Greeting

On behalf of the members of CRIFM, I would like to address all mothers, fathers, and those interested in the CRIFM world.

CRIFM was established in Kagawa Prefecture in June 2006 as Japan's first fetal diagnosis facility specializing in fetal medicine. In response to the expectations of many patients throughout Japan, CRIFM moved to Osaka in 2007, and with the opening of the Fetal Brain Center in 2020, CRIFM became a two-tiered structure with the Fetal Diagnostic Center and the Fetal Brain Center. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for your enthusiastic support and strong cooperation.


Dr.Pooh

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Pooh Ritsuko(M.D., PhD, LLB, MSc, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Ultrasound Specialist, Clinical Geneticist, Bachelor of Law, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration)
Ritsuko Kimata Pooh, MD, PhD, LLB, MSc, MBA.

Biography

  • Born in Hyogo Prefecture
  • Graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School
  • Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law, LLB
  • Tokushima University School of Medicine, M.D. and Ph.D.
  • Chinese University Hong Kong, M.Sc
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University (2022)

Areas of expertise and qualifications

Areas of Expertise

  • Fetal Brain Diagnosis
  • Perinatal Medicine
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Fetal ultrasound medicine (ultrasound embryology, ultrasound genetics)
  • Fetal neurology
  • Genetics in Medicine

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws (Keio University)
  • M.D. (Tokushima University)
  • Ph.D. (Tokushima University)
  • M.Sc. Master of Science (Chinese University Hong Kong)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University (2022)
  • Designated physician under the Maternal Protection Act
  • Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology certified obstetrician and gynecologist
  • Ultrasound specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Ultrasonography , Ultrasound supervisor
  • Japanese Society of Human Genetics / Japanese Society of Genetic Counseling, Certified Clinical Geneticist
  • -Early pregnancy ultrasound certification - FMF (UK)
  • NT certificate (NT certification)
  • NB certificate (Nasal bone)
  • TR certificate (Tricuspid regurgitation)
  • DV certificate (Ductus venosus blood flow)
  • UA certificate (Uterine artery blood flow)
  • NIDA Clinical Trials Network Good Clinical Practice

Current Position

  • President, CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic
  • Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University School of medicine, Detroit, USA
  • Honorary Professor, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
  • Professor, Department of Health Science, Dubrovnik International University, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • CEO, Ritz Medical Co.,Ltd. Osaka, Japan

Related International Societies

  • International Academy of Perinatal Medicine Vice President
  • Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medical Ultrasound Executive Board
  • Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medical Ultrasound, Japanese Branch National Director
  • International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) /ISUOG Trustee, ISUOG ambassador to Asia
  • The International Society of “The Fetus as a Patient” International Board
  • World Association of Perinatal Medicine Educational Committee Board
  • Romanian Association of Perinatal Medicine Honorary Member
  • Editor for Journals
  • American Journal of Pediatrics (ISSN:0022-3476) Editorial Board
  • Journal of Perinatal Medicine (ISSN:0300-5577) Editorial Board
  • Human Genetics & Embryology (ISSN:2161-0436) Editorial Board
  • Perinatal Journal (ISSN:1305-3124)   Editorial Board
  • The Taiwan Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISSN:1028-4559) Editorial Board
  • Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (ISSN:0973-614X) Editorial Board
  • Ginekologia Polska (Polish Journal of Gynecology) (ISSN:00170011) Editorial Advisory Board
  • Diagnostics ( ISSN: 2075-4418) Editorial Board

Awards

  • Alfred Kratochwil Award, The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2011, Los Angeles)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, World Association of Perinatal Medicine (2015, Madrid)
  • Sir William Liley Award, The International Society of The Fetus as a Patient (2016, Tirana)
  • Short Oral Presentation Award, 26th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2016, Rome)
  • "Magnificent achievements in the visualization of early human development" Award (2019, Istanbul)
  • JSOG Congress Encouragement Award, Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020, Tokyo)

List of Publications

Published Books

  1. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease Diagnosis and Management.Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH. Parthenon CRC Press, London, New York,2003
  2. Fetal Neurology.Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2009
  3. Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gyneacology.Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2015
  4. Donald School Textbook of PowerPoint Presentation on Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology.Wataganara T, Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2015
  5. Donald School Atlas of Fetal Anomalies. Kurjak A, Pooh RK, Chervenak FA. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2023

Original Articles

  1. Pooh RK and T. Aono. Transvaginal power Doppler angiography of the fetal brain. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Dec;8(6):417-21.
  2. Pooh RK, Pooh KH, Nakagawa Y, Maeda K, Fukui R, Aono T. Transvaginal Doppler Assessment of Fetal Intracranial Venous Flow. Obstet Gynecol. 1999 May;93(5 Pt 1):697-701.
  3. Pooh RK, Nakagawa Y, Nagamachi N. Interesting findings in early sonographic detection. Adv Obstet Perinatol 1998;9:59-73.
  4. Pooh RK, Nakagawa Y, Nagamachi N, Pooh KH, Nakagawa Y, Maeda K, Fukui R, Aono T. Transvaginal sonography of the fetal brain: detection of abnormal morphology and circulation. Croat Med J. 1998 Jun;39(2):147-57.
  5. Kurjak A, Kupesic S, Di Renzo GC, Pooh RK, Kos M and Hafner T. Recent advances in perinatal sonography. Prenat Neonat Med 1998;3:194-207.
  6. Ogino N, Pooh RK, Endo S, Mitani R, Maeda K, Fukui R. Multicystic dysplastic kidney: Report of five cases. Adv Obstet Perinatol 1998;9:89-99.
  7. Pooh RK, Nakagawa Y, Pooh KH, Nakagawa Y, Nagamachi N. Fetal craniofacial structure and intracranial morphology in a case of Apert syndrome. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Apr;13(4):274-80.
  8. Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH, Kurjak A. Sonographic Assessment of Fetal brain Morphology. Prenat Neonat Med 1999;4:18-38.
  9. Pooh RK. New application of B-flow sono-angiography in perinatology. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Feb;15(2):163.
  10. Pooh RK, Pooh KH, Nakagawa Y, Nishida S, Ohno Y. Clinical Application of Three-dimensional Ultrasound in Fetal Brain Assessment. Croat Med J 2000;41:245-251.
  11. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Transvaginal 3D and Doppler ultrasonography of the fetal brain. Semin Perinatol 2001;25:38-43.
  12. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. The assessment of fetal brain morphology and circulation by transvaginal 3D sonography and power Doppler. J Perinat Med. 2002;30(1):48-56.
  13. Pooh RK, Kyong H Pooh. Fetal Central Nervous System. Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology,2003;250-271.
  14. Pooh RK, T.Ogura. Normal and abnormal fetal hand positioning and movement in early pregnancy detected by three-and four-dimensional ultrasound. The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology,2004;4:46-51.
  15. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Fetal vertebral structure detected by three-dimensional ultrasound. The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology, March 2005; 5(1): 29-33.
  16. Pooh RK, Korai A. B-flow and B-flow Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation in Visualizing Fetal Cardiac Blood Flow. Croat Med J. 2005;46:808-11.
  17. Kurjak A, M.D., Ph.D.,a Ritsuko K. Pooh, M.D., Ph.D.,b Luis T. Merce, M.D.c,Jose M. Carrera, M.D., Ph.D.,d Aida Salihagic-Kadic, M.D., Ph.D.,e and Wiku Andonotopo, M.D.f. Structural and functional early human development assessed by three-dimensional and four-dimensional sonography. Fertil Steril. 2005 Nov;84(5):1285-99. Review.
  18. Pooh RK, Maeda K, Kurjak A. Abnormalities in the First Half of Pregnancy. Donald School Atlas of Fetal Anomalies. Kurjak A, Chervenak FA, Carrera JM eds. 2006:79-88.
  19. Maeda K, Pooh RK. Special section of UROG proposed by Japanese Ian Donald Inter-University School. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2006;6:107-108.
  20. Pooh RK, Nagao Y, Pooh KH. Fetal Neuroimaging by transvaginal 3D ultrasound and MRI. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2006;6:123-134.
  21. Pooh RK, Kyonghon Pooh*. Fetal Ventriculomegaly. Donald school J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 2007, 2(2):40-46.
  22. Maeda K, Morokuma S, Yoshida S, Ito T, Pooh RK, Serizawa M. Fetal behavior analyzed by ultrasonic actocardiogram in cases with central nervous system lesions. J Perinat Med. 2006;34(5):398-403.
  23. Kurjak A, Pooh RK, Merce LT, Carrera JM, Salihagic-Kadic A, Andonotopo W. Structural and functional early human development assessed by three-dimensional and four-dimensional sonography. Fertil Steril. 2005 Nov;84(5):1285-99.
  24. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Fetal Neuroimaging. Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review, 19;1-31, 2008 Cambridge University Press.
  25. Maeda K, Iwabe T, Yoshida S, Ito T, Minagawa Y, Morokuma S, Pooh RK, Fuchiwaki T. Detailed multigrade evaluation of fetal disorders with the quantified actocardiogram. J Perinat Med. 2009;37(4):392-6.
  26. Kuniba H, Pooh RK, Sasaki K, Shimokawa O, Harada N, Kondoh T, Egashira M, Moriuchi H, Yoshiura K, Niikawa N. Prenatal diagnosis of Costello syndrome using 3D ultrasonography amniocentesis confirmation of the rare HRAS mutation G12D. Am J Med Genet A. 2009 Feb 15;149A(4):785-7.
  27. Maeda K, Morokuma S, Yoshida S, Ito T, Pooh RK, Serizawa M. Fetal behavior analyzed by ultrasonic actocardiogram in cases with central nervous system lesions. J Perinat Med. 2006;34(5):398-403.
  28. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Recent Advances in 3D Assessment of Various Fetal Anomalies. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;3(3):1-23.
  29. Lausin I, Kurjak A, Pooh RK, Azumendi G, Maeda K. Advances in Visualization of the Early Human Development. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;3(3):25-38.
  30. Maeda K, Iwabe T, Yoshida S, Ito T, Minagawa Y, Morokuma S, Pooh RK, Fuchiwaki T. Detailed multigrade evaluation of fetal disorders with the quantified actocardiogram. J. Perinat. Med. 2009;37:392-396.
  31. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Fetal Brain Vascularity Visualized by Conventional 2D and 3D Doppler Technology. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010;4(3):249-258.
  32. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. 3D and 4D sonography and magnetic resonance in the assessment of normal and abnormal CNS development: alternative or complementary. J Perinat Med. 2011 Jan;39(1):3-13. Epub 2010 Oct 27.
  33. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. 3D and 4D sonography and magnetic resonance in the assessment of normal and abnormal CNS development: alternative or complementary. J Perinat Med. 2011 Jan;39(1):3-13. Epub 2010 Oct 27. Review.
  34. Leung TY, Pooh RK, Wang CC, Lau TK, Choy KW. Classification of pathogenic or benign status of CNVs detected by microarray analysis. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2010 Sep;10(6):717-21.
  35. Pooh RK, Kohei Shiota, Kurjak A. Imaging of the human embryo with magnetic resonance imaging microscopy and high-resolution transvaginal 3-dimensional sonography: human embryology in the 21st century. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2011;204(1):77-9.
  36. Giuseppe Rizzo, MD, Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MD, Beryl R. Benaceraff, MD, Rabih Chaoui, MD, Edgardo Corral, MD, Vincenzo D’ Addario, MDM, Jimmy Espinoza, MD, Wesley Lee, MD, Louis Merce, MD, Ritsuko Pooh, MD, Waldo Sepulveda, MD, Elena Sinkovskaya, MD, Fernando Viñals, MD, Paolo Volpe, MD, Maria Elena Pietrolucci, MD, Domenico Arduini, MD. Collaborative Study on 3-Dimensional Sonography for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Defects. J Ultrasound Med 2011; 30:1003–1008.
  37. Milan Stanojevic, Amira Talic, Berivoj Miskovic, Oliver Vasilj, Afaf Naim Shaddad, Badreldeen Ahmed, Aida Salihagic Kadic, Maja Predojevic, Radu Vladareanu, Daniela Lebit, Salwa Abu-Yaqoub Madeeha Al-Noobi, Ritsuko K Pooh. An Attempt to Standardize Kurjak’s Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test: Osaka Consensus Statement. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, October-December 2011;5(4):317-329.
  38. Tze Kin Lau, Fang Chen, Xiaoyu Pan, Ritsuko K Pooh, Fuman Jiang, Yihan Li, Hui Jiang, Xuchao Li, Shengpei Chen, Xiuqing Zhang. Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Common Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidies by Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Aug;25(8):1370-4. Epub 2012 Feb 24.
  39. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. 3D/4D sonography moved prenatal diagnosis of fetal anomalies from the second to the first trimester of pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 May;25(5):433-55. Epub 2011 Dec 13.
  40. Lau TK, Chan MK, Connie Chan HY, Kim Chan WS, Koo TY, Joyce Ng HY, Pooh RK, Salome Lo PS. Clinical utility of Non-Invasive Fetal Trisomy (NIFTY) test- Early experience. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Oct;25(10):1856-9. Epub 2012 Apr 28.
  41. Yamasaki M, Nonaka M, Suzumori N, Nakamura H, Fujita H, Namba A, Kamei Y, Yamada T, Pooh RK, Tanemura M, Sudo N, Nagasaka M, Yoshioka E, Shofuda T, Kanemura Y. Prenatal molecular diagnosis of a severe type of L1 syndrome (X-linked hydrocephalus). J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Oct;8(4):411-6.
  42. Sahota DS, Pooh RK, Choy KW, Leung TY, Lau TK. First trimester serum markers stability during sample transportation from the obstetrical site to the screening laboratory. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Jul;25(7):966-9. Epub 2011 Aug 16.
  43. Kurjak A, Abo-Yaqoub S, Stanojevic M, Yigiter AB, Vasilj O, Lebit D, Shaddad AN, Ahmed B, Kavak ZN, Miskovic B, Vladareanu R, Barisic LS, Azumendi G, Younis M, Pooh RK, Kadic AS. The potential of 4D sonography in the assessment of fetal neurobehavior--multicentric study in high-risk pregnancies. J Perinat Med. 2010;38(1):77-82.
  44. Lau TK, Chan MK, Lo PS, Chan HY, Chan WK, Koo TY, Ng HY, Pooh RK. Non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal sex chromosomal abnormalities: perspective of pregnant women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Aug 10.
  45. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Three-dimensional/Four-dimensional Sonography moved Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Anomalies from the Second to the First trimester of Pregnancy. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, October-December 2012;6(4):376-390.
  46. Itoh K, Pooh R, Kanemura Y, Yamasaki M, Fushiki S. Hypoplasia of the spinal cord in a case of foetal akinesia/arthrogryposis sequences. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 2013 Jun; 39(4): pp441-444
  47. Kyoko Itoh, Ritsuko K. Pooh, Yonehiro Kanemura, Mami Yamasaki, Shinji Fushiki. Brain Malformation with loss of normal FGFR3 expression in thanatophoric dysplasia type I. Neuropathology 2013 Dec; 33(6): pp663-666
  48. Yan Zhou, Jin Huang, Yvonne Kwun Yue Cheng, Tak Yeung Leung, Ritsuko K. Pooh, Fai Man Lo, Kwong Wai Choy. Recurrent structural malformations identified among Mowat–Wilson syndrome fetuses. Prenatal Diagnosis, 2014 Mar; 34(3): pp296-298
  49. Y. Tsurusaki, R. Yonezawa, M. Furuya, G. Nishimura, R. K. Pooh, M. Nakashima, H. Saitsu, N. Miyake, S. Saito, N. Matsumoto. Whole exome sequencing revealed biallelic IFT122 mutations in a family with CED1 and recurrent pregnancy loss. Clin Genet 2014 Jun;85(6); pp592-594
  50. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Novel application of three-dimensional HDlive imaging in prenatal diagnosis from the first trimester. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 2015 Mar; 43(2): pp147-58
  51. Pooh RK. 'See-through Fashion' in Prenatal Diagnostic Imaging. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, April-June 2015; 9(2): pp111
  52. Ichizuka Kiyotake, Mishina Miyuki, Hasegawa Junichi, Matsuoka Ryu, Sekizawa Akihiko, Pooh Ritsuko K. Diagnosis of a case of Dandy-Walker malformation aided by measurement of the brainstem-vermis angle at 14 weeks gestation. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 2015 May; 41(5): pp790-793
  53. Pooh RK. A New Field of ‘Fetal Sono-ophthalmology by 3D HDlive Silhouette and Flow. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, July-September 2015; 9(3): pp221-222
  54. Aliyu LD, Kurjak A, Wataganara T, de Sá RA, Pooh RK, Sen C, Ebrashy A, Adra A, Stanojevic M. Ultrasound in Africa: what can really be done? Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2015 Sep; [Epub ahead of print]
  55. Pooh RK, Maeda K, Kurjak A, Sen C, Ebrashy A, Adra A, Dayyabu AL, Wataganara T, de Sá RA, Stanojevic M. 3D/4D sonography – any safety problem. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2015 Sep; [Epub ahead of print]
  56. Ebrashy A, Kurjak A, Adra A, Aliyu LD, Wataganara T, Moreira de Sá RA, Pooh RK, Sen C, Stanojevic M. Controversial ultrasound findings in mid trimester pregnancy. Evidence based approach.Journal of Perinatal Medicine, October 2015 Oct; [Epub ahead of print]
  57. Pooh RK. 13-week Pulmonary Sonoangiogram by 3D HDlive Flow. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, October-December 2015;9(4): pp355-35
  58. Pooh RK. Three-dimensional HDlive Thick-Slice Silhouette of Fetal Brain. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2016; 10(1): 1-2
  59. Pooh RK. Novel Application of HDlive Silhouette and HDlive Flow Clinical Significance of the ‘See-through Fashion in Prenatal Diagnosis. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2016; 10(1): 90-98
  60. Pooh RK. Fetal Neuroimaging of Neuronal Migration Disorder by Ultrasound. J. Kyoto Pref. Univ. Med. 2016; 125(4), 233-240
  61. Pooh RK. Prenatal Diagnosis of Low-set Ears with Asymmetrical Microtia in the First Trimester. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2016; 10(1): 111-112
  62. Pooh RK. Recent Advances in 3D Ultrasound, Silhouette Ultrasound, and Sonoangiogram in Fetal Neurology. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, April-June 2016; 10(2): 193-200
  63. Pooh RK. Current topics on ultrasound in perinatology. J Perinat Med. 2016 Mar 1;44(2):117-8
  64. Pooh RK. Sonoembryology by 3D HDlive silhouette ultrasound - what is added by the "see-through fashion"? J Perinat Med. 2016 Mar 1;44(2):139-48.
  65. Wataganara T, Ebrashy A, Aliyu LD, Moreira de Sa RA, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Sen C, Adra A, Stanojevic M. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. Journal of Perinatal Medicine.2016; 44(5): 533-42.
  66. Bamba Y, Shofuda T, Kato M, Pooh RK, Tateishi Y, Takanashi J, Utsunomiya H, Sumida M, Kanematsu D, Suemizu H, Higuchi Y, Akamatsu W, Gallagher D, Miller FD, Yamasaki M, Kanemura Y, Okano H. In vitro characterization of neurite extension using induced pluripotent stem cells derived from lissencephaly patients with TUBA1A missense mutations. Molecular Brain July 2016; 9(1): 70-83. DOI: 10.1186/s13041-016-0246-y
  67. Pooh RK. Abstracts of the 26th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rome, Italy, 24-28 September 2016. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep;48 Suppl 1:54. doi: 10.1002/uog.16166.
  68. Kurihara Y, Tachibana D, Uemura R, Yokoi NW, Pooh RK, Kenji F, Kawauchi Y, Mika S, Suzuki T, Murakami Y, Yaoita M, Aoki Y, Koyama M. EP05.10: Doppler assessment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a case of Costello syndrome. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep;48 Suppl 1:286-287. doi: 10.1002/uog.16856.
  69. Moreira de Sá RA, Nassar de Carvalho PR, Kurjak A, Adra A, Dayyabu AL, Ebrashy A, Pooh RK, Sen C, Wataganara T, Stanojevic M. Is intrauterine surgery justified? Report from the working group on ultrasound in obstetrics of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine (WAPM). Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2016 Oct 1;44(7):737-743. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2015-0132.
  70. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Three-dimensional Ultrasound in Detection of Fetal Anomalies. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, July-September 2016;10(3): 214-234.
  71. Uemura R, Tachibana D, Kurihara Y, Pooh RK, Aoki Y, Koyama M. Prenatal findings of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a severe case of Costello syndrome. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec. doi: 10.1002/uog.15888
  72. Lipa M, Pooh RK, Wielgoś M. Three-dimensional neurosonography - a novel field in fetal medicine. Ginekologia Polska, 2017;88(4):215-221. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2017.0041.
  73. Pooh RK. Basic Neuroimaging Tips and Tricks, Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology New Advances Presentations Book, 2017, 107-112.
  74. Pooh RK. HDlive Silhouette and HDlive Flow - Whtat is Added to Prenatal Daignosis? Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology New Advances Presentations Book, 2017, 113-118.
  75. Lipa M, Kosinski P, Pooh RK, Wielgos M. Prenatal diagnosis of dural sinus malformation in a fetus presenting with general oedema. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jul 25. doi: 10.1002/uog.18818
  76. Bamba Y, Nonaka M, Sasaki N, Shofuda T, Kanematsu D, Suemizu H, Higuchi Y, Pooh RK, Kanemura Y, Okano H, Yamasaki M. Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from Newborns with Spina Bifida Aperta. Asian Spine J. 2017 Dec;11(6):870-879. doi: 10.4184/asj.2017.11.6.870. Epub 2017 Dec 7.
  77. Pooh RK, Machida M, Nakamura T, Uenishi K, Chiyo H, Itoh K, Yoshimatsu J, Ueda H, Ogo K, Chaemsaithong P, Poon LC. Increased Sylvian fissure angle as early sonographic sign of malformation of cortical development. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug;54(2):199-206. doi: 10.1002/uog.20171.
  78. Poon LC, Sahota D, Chaemsaithong P, Nakamura T, Machida M, Naruse K, Wah IYM, Leung TY, Pooh RK. Transvaginal three-dimensional assessment of Sylvian fissures at 18-30 weeks' gestation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug;54(2):190-198. doi: 10.1002/uog.20172.
  79. Chaemsaithong P, Sahota D, Pooh RK, Zheng M, Ma R, Chaiyasit N, Koide K, Shaw SW, Seshadri S, Choolani M, Panchalee T, Yapan P, Sim WS, Sekizawa A, Hu Y, Shiozaki A, Saito S, Leung TY, Poon LC. First-trimester pre-eclampsia biomarker profiles in Asian population: a multicenter cohort study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Oct 31. doi: 10.1002/uog.21905.
  80. Chaemsaithong P, Pooh RK, Zheng M, Ma R, Chaiyasit N, Tokunaka M, Shaw SW, Seshadri S, Choolani M, Wataganara T, Yeo GSH, Wright A, Leung WC, Sekizawa A, Hu Y, Naruse K, Saito S, Sahota D, Leung TY, Poon LC. Prospective evaluation of screening performance of first trimester prediction models for preterm preeclampsia in Asian population. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Oct 4. pii: S0002-9378(19)31207-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.041.
  81. Suekane T, Tachibana D, Pooh RK, Misugi T, Koyama M. Type-3 vasa previa: normal umbilical cord insertion is not enough to exclude vasa previa in cases with abnormal placental location. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 May 22. doi: 10.1002/uog.20347.
  82. Inamura N, Pooh RK. Utility of the STIC method for diagnosing tachyarrhythmia in fetuses at 12 weeks' gestational age. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 May 13. doi: 10.1002/uog.20345.
  83. Hata T, Ito M, Nitta E, Pooh RK, Sasahara J, Inamura N. HDlive Flow Silhouette Mode for Diagnosis of Ectopia Cordis With a Left Ventricular Diverticulum at 15 Weeks' Gestation. J Ultrasound Med. 2018 Oct;37(10):2465-2467. doi: 10.1002/jum.14583.
  84. Inamura N, Pooh RK. Diagnosis of fetal tachyarrhythmia at 12weeks' gestation using spatiotemporal image correlation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Feb;55(2):282-283. doi: 10.1002/uog.20345.
  85. Pooh RK, Machida M, Nakamura T,Matsuzawa N,Chiyo H. Early Sonographic Findings for Suspecting de novo Single-gene Mutation. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 14 Issue 2 (April–June 2020) 125-130. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1643
  86. Shimokawa O, Takeda M, Ohashi H, Shono-Ota A, Kumagai M, Matsushika R, Masuda C, Uenishi K, Kimata Pooh RK. D-karyo—A New Prenatal Rapid Screening Test Detecting Submicroscopic CNVs and Mosaicism. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(2):337. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11020337
  87. Pooh RK, Machida M, Imoto I, Arai EN, Ohashi H, Takeda M, Shimokawa O, Fukuta K, Shiozaki A, Saito S, Chiyo H. Fetal Megalencephaly with Cortical Dysplasia at 18 Gestational Weeks Related to Paternal UPD Mosaicism with PTEN Mutation. Genes. 2021; 12(3):358. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12030358
  88. Tachibana D, Misugi T, Pooh RK, Kitada K, Kurihara Y, Tahara M, Hamuro A, Nakano A, Koyama M. Placental Types and Effective Perinatal Management of Vasa Previa: Lessons from 55 Cases in a Single Institution. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(8):1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11081369
  89. Pooh RK, Masuda C, Matsushika R, Machida M, Nakamura T, Takeda M, Ohashi H, Kumagai M, Uenishi K, Roos F, Persson F, Shimokawa O. Clinical Validation of Fetal cfDNA Analysis Using Rolling-Circle-Replication and Imaging Technology in Osaka (CRITO Study). Diagnostics. 2021; 11(10):1837. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11101837
  90. Matsuzawa N, Poon LC, Machida M, et al. Cat-Ear-Line: A Sonographic Sign of Cortical Development? J Ultrasound Med. Published online 2022. doi:10.1002/jum.16153
  91. Pooh RK, Machida M, Matsuzawa N. Fetal Brain Structure and CNS Anomalies. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022; 16 (1):31-52. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1921.
  92. Mori J, Hasegawa T, Miyamoto Y, Kitamura K, Morimoto H, Tozawa T, Pooh RK, Chiyonobu T. Thyroid hypogenesis is associated with a novel AKT3 germline variant that causes megalencephaly and cortical malformation. Hum Genome Var 9, 18 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41439-022-00197-7
  93. Naruse K, Pooh RK, Kyukawa Y, Tsunemi T, Yamada T. Change in client choice under multiple prenatal genetic testing options including noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) after genetic counseling in a Japanese maternity hospital. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2023 Sep;49(9):2337-2342. doi: 10.1111/jog.15740. Epub 2023 Jul 9. PMID: 37424195.

Review Articles

  1. Pooh RK, Kyong H Pooh. Transvaginal Ultrasound for fetal brain. JOGR Invited Article .
  2. Pooh RK, Aono T. Fetal brain assessment using transvaginal sonography and power Doppler mapping. Modern Methods of the Assessment of Fetal and Neonatal Brain, 1997;156-163.
  3. Pooh RK. B-mode and Doppler studies of the abnormal fetus in the first trimester. In Chervenak F, Kurjak A eds. Fetal Medicine.Parthenon Publishing, Carnforth,1999:46-51.
  4. Pooh RK. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional Doppler angiography in fetal brain circulation. In Kurjak A ed. 3D Power Doppler in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Parthenon Publishing, Carnforth1999:105-111.
  5. Pooh RK. Fetal CNS abnormalities : prenatal diagnosis by advanced technology of transvaginal sonography and 3D ultrasound. The 10th Fukuoka International Symposium on Perinatal Medicine. Proceedings 1999:59-64.
  6. Pooh RK. Fetal cranial bone formation : sonographic assessment. 9th World Congress on on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Proceedings, Monduzzi Editore, Bologna,1999:407-410.
  7. Pooh RK. Fetal Brain Assessment by Three-Dimensional Ultrasound. In Kurjak A, Kupesic S eds. Clinical Application Of 3D Sonography.Carnforth,UK:Parthenon Publishing,2000:171-179.
  8. Pooh RK. Sonographic volumetry of small structure in early pregnancy. In Chervenak FA, Kurjak A, Carrera JM eds. The embryo as a patient.Parthenon Publishing, Carnforth,2001:156-160.
  9. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. 3-D Volume Imaging and 3-D Angiography of the Fetal Brain. In Carrera J.M. Cabro L. Baraibar R.eds. Proceedings of the 5th Congress of Perinatal Medicine,The Perinatal Medicine of New Millennium 2001:371-374.
  10. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Fetal Brain Assessment by Transvaginal US, 3-D US and MRI. In Carrera J.M. Cabro L. Baraibar R.eds. Proceedings of the 5th Congress of Perinatal Medicine,The Perinatal Medicine of New Millennium 2001:956-959.
  11. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Transvaginal three-dimensional volume assessment of the fetal brain structure. In Chervenak FA, Kurjak A, Papp Z eds. The Fetus as a Patient, The Evolving Challenge 2002:73-77.
  12. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Fetal neuroimaging with new technology. The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002;2:178-181.
  13. Pooh RK. Background and role of fetal central nervous system: diagnosis snd management. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease: Diagnosis and Management, Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH, Parthenon Publishing, New York, London, 2003, pp1-3.
  14. Pooh RK. Central nervous system development and anatomy. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease: Diagnosis and Management, Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH, Parthenon Publishing, New York, London, 2003, pp5-12.
  15. Pooh RK, Maeda K. Technologists and techniques of fetal neuroimaging diagnosis. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease: Diagnosis and Management, Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH, Parthenon Publishing, New York, London, 2004, pp13-21.
  16. Pooh RK. Imaging of the normal fetal central nervous system. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease: Diagnosis and Management, Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH, Parthenon Publishing, New York, London, 2005, pp23-41.
  17. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Hydrocephalus and ventriculomegaly. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease: Diagnosis and Management, Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH, Parthenon Publishing, New York, London, 2006, pp43-64.
  18. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Congenital brain anomalies. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease: Diagnosis and Management, Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH, Parthenon Publishing, New York, London, 2007, pp65-118.
  19. Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH. Acquired brain abnormalities in utero. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease: Diagnosis and Management, Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH, Parthenon Publishing, New York, London, 2008, pp119-137.
  20. Pooh RK. Early Detection of Fetal Abnormality. Donald School Textbook of Transvaginal Sonography 2005;74-83.
  21. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Assessment of Fetal Central Nervous System. Donald School Textbook of Transvaginal Sonography 2005;105-124.
  22. Pooh RK, Ogura T.Fetal Upper Limb Movemrnt in the Fetal Half of Pregnancy Detected by Transvaginal 4D Ultrasound. Donald School Textbook of Transvaginal Sonography 2005;492-499.
  23. Pooh RK, Endo S, Kinoshita T, Nakayama S. Three- and four-dimensional visualization in early pregnancy. An Atlas of Three- and Four-Dimensional Sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurjak A and Jackson D eds. pp59-66; Taylor & Francis, UK, 2004.
  24. Pooh RK, KyongHon Pooh*. Fetal Central Nervous System. Textbook of Perinatal Medicine, 2005.
  25. Pooh RK, Maeda K, Kurjak A. Abnormalities in the First Half of Pregnancy Donald School Atlas of Fetal Anomalies, Kurjak A, Chervenak FA, Carrera JM eds, pp79-88, 2007.
  26. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Normal and Abnormal Early Human Structural Development. The Fetus in Three Dimensions, Imaging, Embryology and Fetoscopy, Kurjak A, Azumendi G eds, Informa, London, pp83-98, 2007.
  27. Pooh RK. Neuroanatomy Visualized by 2D and 3D. Fetal Neurology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 pp15-38.
  28. Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Tikvica A. Normal and Abnormal Brain Vascularity. Fetal Neurology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 pp39-58.
  29. Pooh RK. Neuroscan of Congenital Brain Abnormality. Fetal Neurology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 pp59-139.
  30. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Neuroscan of Normal and Abnormal Vertebrae and Spinal Cord. Fetal Neurology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 pp141-159.
  31. Kurjak A, Pooh RK, Tikvica A, Stanojevic M, Miskovic B, Ahmed B, Azumendi G. Assessment of Fetal Neurobehavior By 3D/4D Ultrasound. Fetal Neurology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 pp221-285.
  32. Kurjak A, Pooh RK, Tikvica A, Miskovic B, Stanojevic M, Ahmed B. Fetal Behavior in High-risk Pregnancies Assessed by Different Forms of Ultrasound Techniques. Fetal Neurology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 pp287-314.
  33. Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Ogura T. Normal and Abnormal Fetal Hands/Fingers Positioning and Movement in the First and Early Second Trimesters Detected by 3D/4D Ultrasound. Fetal Neurology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 pp315-328.
  34. Stavljenic-Rukavina A, Kurjak A, Pooh RK. Molecular Genetics and Fetal Brain. Fetal Neurology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 pp453-483.
  35. Pooh RK. Fetal Neuroimaging of Neural Migration Disorder. Ultrasound Clinics, Lazebnik N, Lazebnik RS, Elsevier 2008;3(4) pp541-552.
  36. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Antenatal assesment of CNS anomalies, including neural tube defects. Fetal and Neonatal Neurology and Neurosurgery 4th Ed.,Levene MI, Chervenak FA, Elsevier 2008, pp291-338.
  37. Kurjak A, Pooh RK, Merce LT, Carrera JM, Salihagic-Kadic A, Andonotopo W. Structural and functional early human development assessed by three-dimensional and four-dimensional sonography. Fertil Steril. 2005 Nov;84(5):1285-99.
  38. Pooh RK. Fetal Central Nervous System. Donald School Basic Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ahmed B, Adra A, Kavak ZN, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2008 pp326-349.
  39. Pooh RK, Ogura T. Evaluacion de la posicion y movimientos de manos y dedos al inicio de la gestacion mediante ecografia transvaginal 3D y 4D. Conducta fetal Estudio ecografico de la neurologia fetal, Carrera JM, Kurjak A, Eds. Elsevier, 2008, pp87-96.
  40. Maeda K, Morokuma S, Yoshida S, Ito T, Pooh RK, Serizawa M, Fuchiwaki T. Clasificacion de la conducta fetal y gravedad de las lesiones del sistema nervioso central fetal evaluadas por el actocardiograma cuantitativo. Conducta fetal Estudio ecografico de la neurologia fetal, Carrera JM, Kurjak A, Eds. Elsevier, 2008, pp241-251.
  41. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Anatomia normal y defectos estructurales del sistema nervioso central. Ecografia en diagnostico prenatal, Carrera JM, Kurjak A, Eds. Elsevier, 2008, pp173-192.
  42. Leung TY, Pooh RK, Wang CC, Lau TK, Choy KW. Classification of pathogenic or benign status of CNVs detected by microarray analysis. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2010 Sep;10(6):717-21.
  43. Pooh RK. 3D Sonoembryology. Donald school Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2011, Volume 5, Number 1: pp 7-15, Jaypee, India.
  44. Pooh RK, KyongHon Pooh. Fetal Neuroimaging by Transvaginal 3D Ultrasound and MRI. Donald school Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2011, Volume 5, Number 1: pp 23-32, Jaypee, India.
  45. Pooh RK, Kwang Wai Choy, Leung Tak Yeung, Tze Kin Lau. Sonogenetics: A Breskthrough in Prenatal Diagnosis. Donald school Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2011, Volume 5, Number 1: pp 73-77, Jaypee, India.
  46. Pooh RK. Contribution of Transvaginal High-Resolution Ultrasound in Fetal Neurology. Donald school Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, April-June & July-Sept. 2011, Volume 5, Number 2 & 3: pp 93-99, Jaypee, India.
  47. Pooh RK, Kyong Hon Pooh. Fetal Central Nervous System. Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology,Third Edition, Kurjak A, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2011 pp233-276.
  48. Pooh RK, Kohei Shiota, Kurjak A. Three-Dimensional Sonoembryology. Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology,Third Edition, Kurjak A, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2011 pp540-558.
  49. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. 3D Ultrasound in Detection of Fetal Anomalies. Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology,Third Edition, Kurjak A, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2011 pp621-639.
  50. Pooh RK. Imaging diagnosis of congenital brain anomalies and injuries. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Aug 29.
  51. Pooh RK. Sonogenetics in fetal neurology. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Aug 21.
  52. Huang J, Wah IY, Pooh RK, Choy KW. Molecular genetics in fetal neurology. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Aug 18.
  53. Pooh RK. Fetal neurology: Volume I. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Oct;17(5):251.
  54. Pooh RK. Fetal neurology: Volume II. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Aug 1.
  55. Pooh RK. Normal anatomy by three-dimensional ultrasound in the second and third trimesters. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Oct;17(5):269-77. Epub 2012 Jul 19.
  56. Pooh RK. Neurosonoembryology by three-dimensional ultrasound. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Vol. 17/5 (2012) 251-308: Fetal neurology: Volume 1, pp261-268.
  57. Pooh RK. Normal anatomy by three-dimensional ultrasound in the second and third trimesters. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Vol. 17/5 (2012) 251-308: Fetal neurology: Volume 1, pp269-277.
  58. Pooh RK. Editorial. Fetal neurology: Volume 1. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Vol. 17/5 (2012) 251-308: Fetal neurology: Volume 1, pp251
  59. Pooh RK. Early Detection of Fetal Abnormality. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2013, Vol 7(1): pp46-50
  60. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Global Activity of Ian Donald Ultrasound Education. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, July-September 2013; 7(3): pp323-328
  61. Pooh RK, Pooh KH. Assessment of Fetal Central Nervous System. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, October-December 2013; 7(4): pp369-384
  62. Kallie Appleton, Jami Barnard, Adam K Jantz, Ritsuko Pooh, Carmina Comas-Gabriel, Sanja Kupesic-Plavsic. Lifelong Learning, The Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Complications Associated with Maternal Diabetes. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, October-December 2013, 7(4): pp506-515
  63. Pooh RK. Continuous Medical Education on Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound : Asian Experience. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2014; 8(1): pp65-71
  64. Andrew Matthys, Maria Ambat, Ritsuko Pooh, Sanja Kupesic Plavsic. Lifelong Learning, Psychotropic Medication Use during Pregnancy and Lactation: Role of Ultrasound Assessment. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2014; 8(1): pp109-121
  65. Pooh RK.Malformations of the Central Nervous System. Donald School Basic Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2nd Edition, 2015, pp145-163
  66. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Brand New Technology of HDlive Silhouette and HDlive Flow Images. In Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2015 Sep; pp1-38
  67. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Early Normal Pregnancy(Before 11 Weeks). In Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2015 Sep; pp39-64
  68. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Early Abnormal Pregnancy (Before 11 Weeks). In Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2015 Sep; pp65-88
  69. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Normal Fetus in the 1st Trimester (11 to 13+6 Weeks). In Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2015 Sep; pp89-110
  70. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Fetal Abnormality in the 1st Trimester (11≤13+6 Weeks). In Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2015 Sep; pp111-254
  71. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Normal and Abnormal Placenta, Membranes and Cord in the 1st Trimester (≤13+6 Weeks). In Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2015 Sep; pp255-286
  72. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Late Abnormalities in the 2nd and 3rd Trimesters (≥14+0 Weeks) in Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pooh RK, Kurjak A, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2015 Sep; pp287-618
  73. Pooh RK. Sonoembryology. In Wataganara T, Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Donald School Textbook of PowerPoint Presentation on Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2015, pp1-4
  74. Pooh RK. Fetal Neuroanatomy by ultrasound. In Wataganara T, Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Donald School Textbook of PowerPoint Presentation on Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2015, pp53-55
  75. Pooh RK. Fetal Neuropathology. In Wataganara T, Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Donald School Textbook of PowerPoint Presentation on Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2015, pp56-59
  76. Pooh RK. Fetal skeletall dysplasia and malformation. In Wataganara T, Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Donald School Textbook of PowerPoint Presentation on Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2015, pp243-245
  77. Pooh RK. Sonogenetics. In Wataganara T, Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Donald School Textbook of PowerPoint Presentation on Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, India, 2015, pp246-248
  78. Pooh RK. First Trimester Scan by 3D, 3D HDlive and HDlive Silhouette/Flow Ultrasound Imaging. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, October-December 2015; 9(4): pp361-371
  79. Barisic LS, Kurjak A, Pooh RK, Delic T, Stanojevic M, Porovic S. Antenatal Detection of Fetal Syndromes by Ultrasound From a Single Piece to a Complete Puzzle. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January-March 2016; 10(1): 63-77
  80. Pooh RK. Twenty-week Brain Vascularity by Transvaginal 3D HDlive Flow. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, July-September 2016;10(3): 203-204.
  81. Pooh RK. HDlive Silhouette and HDlive Flow: New Application of 3D Ultrasound in Prenatal Diagnosis. Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition, Kurjak A, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2017, Chapter7. pp88-105.
  82. Pooh RK. Fetal Central Nervous System. Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition, Kurjak A, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2017, Chapter17. Pp222-271.
  83. Pooh RK, Shiota K, Kurjak A. Three-dimensional Sonoembrology. Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition, Kurjak A, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2017, Chapter32, pp515-551.
  84. Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Three-dimensional Ultrasound in Detection of Fetal Anomalies. Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition, Kurjak A, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2017, Chapter34, pp609-641.
  85. Pooh RK. Three-dimensional Evaluation of the Fetal Brain. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, October-December 2017;11(4): 268-275, doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1532
  86. Hata T, Ito M, Nitta E, Pooh RK, Sasahara J, Inamura N. HDliveFlow silhouette mode for diagnosis of ectopia cordis with left ventricular diverticulum at 15 weeks of gestation. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2018;00:00–00, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14583
  87. Michal L, Przemyslaw K, Pooh RK, Miroslaw W. Prenatal diagnosis of dural sinus malformation in fetus presenting with edema. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018; 51: 841–842 Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/uog.18818
  88. Pooh RK. Sonoembryology. Donald School Embryo as a Person and as a Patient, First Edition, Kurjak A, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2020, Chapter3, pp19-27.
  89. Pooh RK. Three-dimensional Evaluation of the Fetal Brain, Donald School The Fetsu as a Patient: Current Perspectives, Kurjak A, Plavsic SK, Frank A Chervenak, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2020, Chapter18, pp234-241.
  90. Pooh RK. Neuroimaging and Genetics in Brain Maldevelopment. Fetal Morph Functional Diagnosis (Comprehensive Gynecology and Obstetrics). Hideaki M. Springer, 2020, PartIII Genetic Disorders, 81-102.
  91. Valentina De Robertis, Cihat Sen, Ilan Timor-Tritsch, Rabih Chaoui, Paolo Volpe, Alberto Galindo, Reuven Achiron, Ritsuko Pooh, Asma Khalil, Nicola Volpe, Francesco D’Antonio and Roee Birnbaum. WAPM-World Association of Perinatal Medicine practice guidelines: fetal central nervous system examination. De Gruyter | Published online: June 3, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2021-0183
  92. Pooh RK. Recent Fetal Neurology: From Neurosonography to Neurosonogenetics. Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 15 Issue 3 (July–September 2021). 229-239.
  93. Volpe N, Sen C, Turan S, Sepulveda W, Khalil A, Rolnik D, De Robertis V, Volpe P, Gil MM, Chaveeva P, Dagklis T, Pooh RK, Kozinski P, Cruz J, Huertas E, D' Antonio F, Rodrigues Calvo J, Daneva Markova A. First trimester examination of fetal anatomy: clinical practice guideline by the World Association of Perinatal Medicine (WAPM) and the Perinatal Medicine Foundation (PMF). Perinatal Journal 2022;30(2):87-102doi: 10.1515/jpm-2022-0125. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35452577.
  94. D’Addario V, Pooh RK. Central Nervous System Malformations. Donald School Basic Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Edition, D’Addario V , Kurjak A, Rizzo G, Eds., Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2023, Chapter7. 70-98.
  95. Nishimura G, Handa A, Miyazaki O, Tsujioka Y, Murotsuki J, Sawai H, Yamada T, Kozuma Y, Takahashi Y, Ozawa K, Pooh RK, Sase M. Prenatal diagnosis of bone dysplasias. Br J Radiol. 2023 Jul;96(1147):20221025. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20221025.

Dr.Pooh

Fascinated by the wonder of the birth of life
and established CRIFM specializing in fetal diagnosis

Report on Dr. Pooh's research activities

1996 First in Japan to use transvaginal ultrasound to observe the fetal brain, and first in the world to report details of blood flow in the fetal brain using transvaginal ultrasound in the international ultrasound journal.
1998 First in the world to apply 3D ultrasound to the observation of the fetal central nervous system, and reported that the structure of the brain can be determined in greater detail and with greater accuracy.
1998 Chairperson and symposiast of the "Fetal Brain" session at an international conference
2000 Dr. Pooh's ultrasound images appeared on the cover of the White Journal (Ultrasound Obset Gynecol).
*R. K. Pooh. New application of B-flow sono-angiography in perinatology. Ultrasound Obset Gynecol. 2000 Feb; 15(2): 163.
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2011 Alfred Kratochwil Award at the 21st ISUOG World Congress of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Los Angeles
Dr. Alfred Kratochwil is a wonderful doctor in Vienna who has been working on 3D ultrasound for decades and has created 3D ultrasound in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. At the ISUOG World Congress of Ultrasound The ISUOG World Congress of Ultrasonics has created an award named after Dr. Kratochwil in honor of his achievements, and it is a great honor to receive this award.
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2012 Awarded from Associate to Full Member at the 8th IAPM International Perinatal Academy in Paris.
2015 Lifetime achievement award at the 12th WCPM World Congress of Perinatologists in Madrid, Spain
*The upper right figure shows the award ceremony, presented by Professor Roberto Romero.
*Lower right Lifetime Achievement Award, World Association of Perinatal Medicine (2015, Madrid)
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2016 Sir William Liley Award at the 32nd International Fetus as a Patient in Tirana, Albania
Sir William Liley (12 March 1929 - 15 June 1983) Dr. William Liley is a very famous New Zealander in fetal medicine. Since 2004, the Sir William Liley Award and medal have been given to one doctor per year for outstanding contributions to the field of perinatal medicine. Dr. Pooh is the first Japanese to receive this award. Dr. Pooh is the first Japanese recipient of this award. Dr. Pooh's activities in the fields of fetal imaging, fetal brain, and fetal central nervous system have been highly recognized in other international and national conferences on perinatal diseases.
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2019 -Clinical significance of 3D HDlive silhouette/flow in neurosonoembryology and fetal neurosonography- “Magnificent achievements in the visualization of early human development” Award 14th WCPM, 2019, Istanbul

Dr. Pooh's Books

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An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease

“An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease Diagnosis and Management”
Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH.

Parthenon CRC Press, London, New York, 200
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Full Color Atlas Latest 3D/4D Fetal Ultrasound Imaging

3D/4D ultrasound equipment with various functions can provide more accurate and objective information on the fetus, leading to a more satisfactory diagnosis for the patient. The author believes that diagnosis is not the end goal, but the beginning.

Ritsuko Pooh, Medica Publishing Co. Osaka, Japan. 2004.
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Fetal Neurology

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