This CME Activity is structured as a practical, clinically oriented review of recent advances in first trimester ultrasound. A mix of topics including comprehensive normal fetal anatomy along with abnormalities of major organ systems in the first trimester will be discussed. Recent updates to the guidelines and indications for imaging in the first trimester are also discussed. Expert faculty also share image optimization tips and pitfalls.
Target Audience
This program is designed for obstetricians and gynecologists, maternal fetal medicine physicians, radiologists, family medicine physicians, genetic counselors and sonographers, who order, perform and interpret ultrasound examinations in obstetrics and gynecology. The goal of this educational activity is to bring the level of practice for the health practitioners to a higher degree of proficiency in obstetric sonography.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:
- Assess normal fetal anatomy in the first trimester.
- Explain the indications and national guidelines for first trimester ultrasound.
- Optimize scanning parameters and techniques of the first trimester ultrasound examination.
- Review major fetal malformations that can be diagnosed in early gestation.
- Discuss the use of ultrasound in screening for fetal aneuploidy in the first trimester.
Program :
The New “Detailed First Trimester Ultrasound”: National Guidelines
Bryann Bromley, M.D.
How to Get the Best Ultrasound Image in the First Trimester
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
First Trimester Ultrasound: Pregnancy Dating & Elements of Failed Pregnancy
Beryl R. Benacerraf, M.D.
Genetic Screening and Diagnosis in Early Gestation
Lawrence D. Platt, M.D.
The Role of First Trimester Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Multiple Pregnancies
Reem S. Abu-Rustum, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FAIUM
Ectopic Pregnancy: Role of Ultrasound In Diagnosis & Management
Beryl R. Benacerraf, M.D.
Scanning Demonstration 1: The Detailed First Trimester Ultrasound
Reem S. Abu-Rustum, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FAIUM
Case Presentation 1
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Just Images: Normal & Abnormal Fetal Anatomy in Early Gestation
Bryann Bromley, M.D.
First Trimester Ultrasound: The Fetal Brain
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
First Trimester Ultrasound: The Fetal Face & Neck
Beryl R. Benacerraf, M.D.
Question and Answer Session: Pearls in First Trimester Ultrasound
Faculty
First Trimester Ultrasound: The Fetal Heart
Reem S. Abu-Rustum, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FAIUM
First Trimester Ultrasound: The Fetal Gastrointestinal Tract
Lawrence D. Platt, M.D.
First Trimester Ultrasound: The Fetal Genitourinary Tract
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
First Trimester Ultrasound: The Fetal Skeletal System
Lawrence D. Platt, M.D.
Case Presentation 2
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Ultrasound Scanning Demonstration 2: Focus on the Fetal Heart
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
The Placenta & Umbilical Cord in Early Gestation
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Question and Answer Session: Anatomy in the First Trimester
Faculty
Placenta Accreta Spectrum: Sonographic Markers in Early Gestation
Bryann Bromley, M.D.
Adnexal Masses: What’s Benign & What’s Malignant
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Congenital Mullerian Malformations: Role of 3D Ultrasound in Diagnosis
Beryl R. Benacerraf, M.D.
Case Presentation 3
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Examination of the Fetal Brain
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
The Mid Sagittal Plane in the First Trimester: Putting it all Together
Reem S. Abu-Rustum, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FAIUM
Case Presentation 4
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
CME Release Date 9/1/2021
CME Expiration Date 8/31/2024