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.

The April issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a study evaluating the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities at a routine 36-week scan, a study reporting on the COVID-19-related outbreak of maternal parvovirus B19 infection in Germany, a proof-of-concept study demonstrating the potential of cytomegalovirus cell-free DNA testing as a first-trimester screening test, and a Consensus Statement on ultrasound-guided biopsy in gynecological oncology.

The March issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review evaluating the applications of artificial intelligence to ultrasound imaging for benign gynecological disorders, a study reporting the predictive performance of angiogenic factors alone or in combination with ultrasound Doppler criteria for adverse perinatal outcome, a study on the association of maternal body mass index with hemodynamic and vascular alterations at 35–37 weeks' gestation, and a cross-sectional study assessing the impact of deep or ovarian endometriosis on pelvic pain and quality of life.

The February issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review on the accuracy of cell-free fetal DNA in detecting chromosomal anomalies in twin pregnancy, an evaluation of the 36-week scan for diagnosis and outcome of abnormal fetal presentation, a MATERA study reporting the use of maternal ophthalmic artery Doppler indices as a predictor for pre-eclampsia and a consensus opinion providing a systematic methodology for ultrasonographic assessment of lymph nodes to assess the extent of gynecological malignancy. This issue also features the newly updated ISUOG Practice Guidelines on the role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy.

The January issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review on the accuracy of cell-free fetal DNA in detecting chromosomal anomalies in women experiencing miscarriage, a study evaluating the predictive performance of the 36-week scan for small-for-gestational age, a Delphi consensus study reporting the critical procedural steps for intrauterine transfusion and a cost-effectiveness study assessing the clinical value of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy.

The December issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review on the management and outcome of fetal abdominal cyst in the first trimester, a Danish cohort study on the validation of Fetal Medicine Foundation charts for fetal growth in twin pregnancies, a study comparing biparietal diameter vs crown–rump length for late first-trimester pregnancy dating and a pilot study evaluating the use of the two-step International Ovarian Tumor Analysis group strategy for classifying adnexal masses identified in pregnancy.

The November issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review on the postnatal outcome of fetal cortical malformations, an intermanufacturer assessment on the predictive performance of angiogenic ratio vs glycosylated fibronectin for pre-eclampsia, a Delphi consensus study with a core outcome set on the management of fetal lower urinary tract obstruction and a study characterizing the appearance of uterine perivascular epithelioid cell tumors on ultrasound using standardized terminology.

The October issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology includes a systematic review on the timing of induction of labor in suspected macrosomia, a randomized controlled trial on improving the performance of inexperienced ultrasound operators using an artificial intelligence training system, a nationwide cohort study on the use of combined first-trimester screening and invasive diagnostics for detection of atypical chromosomal aberrations and a study assessing the impact of uterine fibroids on non-informative cell-free DNA screening results.

The September issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review on maternal prepregnancy weight as an independent risk factor for congenital heart defect, a prospective study of cardiovascular adaptation in women with previous pregnancy complicated by a hypertensive disorder, an analysis of the discriminative performance of the ADNEX model and IOTA two-step strategy for adnexal masses in a low-risk population and a study assessing postnatal outcome following fetal aortic valvuloplasty for critical aortic stenosis.

The August issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review on the role of ultrasound in the detection of lymph-node metastasis in gynecological cancer, a study on the influence of ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation on adverse pregnancy outcomes, a prospective analysis of the screening performance of increased nuchal translucency before 11 weeks’ gestation for adverse pregnancy outcome and a study investigating the need for individualization of levator–urethra gap measurement for diagnosis of levator avulsion.