Multisite Ultrasound Study to Help Improve Pregnancy Outcomes

The researchers at EVMS will use Toshiba’s Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) for noninvasive measurements of tissue stiffness, and Toshiba’s MicroPure visualization of microcalcifications, instead of gray scale imaging.
The study is intended to help find new methods to predict, and minimize difficulties later in pregnancy, by studying the placenta during the early stages.

Dr. Alfred Abuhamad, Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs, EVMS, said, “Through our research study, we hope to develop an algorithm that can potentially help predict late pregnancy complications in early gestation by using new, high-tech ultrasound software, provided by Toshiba. Our study is designed to identify which ultrasound tools are best at determining women who will develop poor pregnancy outcomes and those who will not. If we have the ability to identify which pregnancies will have complications in the future through ultrasound, then we can address it early with interventions and therapies.”

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