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ISPD 2022 debate—When offering a first trimester ultrasound at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks, a detailed review of fetal anatomy should be included
Author(s) -
Hui Lisa,
Johnson JoAnn,
Norton Mary E.
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.6251
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , gestation , ultrasound , first trimester , second trimester , obstetrics , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , aneuploidy , radiology , biology , genetics , gene , chromosome , biochemistry
Key points What is already known about this topic? Through the introduction of the nuchal translucency scan at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks gestation for aneuploidy screening in the 1990s, the role of the first trimester scan has evolved to include an assessment of fetal anatomy. Advances in ultrasound technology and expertise now mean that many fetal anomalies that were previously detected on the routine second trimester anatomy scan are now detected in the first trimester.What does this study add? This report summarizes the oral debate that was presented at the 22nd International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy in Montreal, Canada, on 21 June 2022. Our maternal–fetal medicine experts argue for and against the proposition that a detailed review of fetal anatomy should be included in all scans performed at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks gestation.