading to the detection of familial pilonidal sinus (OP28.01)

E. Bornstein^1,2, K. Delaney¹, M. Rivera¹, I.E. Timor-Tritsch², M.Y. Divon¹

¹OBGYN, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA; ²NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

 

Obstetric case reports

Subependymal heterotopia: US and MR diffusion tensor imaging (OP32.07)

B. Matarrelli¹, C. Briganti², R. Navarra², A. Tartaro², M. Caulo², C. Celentano¹

¹Ob & Gyn, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy; ²Radiodiagnostic Dept, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy

 

Ovarian pathology

The evolution of simple ovarian cysts detected at transvaginal ultrasound examination in breast cancer patients (OP24.02)

D. Franchi¹, B. Sara¹, C. Norma¹, R. Davide², S. Mario¹

¹Gynecology Department, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy; ²Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy

 

Urogynecology

Levator ani muscle injury after first delivery in Chinese primiparous women (OP34.07)

S. Chan, A.S. Wong, R. Cheung, A. Yiu, L. Lee, W. Pang

Department of O&G, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 

Placental disease 

Diagnosis of placental insufficiency with magnetic resonance imaging using the Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) on a murine model of vascular fetal growth restriction (OP06.01)

M. Alison^2,4, G.E. Chalouhi^1,2, N. Siauve^2,3, B. Deloisonf^1,2, G. Autret^2,3, D. Balvay², R. Thiam^2,3, C. Charles-Andre^2,3, C. Olivier^2,3, L.J. Salomon^1,2

¹Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, AP-HP, Université Paris V, Paris, France; ²Laboratoire de Recherche en Imagerie, Inserm U 970, PARCC, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; ³Radiology Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; ⁴Radiology Department, Hôpital Robert Debré, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Paris, France

 

Reproductive medicine
Anomalies of the Muller duct development in women with reproductive disorders (OP19.06)

D. Smetanova, M. Hynek, S. Brezinova, M. Matouskova, D. Stejskal

Fetal Medicine, GENNET, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Reproductive medicine

The effect of ovulation on standardised fractional moving blood volume (sFMBV) of the subendometrium (OP19.08)

S. Sur, J. Elangovane, J. Clewes, B. Campbell, N. Raine-Fenning

School of Clinical Sciences, Division of Human Development, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

 

Uterine pathology

Image Study Webapp - a web interface for imaging-based interrater agreement studies (OP08.01)

A. Installe^1,2, D. Timmerman³, B. De Moor^1,2, T. Van den Bosch³

¹Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT-SCD, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ²IBBT-K.U.Leuven Future Health Department, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, U.Z.-Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium