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January-March 2015 Volume 9 Number 1 ISSN 0973-614X
­Editors-in-Chief
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Frank A Chervenak (USA)
Donald School Journal of
Ultrasound in
Obstetrics and
Gynecology
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Editors-in-Chief
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Asim Kurjak Croatia
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Sameer Abdullah Saudi Arabia
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Ian Donald School courses in 2015
Date
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City, Country
Number of Participants
February 4-6
Bangkok, Thailand
420
February 21
Athens, Greece
April 10-12
Adana, Turkey
April 15-16
Sarajevo, BIH
April 19
Zagreb, Croatia
May 1-2
Saudi Arabia
May 7-9
Mexico City, Mexico
May 14-16
Ljubljana, Slovenia
May 20-22
Guayaquil, Ecuador
June 11
St. Petersburg, Russia
June 19-21
Cagliari, Italy
August 7-8
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
September
Jordan
September 25-26
Skopje, Macedonia
October 2-3
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
October 3-4
Gifu, Japan
November 19-21
Tbilisi, Georgia
December 11-13
Athens, Greece
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Scientific Program:
Thursday 26th March 2015
Crowne Plaza Hotel Bucharest
08:00-09:00
Registration
09:00
Conference Opening—Welcome Speech
09:15-11:00
Chair: Asim Kurjak, Aida Salihagic-Kadic
09:15-10:00
Introductory Lecture
Fetal neurology—evolving challenges
Asim Kurjak
10:00-10:30
Fetal neurology—the role of fetal stress
Aida Salihagic-Kadic
10:30-11:00
Fetal EEG, Ultrasound and MRI. A new approach for the study of the development of the central nervous
system in utero
Florin Stamatian
11:00-11:20
Coffee break
11:20-11:45
The new paradigm in cervical cancer prevention
Radu Vladareanu
11:45-13:15
Chair: Ritsuko Pooh, Toshiyuki Hata
11:45-12:15
3D Ultrasound Sonoembryology
Ritsuko Pooh
12:15-12:45
HDlive and 4D ultrasound in the assessment of fetal facial expressions
Toshiyuki Hata
12:45-13:15
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a promise for detection of metabolic changes in the brain of IUGR
fetuses?
Radu Vladareanu
13:15-13:30
Short break
PHARMA SYMPOSIUMS + LUNCH BOX, Crown A + B + C Hall
13:30-15:30
Chair: Radu Vladareanu, Nicolae Suciu
15:30-17:00
Chair: Milan Stanojevic, Simona Vlădăreanu
15:30-16:00
HDlive and 4D ultrasound assessment of twin pregnancy
Toshiyuki Hata
16:00-16:30
Antenatal and postnatal assessment of neurobehavior—which one should be used?
Milan Stanojevic
16:30-17:00
Fetal isolated mild ventriculomegaly (IMVM)—are there neonatal consequences?
Simona Vladareanu
17:00-17:15
Coffee break
17:15-19:15
Chair: Stefania Tudorache, Panos Antsaklis
17:15-17:45
First trimester diagnosis in isolated open spina bifida
Ștefania Tudorache
17:45-18:15
Controversies surrounding early diagnosis of fetal brain anomalies
Dominic Iliescu
18:15-18:45
Assessment of fetal neurobehavior in diabetic pregnancy
Panos Antsaklis
Friday 27th March 2015
Crowne Plaza Hotel Bucharest
08:30-11:00
Round Table Session
Moderator
Is KANET ready for introduction into clinical practice?
Asim Kurjak
with: Milan Stanojevic, Simona Vladareanu, Ritsuko Pooh, Stefania Tudorache, Florin Stamatian, Panos
Antsaklis, Dominic Iliescu, Toshiyuki Hata, Radu Vladareanu, Raul Moreira Neto
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11:00
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KANET test in fetal anomalies of the CNS
Ritsuko Pooh
KANET in Brasil: First study
Raul Moreira Neto
Conference closing
Donald School Journal of
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and
Gynecology
January-March 2015 Volume 9 Number 1
Contents
Original Article
KANET in Brazil: First Experience................................................................................................ 1-5
Raul Moreira Neto
Review Articles
Fetal Neurology: Past, Present and Future................................................................................... 6-29
Asim Kurjak, Panagiotis Antsaklis, Milan Stanojevic
Fetal Neurology: The Role of Fetal Stress.................................................................................. 30-39
Aida Salihagić Kadić
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: A Promise for Detection of Metabolic
Changes in the Brain of Intrauterine Growth Restriction Fetuses.......................................... 40-43
Vlad Zamfirescu, Radu Vladareanu, Simona Vladareanu
HDlive and 4D Ultrasound in the Assessment of Fetal Facial Expressions............................. 44-50
Toshiyuki Hata, Kenji Kanenishi, Uiko Hanaoka, Genzo Marumo
HDlive and 4D Ultrasound in the Assessment of Twin Pregnancy........................................... 51-60
Toshiyuki Hata, Kenji Kanenishi, Uiko Hanaoka,
Mohamed Ahmed Mostafa AboEllail, Genzo Marumo
Prenatal Development of the Human Central Nervous System,
Normal and Abnormal.................................................................................................................. 61-66
Kohei Shiota
Antenatal and Postnatal Assessment of Neurobehavior: Which One
should be used?............................................................................................................................. 67-74
Milan Stanojevic
Fetal Isolated Ventriculomegaly: Is There any Neonatal Consequences?............................... 75-79
Simona Vladareanu, Vlad Andrei Traistaru, Radu Vladareanu
First Trimester Anomaly Scan—The Last Redoubt Won: Open Spina Bifida ....................... 80-90
Stefania Tudorache, Iliescu Dominic Gabriel, Adina Turcu, Maria Florea,
Roxana Drăgușin, Liliana Novac, Cernea Nicolae, Daniela Cernea
Is in utero Fetal Neurological Assessment Comparable to Postnatal
Neurological Assessment?............................................................................................................ 91-95
Oliver Vasilj
First Experience in Clinical Application of KANET................................................................. 96-99
Ana Tikvica Luetic
Ultrasound in Infertility........................................................................................................... 100-110
Sonal Panchal, CB Nagori
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