UOG Videoclip: Automated multivolume placental reconstruction using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound and infrared camera tracking
New UOG videoclip on an automated reconstruction of placental structure and vasculature using multiple 3D power Doppler ultrasound volumes.
Pre-eclampsia Awareness Month: listen, learn and share resources this May
Pre-eclampsia causes 46,000 maternal deaths and 500,000 fetal or newborn deaths each year.(1) This May and beyond, we must acknowledge the impact of this condition and work to educate ourselves and others on what can be done to help save lives.
May 2025 UOG Highlights
The May issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a study presenting an automated method for modelling second-to-third trimester placentae, a study assessing the value of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A for preterm pre-eclampsia screening, a systematic review reporting the incremental yield of prenatal exome sequencing in phenotypically normal fetuses, a study assessing the ability of ultrasound examiners to detection infiltration of ovarian cancer, and a study comparing intrauterine transfusion techniques in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.
Mentorship as a powerful tool for improving patient care in lower resource settings
Prof. Katia Bilardo and Dr Kwaku Doffour-Dapaah met through their committee membership roles at ISUOG. As a result, they developed a mentorship that has had a profound impact on the care of the patients Kwaku works with in Ghana.
Ultrasound and genetics: 'a new era of prenatal diagnostics'
Ultrasound imaging and genetic testing are set to create new advancements for diagnosis and prenatal care. This key topic will be explored by world-renowned experts in two upcoming ISUOG courses this year.
Healing legacies: strengthening Black maternal health through collective action and advocacy
Today marks the first day of Black Maternal Health Week, a week to highlight the specific challenges facing Black women and their reproductive and maternal health.
Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures: spotlighting maternal and newborn health on World Health Day 2025
This year’s World Health Day theme ‘Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures’ urges governments world-wide to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and to prioritise women’s longer-term health.
UOG Videoclip: Evaluation of first-trimester ultrasound screening strategy for fetal congenital heart disease
New UOG videoclip on the assessment of the performance of a standardized first-trimester ultrasound screening strategy for fetal congenital heart disease, which enables earlier diagnosis and consultation.
UOG Videoclip: Ultrasound demonstration of arterialization in superior sagittal sinus arteriovenous fistula in fetus at 18 + 6 weeks' gestation
New UOG videoclip showing the ultrasound demonstration of a fetal superior sagittal sinus arteriovenous fistula with meningeal arteries using SlowflowHD Doppler and HDlive 3D rendering.
UOG Videoclip: High-frequency ultrasound: promising tool for intraoperative ex-vivo assessment of lymph nodes
New UOG videoclip on the use of high-frequency ultrasound, a promising tool for intraoperative ex-vivo assessment of lymph nodes.