August 2025 UOG Highlights
The August issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review on the benefits and complications of fetal and postnatal surgery for open spina bifida, an external validation of the QUiPP App in three independent European cohorts, a description of the clinical and ultrasound characteristics of serous and mucinous cystadenomas in the adnexa and a study on the screening, diagnosis, management and outcomes of vasa previa.
UOG Videoclip: Prenatal diagnosis of Blake's pouch cyst: from natural history to management
New UOG Journal videoclip on the prenatal assessment of Blake's pouch cyst at 12 weeks’ gestation using 3D ultrasound imaging with HDLive Silhouette.
UOG Videoclip: Prenatal diagnosis of duplicated gallbladder: two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound imaging and reconstruction
New UOG Journal videoclip on the identification of duplicated fetal gallbladder and reconstruction based on 3D volumetric ultrasound images.
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: 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: Prenatal intervention in vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation via transuterine ultrasound-guided fetal embolization: call for a global registry
New UOG videoclip on prenatal intervention in vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation via transuterine ultrasound-guided fetal embolization.
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.
UOG video abstract: Growth velocity of fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma as predictor of perinatal morbidity and mortality
New UOG Journal video abstract on a multicenter study aiming to identify prenatal predictors of poor perinatal outcome, defined as intrauterine fetal demise, termination of pregnancy, neonatal demise or severe compromise (development of hemorrhagic shock), in fetuses with isolated sacrococcygeal teratoma.
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.