Deep Dive Into Fetal Brain Imaging

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

11:00am - 12:30pm

Location:400-402

CE: 1.5

This educational session will provide an in-depth understanding of fetal brain imaging through ultrasound. It will cover both basic and advanced techniques to enhance the information gathered from brain scans, focusing on optimal patient and fetus positioning to improve image quality. The lecture will emphasize interpreting images from multiple planes for a comprehensive three-dimensional understanding of brain anatomy and the identification of potential anomalies. Additionally, it will address the complexities of diagnosing abnormalities in the fetal posterior fossa, highlighting the crucial role of fetal neurosonography, especially the median plane, in evaluating these rare but challenging conditions. The presentation will be enriched with a range of normal and pathological images to illustrate the discussed topics.

Session Speaker(s)

MS

Magdalena Sanz Cortes, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Ana Monteagudo, MD

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics/ Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
IT

Ilan Timor, MD

Professor
OB/GYN
Icahn School of Medicine

Learning Objectives:

Gain knowledge on the differences between a basic and an advanced brain scan, understand the indications to proceed with an advanced brain scan (neurosonography), describe the normal anatomy of the posterior fossa, and practice 3D transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound.
Perform a brain scan (basic/advanced) and explain which measurements should be obtained in each scan, recognize/diagnose posterior fossa abnormalities such as Dandy-Walker Spectrum, and understand and use the detailed or targeted fetal neuroscan.
Describe the normal anatomy of the fetal brain and differentiate it from when anomalies are detected, and recognize the role of the median plane in the evaluation of the vermis in cases of posterior fossa abnormalities.

Presentations:

11:00am - 11:30am

Basic to Advanced Neurosonography
Magdalena Sanz Cortes, MD, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
11:30am - 12:00pm

Sonographic Diagnosis of Cerebellar and Posterior Fossa Abnormalities
Ana Monteagudo, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
12:00pm - 12:30pm

Sonographic Diagnosis of Corpus Callosum and Midline Abnormalities
Ilan E. Timor, MD – Icahn School of Medicine