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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.

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.

New UOG videoclip on the usefulness of sliding bladder sign evaluation at transvaginal ultrasound for the prediction of vesicouterine adhesions on laparoscopy.

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 culmination of a major international collaboration spanning three years has resulted in the publication of an International Consensus Statement on the use of non-invasive imaging techniques for the diagnosis and classification of pelvic deep endometriosis.

Read the joint consensus statement aiming to guide clinicians involved in treating women with suspected endometriosis during patient assessment, counseling and planning of surgical treatment strategies in the UOG Journal.

The May issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a randomized controlled trial on the effect of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation on fetal ductal constriction, a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the performance of externally validated risk-prediction models for pre-eclampsia, a cohort study delineating the ultrasound features of benign and malignant mesenchymal uterine tumors and a study comparing the performance of different fetal weight charts and definitions of fetal growth restriction in predicting adverse outcome. 

New UOG Journal videoclip on a peculiar case of omental incarceration after uterine perforation.