Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound

• 1. The principles of ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound and instrumentation2. Preparing to scan3. Starting to scan using the transabdominal route4. Starting to scan using the transvaginal route5. Assessing the early intrauterine pregnancy6. Problems of early pregnancy7. Dating and screening the pregnancy between 10 and 14 weeks8. First steps in examining the second trimester pregnancy9. Assessing the fetal head, brain, neck and face10. Assessing the chest and heart11. Assessing the abdomen12. Ultrasound assessment of the spine and limbs13. Assessing fetal growth, amniotic fluid, fetal and uterine artery Dopplers14. Placental and cervical imaging15. Multiple pregnancy16. Scanning the non pregnant pelvis17. The menstrual cycle, the menopause and the effects of exogenous hormones18. Uterine and ovarian anomalies19. Characterization of adnexal cysts, differential diagnoses of the pelvis and report writing20. Professional issuesAppendix 1 Orientation and fetal lieAppendix 2 Equation and look-up table for estimating gestational age (GA) from the crown rump length (CRL) as recommended by current national guidelinesAppendix 3 Head circumference (HC) dating table and equationAppendix 4 Biparietal diameter (BPD) dating table (‘outer to inner’)Appendix 5 The 11 conditions screened for, together with their current expected detection rates, within the national screening programmeAppendix 6 Equation, head circumference (HC) size chart and HC size tableAppendix 7 Biparietal diameter (BPD) size chart (‘outer to inner’)Appendix 8 Equation, abdominal circumference (AC) size chart and AC size tableAppendix 9 Equation and dating table for estimating gestational age (GA) from the femur length (FL)Appendix 10 Equation, femur length (FL) size chart and FL size tableAppendix 11 Markers of chromosomal abnormality 475

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