Scientific Content

SFM Guidelines, Checklists & Reporting Formats

  • SFM Guidelines for scans at 5-10 weeks
  • SFM Guidelines for scans at 11-14 weeks
  • SFM Guidelines for scans at 14-17 weeks
  • SFM Guidelines for Preeclampsia Screening
  • SFM Guidelines for Twin Pregnancies

Normal Early Pregnancy

  • Early pregnancy viability assessment (CRL, yolk sac, cardiac activity)
  • Normal vs abnormal early gestational sac development
  • Dating and its clinical implications
  • Sonoembryology from 6-10 weeks
  • Embryonic and Fetal Environment Evaluation

The Abnormal Early Pregnancy

  • Miscarriage: ultrasound criteria and classification
  • Pregnancy of unknown location (PUL): diagnostic algorithms
  • Ectopic pregnancy: early detection and management pathways
  • Subchorionic hematoma and prognostic relevance
  • Molar pregnancy and gestational trophoblastic disease

Multifetal Pregnancy

  • Chorionicity, Amnionicity, Vanishing Twin....
  • First Trimester Complications in Twin Pregnancies

First Trimester Aneuploidies Screening & Diagnosis

  • Aneuploidies Screening
  • Serum Biochemistry: Numbers, Integration and More
  • NIPT

Fetal Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures

  • Invasive Fetal Testing
  • Fetal Reduction: High order Multiples, Selective Reduction....

7-10 Weeks Structural Evaluation

  • 7-10 weeks Embryonic Brain Evaluation
  • 7-10 weeks Embryonic Heart Evaluation
  • 7-10 weeks Embryonic Limb Evaluation
  • 7-10 weeks Embryonic Body Stalk & Body Wall Evaluation

11-14 Weeks Structural Evaluation

  • 11-14 weeks Brain Evaluation
  • 11-14 weeks Cardiac Evaluation
  • 11-14 weeks Spine Evaluation
  • 11-14 weeks Face & Palate Evaluation
  • 11-14 weeks Skeletal Evaluation

14-16 Weeks Evaluation

  • Aneuploidies Evaluation at 14-16 weeks
  • Anomalies Evaluation at 14-16 weeks

The Larger Picture

  • Elements of Pre-Test & Post Test Counselling
  • Breaking Bad News to Patients
  • Genetics: From Aneuploidies to Structural Anomalies Evaluation
  • When to Reassure, When to Follow up & What to do Next
  • Counselling During & After Imaging
  • Genetic Testing in Resource Restricted Scenarios
  • Borderline Findings
  • Real World Decision Dilemmas
  • Coping with Missed Diagnoses: A Positive Approach
  • Imaging the Obese Pregnancy

The goal is not breadth, but depth with clinical applicability

  • Foundations of Early Pregnancy Ultrasound (6–10 Weeks)
  • Early Pregnancy Complications
  • 11–14 Weeks Scan (Anomalies) – Core Module
  • Early Fetal Anatomy Scan (12–16 Weeks)
  • Evaluation at 14-16 weeks
  • Genetics and Screening Strategies
  • Placenta and Maternal Interface
  • Gynecological & Surgical Scenarios in Early Pregnancy
  • Multiple Pregnancy in Early Gestation
  • Invasive Diagnostic Testing
  • Early Fetal Therapy & Interventions
  • Clinical Decision-Making & Management Pathways
  • Counseling, Communication & Ethics
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Case-Based & Practical Sessions (Must-have)
  • Live Demonstrations
  • Quizzes

New Technology & AI

  • Technological Advances in Ultrasound
  • Technological Advances in Genetics
  • AI in Ultrasound Evaluation
  • Using AI in Diagnosis, Reporting & Counselling
  • The “Cutting Edge”: A Peep into the Standards of Tomorrow