24th World Congress, 14th - 17th September 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Congratulations to all our award winners who were acknowledged during the 23rd World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Barcelona. 

 

FREE COMMUNICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Top abstract winner 

Differences in term brain cortical development and metabolism assessed by magnetic resonance in fetuses with major congenital heart defects (OC01.04).

N. Masoller1M. Sanz-Cortes1, F. Crispi1, O. Gómez1, M. Bennasar1, G. Egaña-Ugrinovic1, N Bargallo2, J M Martinez1, E. Gratacós1

1Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 2Department of Radiology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

 

Young investigator award winner - Obstetrics 

High resistance uterine artery indices in the first trimester predispose to increased trophoblast apoptosis, altered oxygen signalling and antioxidant defenses (OC01.01)

K. Leslie1, 2, R. Dechend3, GS. Whitley1, J.E. Cartwright1, B.Thilaganathan2

1Cardiovascular research, St George's University, London, United Kingdom; 2Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 3Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany. 

 

Young investigator winner - Gynecology 

Agreement of 2D and 3D ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of rectosigmoid infiltration in primary or recurrent ovarian cancer (OC06.04)

V. Chiappa1, M. Zikan2, R. Kocian2, F. Frühauf2, A. Dueckelmann3, P. Dundr4, D. Cibula2, D. Fischerová2

1Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy; 2 Gynecological Oncology Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; 3 Gynecology, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Frank, Berlin, Germany; 4 Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. 

 

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 presentation and/or scientific merit allocated on-site by a panel of judges.

 

Aneuploidy and fetal anomalies - first trimester 

 

Fetal cardiac axis and congenital heart defects in early gestation: multicenter case-control study (OC04.07)

E. Sinkovskaya1, R. Chaoui2, K. Karl3, 2, E. Andreeva4, L. Zhuchenko4, A. Abuhamad1

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, United States; 2Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Berlin, Germany; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; 4Moscow Regional Research Scientific Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russian Federation.

 

Aneuploidy and fetal anomalies - second trimester

 

Antenatal ultrasound prediction of postnatal renal function in congenital lower urinary tract obstruction (OC21.01)

F. Fontanella1, M. Pace1, L. Duin1, V. Gracchi2, E. Pajkrt3, C.M. Bilardo1

1 Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Centre , Groningen, Netherlands;  2 Pediatric Nefrology, University Medical Centre , Groningen, Netherlands; 3 Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 

 

Fetal echocardiography, CHD and cardiac function

 

Cardiac function in early childhood in relation to angiogenic factors in cord blood in fetal growth restriction (OC08.05)

E. Llurba1, 2, Q. Ferrer1, 2, J. Candel1, 2, A. Ruiz1, 2, M.D.Gómez Roig3, 2, E. Carreras1, 2

1 Obstetrics Gynecology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID) RD RD12/0026, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain; 3Hospital Sant Joan de Deu de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 

 

Fetal interventions

 

Single intrauterine fetal demise after laser therapy for twin-to-twin- transfusion syndrome: room for improvement? (OC26.04)

S. Eschbach, L. Boons, A.M. Middeldorp, F.J. Klumper, E. Lopriore, D. Oepkes, M.C. Haak

LUMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 

 

Fetal neurology and CNS anomalies

Predicting symptomatic neonatal CMV infection in infected fetuses without brain anomalies at the time of prenatal diagnosis (OC15.03)

J. Stirnemann, M. Leruez-Ville, Y. Sellier, Yves Ville

Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.

 

 

Imaging technology including MRI

 

Minimally invasive fetal autopsy using ultrasound: a feasibility study (OC18.05)

C. Votino1, B. Bessieres2, V. Segers3, H. Kadhim4, F. Razavi2, M. Condorelli1, R.Votino1, V. D'ambrosio1, T. Cos1

1Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium; 2. Départment de Génétique Histologie-Embryologie-Cytogénétique, Hopital Necker Enfant Malade AP-HP, Paris, France; 3 Foetopathology, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium; 4. Neuropathology, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. 

 

Maternal and fetal Doppler including fetal growth

 

The role of angiogenic factors for first trimester screening of fetal growth restriction (OC10.04)

F. Crovetto1, 2, S. Triunfo1, 3, F. Crispi1, V. Rodriguez-Sureda4, C. Dominguez4, E. Gratacos1, F. Figueras1

1Barcelona Center of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Barcelona, Spain; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Milan, Italy; 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rome, Italy; 4Department of Molecular Biology, Barcelona, Spain. 

 

 

Multiple pregnancy

 

Cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancies with a short cervix: RCT (PECEP-twins) (OC23.01)

M.M. Goya1, C. Rodo1, M. De la Calle2, L. Pratcorona1, C. Merced1, E. Llurba1, T. Higueras Sanz1, B. Muñoz3, M. Juan4, A. Serrano5E. Carreras1

1Obstetrics- Fetal Medicine, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital , Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain;  2 Obstetrics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain; 3 Obstetrics, Hospital Sant Joan, Reus, Spain; 4 Obstetrics, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; 5 Obstetrics, Institut Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain. 

 

Role of ultrasound in patient safety

 

B-flow technique in the assessment of ductus venosus flow (OC14.02)

M. Hynek, D. Smetanova, D. Stejskal

Fetal Medicine, GENNET, Prague, Czech Republic. 

 

Ultrasound in term and preterm labour

 

Comparison of pain score between translabial ultrasound and digital vaginal examination during active labour (OC07.05)

Y. Chan, W. Lau, T.K. Lo, W. Leung

Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong. 

 

Abnormal uterine bleeding and fibroids

 

Differences between proximal and distal endometrial echo thickness in Ostmenopausal women undergoing saline infusion sonohysterography [SIS] (OC13.03)

O. Rotenberg, G. Doulaveris, J. Gebb, M. Renz, P. Dar

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AECOM, Berkeley Heights, NJ, USA

 

Early pregnancy complications

Ultrasonographic factors predicting a poor outcome in pregnancies between 8 and 10+6 week’s gestation (OC19.04)

C. Votino1, M. Guizani1, D. Gayraud2, M. Condorelli1, R. Votino1, A. Votino1, F. Gubana1, T. Cos1

1Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium; 2Science and Statistic, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

 

Imaging in oncology

 

Subjective ultrasound assessment and ultrasound-guided tru-cut biopsy to differentiate primary ovarian cancer from metastatic non-ovarian cancer (OC06.02)

E. Epstein, S. Nikman

Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Managing ovarian masses

 

Ultrasound diagnosis of serous surface papillary borderline ovarian tumor: a case series (OC03.07)

M. Ludovisi1, 2, X. Foo1, S. Mainenti1,2, A.C. Testa2, R. Arora3, D. Jurkovic1

1Gynecology Diagnostic and Treatment Unit, University College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy; 3Department of Histopathology, University College Hospital, London, United Kingdom

 

Pelvic pain and endometriosis

 

Magnetic resonance enema versus rectal water contrast transvaginal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis (OC16.01)

S. Ferrero1, U. Leone Roberti Maggiore1, E. Tafi1, C. Scala1, P.L. Venturini1, E. Biscaldi2, V. Remorgida1

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Martino Hospital and University of Genoa, Genova, Italy; 2Department of Radiology, Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy

 

Reproductive medicine

 

Do the different PCOS criteria predict pregnancy and neonatal outcome? (OC22.08)

M. Kollmann1, F. G¨ unther1, V. Schneider1, H. Sereina4, W.P. Martins2, N. Raine-Fenning3, P. Klaritsch1

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; 3Division of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom; 4Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation (IMI), Medical University of Graz, Graz,

Austria

 

Best Short Oral Presentations (oral posters)

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 presentation and/or scientific merit allocated on-site by a panel of judges.

 

Aneuploidy and fetal anomalies - first trimester

 

A potential role of circulating LHCGR forms for the prediction of pre-eclampsia in the first trimester of pregnancy (OP03.01)

F. Crovetto1,2, F. Figueras1, F. Crispi1, S. Triunfo1,3, M. Pugia4, L. Lasalvia4, A. Chambers5, W. Mills5, S. Banerjee5, I. Mercade6, E. Casals6, E. Gratacós1

1Barcelona Center of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Barcelona, Spain; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Milan, Italy; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rome, Italy; 4Department of Strategic Innovation, Munich, Germany; 5Origin Biomarkers,

Lanarkshire, United Kingdom; 6Bioqu´ımica i Gen`etica Molecular, Barcelona, Spain

 

Aneuploidy and fetal anomalies - second trimester

 

Prenatal diagnosis of intra-abdominal cystic lesions: accuracy of fetal ultrasonography (OP28.07)

G. Marchitelli1, J. Stirnemann1, V. Rousseau2, M. Acanfora1, L.J. Salomon1, Y. Ville1

1Maternit´e, Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Universit´e Paris Descartes, Paris, France; 2Chirurgie P´ediatrique, Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Universit´e Paris Descartes, Paris, France

 

Fetal echocardiography, CHD and cardiac function

 

Presence or absence of anterograde flow of Ebstein anomaly can be estimated with peak flow velocity of tricuspid valve regurgitation (OP01.08)

 

T. Tanaka, N. Kanagawa, N. Inamura, Y. Kawazu

Pediatric, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Japan

 

Fetal interventions

 

Fetal aortic valvuloplasty: investigating institutional bias in multicenter contributions to studies (OP34.01)

H. Gardiner1, 2, A. Kovacevic4, 3, M. Mellander5, A. Ohman6, M. Roughton9, 3, J.H. Dangel8, R. Mair7, A. Magee3, O. Ghez3, G. Tulzer7

1Texas Fetal Center, University of Texas School of Medicine at Houston, Houston, TX, USA; 2Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; 3Pediatric Cardiology and Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 4Pediatric Cardiology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany; 5Pediatric Cardiology, Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 6Pediatric Cardiology,

Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; 7Pediatric Cardiology and Surgery, Children’s Heart Center, Linz, Austria; 8Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical

University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 9Medical statistics, Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom

 

Fetal neurosonography and CNS anomalies

 

Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal outcome of Blake pouch cyst: a prospective multicentre study (OP19.03)

K. Yusupov1, 2, E. Nedopekina3, M. Esetov4, I. Rjabov2, G. Bekeladze5

1ICDC, Kazan, Russian Federation; 2Medical State Academy, Kazan, Russian Federation; 3Medexpert, Kazan, Russian Federation; 4Dagestan State Nedical Academy, Mahachkala,

Russian Federation; 5Republic Medical Genetic Center, Mahachkala, Russian Federation

 

Imaging technology including MRI

 

The effect of e-learning on the quality of cervical length measurements (OP23.03)

M.A. van Os1, J. van der Ven2, P. Bloemendaal3, E. Pajkrt2, C.J. De Groot1, B.J. Mol4, M.C. Haak5

1Obstetrics and Gynecology, VU Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The

Netherlands; 3Department of Surgery and Education, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; 4Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Robinson Institute, School

of Pediatrics and Reproductive Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia; 5Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

 

Maternal and fetal Doppler including fetal growth

 

Fetal cardiovascular programming in growth restricted 6 month-old infants with and without catch-up growth (OP21.02)

M. Cruz-Lemini, B. Valenzuela-Alcaraz, F. Crispi, F. Figueras, E. Gratacós

BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Cl´ınic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut d’Investigacions Biom`ediques August Pi i Sunyer,

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

 

Multiple pregnancy

 

Perinatal outcome after laser treatment for twin–twin transfusion syndrome in triplet pregnancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F. D’Antonio, A. Khalil, A. Bhide, B. Thilaganathan

Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

 

Role of ultrasound in patient safety

Birthweight and estimated fetal weight discordance and neonatal morbidity in twins: the STORK multiple pregnancy cohort (OP21.10)

A. Khalil, F. D’Antonio, M. Warren, T. D. Dias, B. Thilaganathan.

Fetal Medicine Unit, St George’s Hospital, University of London, London, United Kingdom

Asma Khalil (United Kingdom)

 

Role of ultrasound in patient safety

 

Ultrasound (US) predictors of placental invasion: the placenta accreta index (OP17.10)

M. Rac1, J.S. Dashe1, E. Wells1, E. Moschos1, D.D. McIntire1, D.M. Twickler2, 1

1Obstetrics & Gynecology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA; 2Radiology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA

 

Ultrasound in term and preterm labour

 

Quantitative ultrasound texture analysis of fetal lungs to predict neonatal respiratory morbidity (OP02.11)

E. Bonet-Carne1, M. Palacio2, 3, T. Cobo2, 3, A. Perez-Moreno1, M. Lopez2, J. Piraquive2, J. RAmirez2, F. Marques4, E. Gratacós2, 3

1Transmural Biotech S.L., Barcelona, Spain; 2Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine - ICGON, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona - University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 3Fetal and Perinatal Medicine Research Group, IDIBAPS and CIBERER, Barcelona, Spain; 4Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTECH, Barcelona, Spain

 

Abnormal uterine bleeding and fibroids

 

Reproducibility of 3D-transvaginal sonography by VCI analysis to differentiate endometrial polyp and hyperplasia in pre-menopausal women (OP16.01)

F. Leone, F. Parisi, C. Marciante, A. Crepaldi, C. Lanzani, S. de Meo, I. Cetin

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, DSC L. Sacco, Milan, Italy

 

Early pregnancy complications

 

Should women with a previous ectopic pregnancy be allowed to self- refer? (OP24.09)

M. Islam1, S. Woldman2, S. Merritt3, A. Weaver1, J. Hamilton1

1Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 2Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 3Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

 

Imaging in oncology

 

The association of changes in cervical cancerechogenicity and vascularization with treatment effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (OP09.06)

F. Frühauf1, A. Dueckelmann2, D. Fischerová1, M. Zikan1, I. Pinkavova1, L. Dusek3, P. Dundr4, D. Cibula1

1Gynecological Oncology Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; 2Department of Gynecology, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany; 3Institute for Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic; 4Department of Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Managing ovarian masses

 

Prevalence of various ultrasonographic findings in cases of ovarian torsion (OP04.04)

P. Sladkevicius, S. Saghir, L. Valentin

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden

 

Pelvic pain and endometriosis

 

Bladder endometriosis: songraphic features useful for surgical treatment (OP20.03)

C. Exacoustos1, G. De Felice2, A. Di Giovanni3, L. Lazzeri2, M. Malzoni3, F. Petraglia2, E. Zupi2

1Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, University of Rome ‘‘Tor Vergata’’, Rome, Italy; 2Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; 3Advanced Gynecological Endoscopy Center, Malzoni Medical Center, Avellino, Italy

 

Reproductive medicine

 

Does morphology of uterine septum have an impact on reproductive outcome? An observational study on 180 septate uteri evaluated with 3D TVS (OP31.01)

V. Romeo1, I. Cobuzzi 2,4, E. Valli1, F. Baiocco4, M. Romanini4, E. Zupi3, C. Exacoustos1

1Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, University of Rome ‘‘Tor Vergata’’, Rome, Italy; 2Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy; 3Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; 4Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale S. Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli, Rome, Italy

 

Urogynecology

 

Can pelvic floor trauma be predicted antenatally? (OP14.01)

J. Caudwell-Hall1, I. Kamisan Atan1, A. Martin2, R.A. Guzman Rojas1, S.E. Langer1, C. Shek3, H.P. Dietz1

1Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sydney Medical School Nepean, Penrith, NSW, Australia; 2NHMRC Clinical Trials Center, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 3University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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