Advances in Fetal and Neonatal Imaging

Society for Pediatric Radiology Clinical Update (SA-CME)

Sharpen your basic and advanced techniques in fetal and neonatal imaging with this expert-led clinical update.

Explore Key Topics in Fetal and Neonatal Imaging

With Advances in Fetal and Neonatal Imaging, you will learn from authorities like Course Chair Dorothy I. Bulas, MD, FACR, of Children’s National Medical Center and the George Washington University Medical Center. An international faculty from renowned medical centers guide you through this CME program, helping you to better:

• Recognize and apply the techniques for advanced diagnosis and improved management
• Confront challenging issues in perinatal and neonatal medicine
• Understand a variety of topics, such as basic and advanced fetal imaging, updates in genetics, fetal gastrointestinal and genitourinary anomalies, and more

QUICK FACTS

Provider: Society for Pediatric Radiology

Course Director/Chair:
Dorothy I. Bulas, MD, FACR
Director of Fetal Imaging
Children's National Medical Center Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology
George Washington University
Washington, DC

The Basics of Fetal Imaging

• Prenatal US 101 with Hands-On Demonstration - Dorothy I. Bulas, MD, FACR & Judith A. Estroff, MD

• Fetal Doppler: What We Need to Know - Luis F. Goncalves, MD

• Basic Fetal Cardiac Exam - Luis F. Goncalves, MD

• Fetal 3D US with Hands-On Demonstration - Luis F. Goncalves, MD

• Fetal MRI: How to Start a Program - Brandon P. Brown, MD, MA

• Normal Fetal Brain - Gregor J. Kasprian, MD

• Normal Fetal Face and Neck - Maria A. Calvo-Garcia, MD

• Normal Fetal Chest - Amy R. Mehollin-Ray, MD, FAAD
  

• Normal Fetal Abdomen/Extremities - Erika Rubesova, MD

Updates in Genetics

• Have We Done Our Last Amniocentesis – Noninvasive Screening for Aneuploidy - Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD

• Syndrome Evaluation by US/MR Case Based - Judith A. Estroff, MD

• Case Based Mimics of Syndromes: Infection/Diabetes/Dysplasia - Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD

• Aneuploidy - What are the Outcomes? - Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD

• How Genetic Counselors Help Fetal Imaging Assessment - Eva I. Rubio, MD; Margaret B. Menzel, MS, CGC; Anne K. Lawrence, MS, CGC

• Prenatal Imaging of Skeletal Dysplasia - Dorothy I. Bulas, MD, FACR

• Breaking News to Families - Genetic Counseling Perspective - Margaret B. Menzel, MS, CGC & Anne K. Lawrence, MS, CGC

Fetal CNS

• Cortical Dysplasias - Gregor J. Kasprian, MD

• Advanced Fetal CNS MRI Techniques - Gregor J. Kasprian, MD

• Sedating the Neonate: What We Need to Know - Richard B. Parad, MD, MPH

• Neonatal Brain MR Protocols - Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD

Fetal Chest

• Case Based Fetal Lung Masses - Leann E. Linam, MD

• Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia – More Common Than You Think - Dorothy I. Bulas, MD, FACR

• Measuring Lung Volumes: How, Why, When - Amy R. Mehollin-Ray, MD, FAAP
  

Fetal Gastrointestinal & Genitourinary Anomalies

• Case Based Severe GU Anomalies - Judy A. Estroff, MD

• Fetal Intervention for GU Anomalies - Holly A. Hedrick, MD

• Advanced Fetal GI Evaluation: When Is MR Useful? - Eva I. Rubio, MD

• Case Based Ventral Wall Defects - Teresa Victoria, MD, PhD

• Management of Lung Hypoplasia- Giant Omphalocele - Holly A. Hedrick, MD

Fetal and Maternal Issues

• Fetal Cardiac Intervention for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome - Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD

• Fetal Imaging of Twins - Mariana L. Meyers, MD

• Placental Imaging - Christopher I. Cassady, MD, EB
  

Advanced Imaging

• 3D US: How Does It Help? - Luis F. Goncalves, MD

• Fetal Imaging in Europe: Difference and Similarities - Gregor J. Kasprian, MD

• 3T: Tricks of the Trade - Teresa Victoria, MD, PhD

• The Future of Fetal MRI – Spectroscopy/FMR/DTI/Volumes - Gregor J. Kasprian, MD

• Advanced Fetal Skeletal Imaging - Erika Rubesova, MD

• Neonatal Electrical Impedence Tomography - Richard B. Parad, MD, MPH

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the basics and advances in fetal and neonatal imaging.
• Recognize and describe progress in research concerning the care and imaging of the pregnant patient, fetus and neonate.
• Identify challenging issues in perinatal and neonatal medicine.

Intended Audience

The target audience for this program includes pediatric radiologists and general radiologists who care for pediatric patients.