UOG videoclip: How to check correct position of fiducial markers on vaginal cuff for radiotherapy using transvaginal ultrasound
New UOG Journal videoclip on the assessment of fiducial markers on vaginal cuff for radiotherapy by means of transvaginal ultrasound.
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.
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.
April 2025 UOG Highlights
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.
ISUOG/ESGO Consensus Statement on ultrasound-guided biopsy in gynecological oncology
Read the joint ISUOG/ESGO Consensus Statement on ultrasound-guided biopsy in gynecological oncology aiming to assist clinicians, including gynecological sonographers, gynecological oncologists and radiologists, to achieve the best standards of practice in ultrasound-guided biopsy procedures. This Consensus Statement is supplemented by detailed narrated videoclips presenting different approaches and indications for ultrasound-guided biopsy as well as a patient leaflet.
March 2025 UOG Highlights
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.
Pelvic pain and endometriosis
Pelvic pain and endometriosis is a key topic at the ISUOG World Congress 2025.
UOG videoclip: Proposed simplified protocol for initial assessment of endometriosis with transvaginal ultrasound
New UOG videoclip on a new simplified approach for the assessment of pelvic endometriosis using transvaginal ultrasound.
February 2025 UOG Highlights
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.
UOG videoclip: Retroperitoneal cyst with iliac stent involvement as primary manifestation of cystic echinococcosis
New UOG videoclip on the ultrasound features of cystic echinococcosis: multilocular and with regular borders of each locule.