Course Objectives
Upon completion of this conference, the participant will be able to:
• Date an early gestation and identify sonographic clues to a failed pregnancy
• Recognize the signs for a cesarean scar pregnancy and placenta accrete spectrum
• Optimize the sonographic equipment to image the fetus in the first trimester
• Incorporate tips and pearls regarding the new AIUM First Trimester Detailed Anatomy Practice Parameter
• Recognize the hidden clues in the mid-sagittal plane of the fetus to aid in the diagnosis of underlying abnormalities
• Look for clues in the fetal brain to recognize normal and abnormal fetal brains
• Demonstrate how to evaluate the fetal face and neck
• Identify abnormalities of the fetal extremities and associate them with the most common syndromes
• Discuss key lessons learned from obstetric legal cases
• Recognize the most common abnormalities of the fetal chest
• Optimize imaging for the evaluation of the fetal heart
• Assess the four-chamber view and recognize the anomalies that are amenable to detection
• Assess the three-vessel trachea view and recognize the anomalies that are amenable to detection
• Test their knowledge in recognizing congenital heart disease by using an audience response system to answer questions on presented-case unknowns
• Recognize abnormalities of the fetal urinary tract
• Recognize sonographic clues to abnormalities of the placenta and cord
• Perform a systematic basic gynecologic exam
• Utilize the O-RADS classification in the assessment of adnexal masses
• Properly utilize ultrasound in the evaluation of the patient with abnormal uterine bleeding
• Recognize the sonographic findings for adenomyosis
• Properly evaluate the asymptomatic post-menopausal patient with a thickened endometrium
• Recite the role of ultrasound in the evaluation of the infertility patient