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Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (UOG), the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), is the leading international peer-reviewed journal in the field, with an Impact Factor of 7.299. UOG features the latest, most clinically relevant research, including guidelines, consensus statements, expert commentaries, original articles and systematic reviews. UOG is incorporated in all the major abstract and indexing databases, including Index Medicus and Current Contents. 

 

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Cost‐effectiveness analysis of a model of first‐trimester prediction and prevention of preterm pre‐eclampsia compared with usual care

F. Park, S. Deeming, N. Bennett, J. Hyett,
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  •  November 2021

Cross‐modality and in‐vivo validation of 4D flow MRI evaluation of uterine artery blood flow in human pregnancy

E. Hwuang, P. H. Wu, A. Rodriguez-Soto, M. Langham, F. W. Wehrli, M. Vidorreta, B. Moon, K. Kochar, S. Parameshwaran, N. Koelper, M. D. Tisdall, J. A. Detre, W. Witschey, N. Schwartz,
  •  722-731
  •  November 2021
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Prediction of pre‐eclampsia‐related complications in women with suspected or confirmed pre‐eclampsia: development and internal validation of clinical prediction model

L. Saleh, M. M. Alblas, D. Nieboer, R. I. Neuman, Y. Vergouwe, I. A. Brussé, J. J. Duvekot, E. W. Steyerberg, H. J. Versendaal, A. H. J. Danser, A. H. van den Meiracker, K. Verdonk, W. Visser,
  •  698-704
  •  November 2021

Prediction of post‐laser fetal death in selective growth restriction complicating twin–twin transfusion syndrome using standardized definitions

R. Donepudi, J. Espinoza, A. A. Nassr, M. A. Belfort, A. A. Shamshirsaz, M. Sanz Cortes,
  •  738-743
  •  November 2021
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Maternal plasma soluble neuropilin‐1 is downregulated in fetal growth restriction complicated by abnormal umbilical artery Doppler: a pilot study

B. Porter, D. Maulik, S. Babbar, T. Schrufer-Poland, J. Allsworth, S. Q. Ye, D. P. Heruth, T. Lei,
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  •  November 2021

Real‐time ultrasound virtual navigation in 3D PET/CT volumes for superficial lymph‐node evaluation: innovative fusion examination

G. Garganese, S. Bove, S. Fragomeni, F. Moro, E. K. A. Triumbari, A. Collarino, D. Verri, S. Gentileschi, I. Sperduti, G. Scambia, V. Rufini, A. C. Testa,
  •  766-772
  •  November 2021
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Fetal cerebral blood‐flow redistribution: analysis of Doppler reference charts and association of different thresholds with adverse perinatal outcome

H. Wolf, T. Stampalija, C. C. Lees, the TRUFFLE Study Group,
  •  705-715
  •  November 2021

United States' experience in nuchal translucency measurement: variation according to provider characteristics in over five million ultrasound examinations

L. L. Thornburg, B. Bromley, L. Dugoff, L. D. Platt, K. M. Fuchs, M. E. Norton, J. McIntosh, G. J. Toland, H. Cuckle, for the Nuchal Translucency Quality Review Program of the Perinatal Quality Foundation,
  •  732-737
  •  November 2021
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Differential diagnosis of posterior compartment prolapse using transperineal ultrasound

J. A. García Mejido, I. Ortega, R. García-Jiménez, J. A. Sainz Bueno,
  •  14 November 2021
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Definition and sonographic reporting system for Cesarean scar pregnancy in early pregnancy: modified Delphi method

I. P. M. Jordans, C. Verberkt, R. A. de Leeuw, C. M. Bilardo, T. van den Bosch, T. Bourne, H. A. M. Brölmann, M. Dueholm, W. J. K. Hehenkamp, N. Jastrow, D. Jurkovic, A. Kaelin Agten, R. Mashiach, O. Naji, E. Pajkrt, D. Timmerman, O. Vikhareva, L. F. van der Voet, J. A. F. Huirne,
  •  14 November 2021

Automatic identification and segmentation of the slice of minimal hiatal dimensions in transperineal ultrasound volumes

F. van den Noort, C. Manzini, C. H. van der Vaart, M. A. J. van Limbeek, C. H. Slump, A. T. M. Grob,
  •  12 November 2021
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Zika virus intrauterine infection causes fetal brain abnormality and microcephaly: tip of the iceberg?

A. S. Oliveira Melo, G. Malinger, R. Ximenes, P. O. Szejnfeld, S. Alves Sampaio, A. M. Bispo de Filippis,
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Consensus definition of fetal growth restriction: a Delphi procedure

S. J. Gordijn, I. M. Beune, B. Thilaganathan, A. Papageorghiou, A. A. Baschat, P. N. Baker, R. M. Silver, K. Wynia, W. Ganzevoort,
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Analysis of cell-free DNA in maternal blood in screening for aneuploidies: updated meta-analysis

M. M. Gil, V. Accurti, B. Santacruz, M. N. Plana, K. H. Nicolaides,

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Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group

S. Guerriero, G. Condous, T. van den Bosch, L. Valentin, F. P. G. Leone, D. Van Schoubroeck, C. Exacoustos, A. J. F. Installé, W. P. Martins, M. S. Abrao, G. Hudelist, M. Bazot, J. L. Alcazar, M. O. Gonçalves, M. A. Pascual, S. Ajossa, L. Savelli, R. Dunham, S. Reid, U. Menakaya, T. Bourne, S. Ferrero, M. Leon, T. Bignardi, T. Holland, D. Jurkovic, B. Benacerraf, Y. Osuga, E. Somigliana, D. Timmerman,

This article's abstract has been translated into Spanish and Chinese. Follow the links from the abstract to view the translations.

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ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy

A. Khalil, M. Rodgers, A. Baschat, A. Bhide, E. Gratacos, K. Hecher, M. D. Kilby, L. Lewi, K. H. Nicolaides, D. Oepkes, N. Raine-Fenning, K. Reed, L. J. Salomon, A. Sotiriadis, B. Thilaganathan, Y. Ville,
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Coronavirus in pregnancy and delivery: rapid review

E. Mullins, D. Evans, R. M. Viner, P. O'Brien, E. Morris,
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Multicenter screening for pre-eclampsia by maternal factors and biomarkers at 11–13 weeks' gestation: comparison with NICE guidelines and ACOG recommendations

N. O'Gorman, D. Wright, L. C. Poon, D. L. Rolnik, A. Syngelaki, M. de Alvarado, I. F. Carbone, V. Dutemeyer, M. Fiolna, A. Frick, N. Karagiotis, S. Mastrodima, C. de Paco Matallana, G. Papaioannou, A. Pazos, W. Plasencia, K. H. Nicolaides,

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Effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on maternal, perinatal and neonatal outcome: systematic review

J. Juan, M. M. Gil, Z. Rong, Y. Zhang, H. Yang, L. C. Poon,

This article's abstract has been translated into Spanish and Chinese. Follow the links from the abstract to view the translations.

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International estimated fetal weight standards of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project

J. Stirnemann, J. Villar, L. J. Salomon, E. Ohuma, P. Ruyan, D. G. Altman, F. Nosten, R. Craik, S. Munim, L. Cheikh Ismail, F. C. Barros, A. Lambert, S. Norris, M. Carvalho, Y. A. Jaffer, J. A. Noble, E. Bertino, M. G. Gravett, M. Purwar, C. G. Victora, R. Uauy, Z. Bhutta, S. Kennedy, A. T. Papageorghiou, for the International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century (INTERGROWTH-21st) , Scientific Advisory Committee , Steering Committees , INTERGROWTH-21st , INTERBIO-21st , Executive Committee , In addition for INTERBIO 21st , Project Coordinating Unit , Data Analysis Group , Data Management Group , In addition for INTERBIO 21st , Ultrasound Group , In addition for INTERBIO-21st: , Anthropometry Group , In addition for INTERBIO-21st: , Laboratory Processing Group , Neonatal Group , Environmental Health Group , Neurodevelopment Group , Participating countries and local investigators , In addition for INTERBIO-21st: , In addition for INTERBIO-21st: ,
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Proposal for standardized ultrasound descriptors of abnormally invasive placenta (AIP)

S. L. Collins, A. Ashcroft, T. Braun, P. Calda, J. Langhoff-Roos, O. Morel, V. Stefanovic, B. Tutschek, F. Chantraine, on behalf of the European Working Group on Abnormally Invasive Placenta (EW-AIP) ,
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Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth ≤ 34 weeks of gestation in women with a singleton pregnancy and a short cervix: an updated meta-analysis including data from the OPPTIMUM study

R. Romero, K. H. Nicolaides, A. Conde-Agudelo, J. M. O'Brien, E. Cetingoz, E. Da Fonseca, G. W. Creasy, S. S. Hassan,

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ASPRE trial: performance of screening for preterm pre-eclampsia

D. L. Rolnik, D. Wright, L. C. Y. Poon, A. Syngelaki, N. O'Gorman, C. de Paco Matallana, R. Akolekar, S. Cicero, D. Janga, M. Singh, F. S. Molina, N. Persico, J. C. Jani, W. Plasencia, G. Papaioannou, K. Tenenbaum-Gavish, K. H. Nicolaides,

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Accuracy of competing-risks model in screening for pre-eclampsia by maternal factors and biomarkers at 11–13 weeks' gestation

N. O'Gorman, D. Wright, L. C. Poon, D. L. Rolnik, A. Syngelaki, A. Wright, R. Akolekar, S. Cicero, D. Janga, J. Jani, F. S. Molina, C. de Paco Matallana, N. Papantoniou, N. Persico, W. Plasencia, M. Singh, K. H. Nicolaides,
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Risk of fetal loss associated with invasive testing following combined first-trimester screening for Down syndrome: a national cohort of 147 987 singleton pregnancies

C. B. Wulff, T. A. Gerds, L. Rode, C. K. Ekelund, O. B. Petersen, A. Tabor, the Danish Fetal Medicine Study Group ,

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Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of early screening for pre-eclampsia by NICE guidelines and a method combining maternal factors and biomarkers: results of SPREE

M. Y. Tan, D. Wright, A. Syngelaki, R. Akolekar, S. Cicero, D. Janga, M. Singh, E. Greco, A. Wright, K. Maclagan, L. C. Poon, K. H. Nicolaides,
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Value of third-trimester cerebroplacental ratio and uterine artery Doppler indices as predictors of stillbirth and perinatal loss

A. Khalil, J. Morales-Roselló, R. Townsend, M. Morlando, A. Papageorghiou, A. Bhide, B. Thilaganathan,
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Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth and neonatal morbidity and mortality in women with a twin gestation and a short cervix: an updated meta-analysis of individual patient data

R. Romero, A. Conde-Agudelo, W. El-Refaie, L. Rode, M. L. Brizot, E. Cetingoz, V. Serra, E. Da Fonseca, M. S. Abdelhafez, A. Tabor, A. Perales, S. S. Hassan, K. H. Nicolaides,
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Fetal Medicine Foundation fetal and neonatal population weight charts

K. H. Nicolaides, D. Wright, A. Syngelaki, A. Wright, R. Akolekar,

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ISUOG Practice Guidelines: ultrasound assessment of fetal biometry and growth

L.J. Salomon, Z. Alfirevic, F. Da Silva Costa, R.L. Deter, F. Figueras, T. Ghi, P. Glanc, A. Khalil, W. Lee, R. Napolitano, A. Papageorghiou, A. Sotiriadis, J. Stirnemann, A. Toi, G. Yeo,

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Prognostic accuracy of cerebroplacental ratio and middle cerebral artery Doppler for adverse perinatal outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis

C. A. Vollgraff Heidweiller-Schreurs, M. A. De Boer, M. W. Heymans, L. J. Schoonmade, P. M. M. Bossuyt, B. W. J. Mol, C. J. M. De Groot, C. J. Bax,

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Screening for pre-eclampsia by maternal factors and biomarkers at 11–13 weeks' gestation

M. Y. Tan, A. Syngelaki, L. C. Poon, D. L. Rolnik, N. O'Gorman, J. L. Delgado, R. Akolekar, L. Konstantinidou, M. Tsavdaridou, S. Galeva, U. Ajdacka, F. S. Molina, N. Persico, J. C. Jani, W. Plasencia, E. Greco, G. Papaioannou, A. Wright, D. Wright, K. H. Nicolaides,
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How thick is too thick? When endometrial thickness should prompt biopsy in postmenopausal women without vaginal bleeding

R. Smith-Bindman, E. Weiss, V. Feldstein,
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Estimation of fetal weight: reference range at 20–36 weeks' gestation and comparison with actual birth‐weight reference range

L. J. Salomon, J. P. Bernard, Y. Ville,
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Sex‐specific antenatal reference growth charts for uncomplicated singleton pregnancies at 15–40 weeks of gestation

P. Schwärzler, J. M. Bland, D. Holden, S. Campbell, Y. Ville,
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Cervical length at 11–14 weeks' and 22–24 weeks' gestation evaluated by transvaginal sonography, and gestational age at delivery

M. H. B. Carvalho, R. E. Bittar, M. L. Brizot, P. P. S. Maganha, E. S. V. Borges Da Fonseca, M. Zugaib,
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Fetal gender assignment by first‐trimester ultrasound

Z. Efrat, T. Perri, E. Ramati, D. Tugendreich, I. Meizner,
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Fetal facial profile markers of Down syndrome in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy

F. I. Vos, E. A. P. de Jong-Pleij, M. Bakker, E. Tromp, K. O. Kagan, C. M. Bilardo,
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Endometrial thickness predicts intrauterine pregnancy in patients with pregnancy of unknown location

E. Moschos, D. M. Twickler,
Opinion
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Predicting pregnancy failure in ‘empty’ gestational sacs

D. A. Nyberg, R. A. Filly,
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Reference ranges for uterine artery mean pulsatility index at 11–41 weeks of gestation

O. Gómez, F. Figueras, S. Fernández, M. Bennasar, J. M. Martínez, B. Puerto, E. Gratacós,
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Fetal gender and sonographic assessment of crown–rump length: implications for multifetal pregnancy reduction

S. Becker, S. Ural, T. Fehm, J. Bienstock,
Consensus Statement
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Terms, definitions and measurements to describe sonographic features of myometrium and uterine masses: a consensus opinion from the Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) group

T. Van den Bosch, M. Dueholm, F. P. G. Leone, L. Valentin, C. K. Rasmussen, A. Votino, D. Van Schoubroeck, C. Landolfo, A. J. F. Installé, S. Guerriero, C. Exacoustos, S. Gordts, B. Benacerraf, T. D'Hooghe, B. De Moor, H. Brölmann, S. Goldstein, E. Epstein, T. Bourne, D. Timmerman,
Letter to the Editor
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Increased incidence of first‐trimester miscarriage during the COVID‐19 pandemic

K. G. Sacinti, E. Kalafat, Y. E. Sukur, A. Koc,
Consensus Statement
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Terms, definitions and measurements to describe the sonographic features of the endometrium and intrauterine lesions: a consensus opinion from the International Endometrial Tumor Analysis (IETA) group

F. P. G. Leone, D. Timmerman, T. Bourne, L. Valentin, E. Epstein, S. R. Goldstein, H. Marret, A. K. Parsons, B. Gull, O. Istre, W. Sepulveda, E. Ferrazzi, T. Van den Bosch,
Consensus Opinion
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Counting ovarian antral follicles by ultrasound: a practical guide

M. A. Coelho Neto, A. Ludwin, A. Borrell, B. Benacerraf, D. Dewailly, F. da Silva Costa, G. Condous, J. L. Alcazar, L. Jokubkiene, S. Guerriero, T. Van den Bosch, W. P. Martins,
Guideline
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ISUOG Practice Guidelines: diagnosis and management of small‐for‐gestational‐age fetus and fetal growth restriction

C. C. Lees, T. Stampalija, A. A. Baschat, F. da Silva Costa, E. Ferrazzi, F. Figueras, K. Hecher, J. Kingdom, L. C. Poon, L. J. Salomon, J. Unterscheider,
ISUOG Guideline
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ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): use of Doppler velocimetry in obstetrics

A. Bhide, G. Acharya, A. Baschat, C. M. Bilardo, C. Brezinka, D. Cafici, C. Ebbing, E. Hernandez-Andrade, K. Kalache, J. Kingdom, T. Kiserud, S. Kumar, W. Lee, C. Lees, K. Y. Leung, G. Malinger, G. Mari, F. Prefumo, W. Sepulveda, B. Trudinger,
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Ultrasound finding of an echogenic mass in women with secondary postpartum hemorrhage is associated with retained placental tissue

A. Mulic-Lutvica, O. Axelsson,
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Maternal serum PAPP‐A and free β‐hCG at 12, 22 and 32 weeks' gestation in screening for pre‐eclampsia

A. Wright, L. Guerra, M. Pellegrino, D. Wright, K. H. Nicolaides,
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Value of routine ultrasound examination at 35–37 weeks' gestation in diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

A. Ficara, A. Syngelaki, A. Hammami, R. Akolekar, K. H. Nicolaides,
Statistical Review
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Reliability, repeatability and reproducibility: analysis of measurement errors in continuous variables

J. W. Bartlett, C. Frost,

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