Supplement your learning on Interventional Ultrasound
Join us for this engaging and informative course. Together with a panel of expert speakers from around the world, they will dive into the most challenging and evolving aspects of Interventional Ultrasound. This course offers attendees a valuable opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the new advances in this area and learn how to apply them in practical situations.
- Identify indications and contraindications for ultrasound-guided invasive fetal diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Describe ultrasound-guided techniques used in the management of complex fetal conditions and complications of monochorionic twin pregnancies.
- Interpret key ultrasound findings to guide treatment selection and predict outcomes following fetal therapy.
- Assess maternal haemodynamic status using ultrasound to inform management of pre-eclampsia, placenta accreta spectrum, and post-partum haemorrhage.
- Apply intra-operative and post-operative ultrasound to detect and manage obstetric and gynaecological complications.
- Integrate ultrasound findings into evidence-based clinical decision-making across fetal medicine, maternal medicine, and gynaecology.
Explore the topic before you attend our course
In order to make the most of this learning experience and help you achieve your learning objectives, we have prepared a path to guide you from the essentials to our course’s topics through ISUOG resources. The material below, will take you from the most basics to a more comprehensive view of Point of care ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology: from ambulatory to emergency settings, some open to everyone and some available only to ISUOG members –some may even grant you CME points:
Some of these activities are exclusively available to our members. Become a member today.
VISUOG
General Principles of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
In utero ultrasound-guided procedures have revolutionized antenatal care by enabling diagnosis, management, and treatment of various fetal conditions within the mother's womb using real-time ultrasound imaging.
Spina Bifida
Spina bifida is a defect of the vertebral arches. Most frequently the cavity of the neural tube is open. In a minority of cases the defect is closed by the overlying skin. Open spina bifida results in a U-shaped defect of the vertebrae in the axial plane, and is associated with typical cranial signs and clubfoot.
Enlargement of the vein of Galen
It is the consequence of two types of arteriovenous malformation: the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation and the pial arteriovenous malformation. The sonographic appearance is similar and the most prominent finding is the enlargement of the vein of Galen, that on Color Doppler contains turbulent blood flow.
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a fetal defect associated with a higher risk of mortality due to pulmonary hypertension and lung hypoplasia. Fetal diagnosis is based on demonstration of an abnormality in the thoracic view. Prognosis is based on evaluation of the lung size in the contralateral side of the hernia.
Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) is a potentially fetal life-threatening complication that occurs in about 9-15% of identical twin pregnancies that share a placenta (monochorionic).
Conjoined Twins
Conjoined twins are a rare complication of monochorionic monoamniotic twin pregnancies, (1% of cases. when the twin fetuses are fused together at the same anatomical site and share body part(s). The current classification is based on the anatomical site of fusion.
Patient Information
Ultrasound-Guided Fetal Procedures: A Guide for Patients
This leaflet is to help you understand Ultrasound-Guided Fetal Procedures.
Enlargement of the Vein of Galen
This leaflet is to help you understand what Enlargement of the Vein of Galen is, what tests you need, and the implication of having been diagnosed with Enlargement of the Vein of Galen for you, your baby and your family.
Congenital Diaphraghmatic Hernia (CDH)
This leaflet is to help you understand what Congenital Diaphraghmatic Hernia (CDH) is, what tests you need, and the implication of having been diagnosed with Congenital Diaphraghmatic Hernia (CDH) for your baby and your family.
Conjoined Twins
This leaflet is to help you understand more about Conjoined Twins.
Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)
This leaflet is to help you understand what Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is, what tests you need and the implication of being diagnosed with Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) for you, your baby and your family.
UOG Articles
F. G. Sileo, A. Khalil, J. Binder, E. Brunelli, N. Chianchiano, C. M. Coutinho, F. D'Antonio, M. Döbert, A. Fichera, Y. Gielchinsky, K. Hecher, C. Iacovella, S. Malone, A. Martinez-Varea, L. N. Nørgaard, C. Rodo, T. Simões, F. Slaghekke, Y. Yinon, Collaborators
First published: 30 March 2026
S. Prasad, F. G. Sileo, J. Binder, E. Brunelli, N. Chianchiano, C. M. Coutinho, F. D'Antonio, M. Döbert, A. Fichera, Y. Gielchinsky, K. Hecher, C. Iacovella, S. Malone, A. Martinez-Varea, L. N. Nørgaard, C. Rodo, T. Simões, F. Slaghekke, Y. Yinon, A. Khalil, Collaborators … See fewer authors
First published: 15 February 2026
Fetoscopic laser ablation vs standard management for Type-II and Type-III vasa previa
S. Backley, R. H. Chmait, E. P. Bergh, N. Agarwal, A. Llanes, G. Hamadeh, E. Hernandez-Andrade, A. Johnson, J. Espinoza, A. Salazar, S. Zhu, R. Papanna
First published: 05 February 2026
R. Corroenne, T. A. G. M. Huisman, W. E. Whitehead, A. A. Nassr, J. L. Munoz, J. Castillo, H. Castillo, R. M. Johnson, R. V. Donepudi, M. A. Belfort, M. Sanz-Cortes
First published: 25 January 2026
C. Giné, S. Arévalo, N. Maiz, C. Rodó, E. Moreno, B. Casas, S. Manrique, M. Meléndez, M. López, E. CarrerasFirst published: 03 September 2025
A. Baschat, A. D. Forrest, S. M. Millard, M. L. Laurie, D. Wolfson, M. Rosner, J. L. Miller
First published: 28 May 2024
UOG videos
UOG Videoclip: Feasibility and efficacy of vascular closure device for sealing uterine entry site
UOG Videoclip: Double-needle intrauterine transfusion technique for early severe fetal anemia resulting from parvovirus B19
UOG Videoclip: Prenatal intervention in vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation
UOG Videoclip: Standardized approach to ultrasound-guided balloon puncture for reversal of tracheal occlusion
UOG Videoclip: Intrapericardial congenital diaphragmatic hernia: three-dimensional reconstruction
UOG videoclip: Bronchopulmonary sequestration treated successfully with prenatal radiofrequency ablation of feeding artery
Learning Modules
New topics in fetal surgery
R. Cruz-Martinez 2025
Trial of Laser surgery for TTTS
R. Chmait 2025
Ultrasound Guided laser ablation of the feeding artery in non-hydropic fetuses with large bronchopulmonary sequestration
R Cruz-Martinez 2024