Special Focus Session

SF 1 - Abdominal imaging in pregnant women

1

05:00Sabine Schmidt Kobbe, Lausanne / CH

2

23:00Vikas Shah, Leicester / UK

3

23:00Charis Bourgioti, Athens / GR

4

23:00Jules Gregory, Paris / FR

5

16:00Panel discussion: Abdominal imaging and pregnancy: what to look for and how?

5 min

Chairperson's introduction

Sabine Schmidt Kobbe, Lausanne / Switzerland

23 min

Managing abdominal emergencies

Vikas Shah, Leicester / United Kingdom

To identify appropriate imaging modalities for evaluating acute abdominal pain in pregnancy and recognise key limitations and pitfalls.
To list characteristic imaging findings of acute appendicitis and other causes of abdominal pain in pregnancy, including bowel, ovarian, pancreatic, renal, and uterine pathology.
To interpret and differentiate imaging appearances of these conditions, with an emphasis on the diagnostic role of MRI.

23 min

Protocol optimisation for safe imaging in pregnancy

Charis Bourgioti, Athens / Greece

To become familiar with CT safety issues for mother and fetus.
To learn about MRI safety issues for the mother and fetus.
To discuss indications and contraindications regarding the use of contrast agents in pregnant women.

23 min

Liver and pregnancy

Jules Gregory, Paris / France

To describe the key physiological changes in the liver during pregnancy and explain how these modifications influence imaging interpretation.
To identify pregnancy-specific hepatic conditions (intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, HELLP, acute fatty liver of pregnancy) as well as those exacerbated or revealed in pregnancy.
To analyse how radiological findings direct therapeutic decisions and anticipate severe complications to optimise maternal–fetal outcomes.

16 min

Panel discussion: Abdominal imaging and pregnancy: what to look for and how?