Ultrasound and genetics: 'a new era of prenatal diagnostics'
Ultrasound imaging and genetic testing are set to create new advancements for diagnosis and prenatal care. This key topic will be explored by world-renowned experts in two upcoming ISUOG courses this year.
Healing legacies: strengthening Black maternal health through collective action and advocacy
Today marks the first day of Black Maternal Health Week, a week to highlight the specific challenges facing Black women and their reproductive and maternal health.
Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures: spotlighting maternal and newborn health on World Health Day 2025
This year’s World Health Day theme ‘Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures’ urges governments world-wide to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and to prioritise women’s longer-term health.
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: 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.
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.
Help shape the future of ISUOG: apply to join one of our committees today
ISUOG is inviting applications from our members to join as a volunteer on one of our committees. The Safety Committee and Basic Training Sub-Committee need your help in our mission to improve healthcare provision for women across the world.
Topics in spotlight: what to expect this year
Abstract submissions have now closed, and the ISUOG World Congress program is on its way to being finalised as we speak! In the meantime, you can familiarise yourself with the 2025 topics in spotlight, which highlight key areas that will be covered at Congress. There will be further information on each topic, in the run up to Congress this September, so watch this space.