Workshops

[WS] Malformations of cortical development from A to Z

• Screening for cortical development: a critical review and proposal
• Fetal brain lamination by neurosonography: from developmental neuroscience to clinical markers of genetic disease Ritsuko Pooh, Japan
• The ganglionic eminence and early brain disruptions
• Epileptogenesis of prenatally diagnosed malformations of cortical development (MCds) Daniela Prayer, Austria

[WS] Placental disorders uncovered: from early signals to operative strategy

• Vasa previa: surgical strategies before and at delivery Ramen Chmait, United States
• Cord insertion: a key factor in management of placental disorders
• Ultrasound-based strategies for preoperative planning in patients with PAS
• From ultrasound clinic to the operating room: identification of bladder invasion in placenta accreta spectrum

[WS] The value of ultrasound in the non-surgical management of pelvic pain

• Adenomyosis and endometriosis in adolescents: ultrasound diagnosis and follow up
• What to tell patients during and after an ultrasound scan for pelvic pain Thierry Van den Bosch, Belgium
• A holistic approach to managing pelvic pain, including patient voice Mathew Leonardi, Canada

[WS] At the bedside: point‑of‑care ultrasound and other strategies to improve maternal and fetal outcomes

• Scan demonstration: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Liona Poon, Hong Kong
• Introducing the ISUOG POCUS guidelines
• Using invasive and ultrasound guided diagnostics to refine preterm birth risk: insights from a randomized trial
• POCUS in the critically Ill peripartum patient: bedside assessment to guide care

[WS] Beyond TORCH: modern diagnosis and management of fetal infections

• Role of ultrasound in congenital infections: the ISUOG guidelines Asma Khalil, United Kingdom
• MRI findings of fetal congenital infections Daniela Prayer, Austria
• Infectious fetopathies: focus on the “O” of the TORCH acronym
• CMV in pregnancy: myths, truths, and what we actually do on Monday morning

[WS] Ultrasound in the acute setting

• Evaluating pelvic infection: both acute and chronic Mala Sibal, India
• Ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of acute non-infective adnexal pathology
• The utility of hand-held ultrasound devices in acute gynecology

[WS] Every Little Heart Matters

• Scan demonstration: image optimization for best visualization of the fetal heart
• The Every Little Heart Matters approach to screening for congenital heart defects Reem Abu-Rustum, United States
• The role of the 4CV in the diagnosis of critical congenital heart defects
• The three vessel trachea view: what you need to know Liat Gindes, Israel

[WS] Prevention, prediction and diagnosis of FGR

• Fetal growth velocity in the real world: opportunities, limitations, and future directions
• Doppler and angiogenic markers to predict FGR Raffaele Napolitano, United Kingdom
• Does one growth chart fit all? Alessandra Familiari, Italy
• Intrapartum management of the growth restricted fetus Tullio Ghi, Italy

[WS] The role of ultrasound in managing fertility patients

• Caesarean scar niche and infertility: the need for sonographic thresholds?
• Controversies in the diagnostic relevance of “T-shaped” and other uterine malformations
• The role of ultrasound in endometriosis: when do we need to operate

[WS] Nuances of the fetal heart evaluation: advancing our understanding

• Scan demonstration: the golden rules of cardiac imaging Enrique Gil Guevara, Peru
• The first trimester fetal heart: what you can and must see
• Cardiac clues to genetic syndromes

[WS] From the first trimester forward: using imaging and bodily fluid biomarkers to prevent late‑pregnancy morbidity

• Refining maternal risk early: how a single first trimester transvaginal scan can predict multiple pregnancy complications Conrado Coutinho, Brazil
• Preventing preterm preeclampsia: first trimester risk assessment and the impact of aspirin adherence
• Detecting late onset complications earlier: integrating physiology, biomarkers, and imaging
• Optimizing late pregnancy risk stratification: 36 week ultrasound integrated with angiogenic biomarkers Fabricio da Silva Costa, Australia

[WS] The pre- and intra-operative evaluation of gynecological cancer

• Endometriosis, adenomyosis and cancer: is there a link? Lil Valentin, Sweden
• Ultrasound-guided procedures and intraoperative ultrasound in oncology
• Myoma versus sarcoma: the AI helpline? Francesca Moro, Italy

[WS] First trimester anatomy

• Scan demonstration: first trimester Simon Meagher, Australia
• What not to miss on the first trimester scan 
• Ultrasound screening for spina bifida at 11-14 weeks: is it time to make a start?
• AI-aided scanning in the first trimester: where are we?

[WS] Precision prenatal diagnosis

• Integrating advanced ultrasound phenotyping with genomics
• Isolated fetal anomalies: is WES indicated? Dario Paladini, Italy
• Direct-to-consumer prenatal tests: how do we manage the results? Fionnuala Mone, United Kingdom
• Phenotypic selection criteria: good enough for prenatal exome sequencing?

[WS] Ultrasound for improving care in early pregnancy complications

• How can we reduce the psychological impact of early pregnancy loss?
• Caesarean section scar and interstitial ectopic pregnancies: an update
• Ultrasound-guided procedures in early pregnancy Tina Tellum, Norway

[WS] New insights in the management of abnormal uterine bleeding: the importance of ultrasound

• Are the same endometrial thickness cut-offs applicable all over the world?
• Myometrial causes of abnormal bleeding: symptoms and management
• Follow-up after postmenopausal bleeding that is not associated with malignancy
• Scan demonstration: scanning patients with uterine pathology Lil Valentin, Sweden

[WS] Fetal sequencing in 2026: state-of-the-art and challenges

• Establishing a national fetal sequencing program
• Should sequencing be the first line test for all fetuses?
• Approaches in fetal sequencing: whole ES/GS vs targeted clinical panels
• Challenging cases

[WS] Ultrasound-based management versus standard care on the labor unit

• Chorioamnionitis: does ultrasound reduce risk? Ultrasound compared with standard care reduces the risk of chorioamnionitis
• Operative vaginal delivery: what do the data tell us about using ultrasound for planning? Andrea Dall'Asta, Italy
• Postpartum hemorrhage: improving safety through ultrasound

[WS] Integrating hemodynamic, imaging, and clinical data for individualized management of complex twin pregnancies

• When one twin dies: evidence gaps and management challenges Alessandra Familiari, Italy
• Antenatal corticosteroids in twin pregnancies SFGR: a nationwide-based study at the threshold of viability
• Outcomes from an interventional multicenter study: sFGR with abdominal Dopplers
• Surveillance of TTTS and TAPS: updates from NAFTNet

[WS] Optimizing fetal therapy: from early intervention to advanced surgical techniques and outcome prediction

• Early intervention in severe fetal megacystis can increase survival rate and kidney function
• Laparotomy-assisted fetoscopy: expanding indications for myelomeningocele and gastroschisis repair Jezid Miranda, Colombia
• Bronchopulmonary sequestration: should we routinely intervene with laser surgery? Rogelio Cruz-Martinez, Mexico
• Laser vs cord occlusion: how to approach the fetus with selective growth restriction Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, United States

[WS] Refining the diagnosis of ovarian masses and improving management

• The safety of expectant management of ovarian masses: 5 year data from the IOTA 5 study
• Evaluating ovarian cysts in pregnancy: preliminary data from the P-IOTA trial and using radiomics to assess decidualisation Tom Bourne, United Kingdom
• Less common ovarian masses: clinical cases Valentina Chiappa, Italy; Francesca Moro, Italy