By Professor Alec William Welsh

Conference Presentations

Hinch E; Henry A; Wilson I; Sana M; Welsh AW, 2014, 'Outcomes of Stage I TTTS or liquor discordant twins: a single-centre review', presented at World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Barcelona, Spain, 14 September 2014 - 17 September 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.13617

Hinch E; Henry A; Wilson I; Sana M; Welsh AW, 2014, 'Outcomes of early stage twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) referred to the NSW Fetal Therapy Centre', presented at Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 18th Annual Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 06 April 2014 - 09 April 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12528

Henry A; Sanderson J; Meriki N; Mahajan A; Wu L; Welsh AW, 2013, 'Delta-MPI in pathological versus uncomplicated pregnancy: a value-add to right and left mod-MPI?', presented at 23rd World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sydney, Australia, 06 October 2013 - 09 October 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.12750

Henry A; Shand A; Crowther C; Palmer A; Wang YA; Welsh AW, 2013, 'Henry A, Shand A, Crowther C, Palmer A, Wang YA, Welsh AW. Comprehensive ultrasound evaluation of short-term fetal effects of dexamethasone and betamethasone.', presented at 23rd World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sydney, Australia, 06 October 2013 - 09 October 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.12788

Henry A; Welsh AW, 2013, 'Monitoring cholestasis of pregnancy using the fetal modified myocardial performance index (mod-MPI).', presented at 23rd World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sydney, Australia, 06 October 2013 - 09 October 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.12646

Henry A; Meriki N; Sanderson J; Mahajan A; Wu L; Welsh AW, 2013, 'Normal ranges for the right modified myocardial performance index (RMPI) in the Australian population using three alternative caliper placements.', presented at 23rd World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sydney, Australia, 06 October 2013 - 09 October 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.12751

Kohl T; Schuerg R; Maxeiner H; Tchatcheva K; Degenhardt J; Stressig R; Axt-Fliedner R; Gembruch U; Bebbington M; Victoria T; Danzer E; Molden-Hauer J; Khalek N; Johnson MP; Hedrick H; Adzick N; Collins SL; Stevenson GN; Welsh AW; Noble JA; Impey LW; Sande RK; Matre K; Kiserud T; Eide G, 2013, '22nd World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9-13 September 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark: presentations and awards', http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.12355

Conference Abstracts

Avnet H; Stevenson G; Henry A; Alphonse J; Welsh AW, 2018, 'OC05.04: *Developing a SIMULINK mathematical model to simulate the fetal cardiovascular system (CVS)', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 52, pp. 10 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.19235

Urutherakumar V; Welsh AW; Henry A, 2018, 'OP11.05: Effect of maternal corticosteroid provision on MCA‐PSV readings in the potentially anemic fetus', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 52, pp. 96 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.19486

Prentice G; Welsh AW; Howat A; Ross D; Henry A, 2018, 'OP23.03: Consequences of continued reporting of fetal echogenic intracardiac foci (EIF) and choroid plexus cysts (CPC)', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 52, pp. 135 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.19606

Henry A; Mahajan A; Crowther C; Shand A; Roberts L; Lainchbury A; Welsh AW, 2017, 'OC02.01: Short‐term fetal cardiovascular effects of maternal betamethasone versus dexamethasone: nested study from the blinded, randomised A*STEROID trial', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 50, pp. 3 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.17575

Di Filippo D; Henry A; Patel J; Welsh AW, 2017, 'OP12.06: Audit of gastroschisis and omphalocele in an Australian maternal‐fetal medicine centre', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 50, pp. 85 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.17803

Tan J; Ahmadzai M; Welsh AW; Henry A, 2017, 'OP13.06: Mechanical versus chemical labour induction in suspected IUGR/SGA: systematic review and meta‐analysis', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 50, pp. 89 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.17815

Avnet H; Leung V; Henry A; Wang J; Redmond S; Welsh AW, 2017, 'P06.05: Automation of the fetal right myocardial performance index (RMPI) to optimise repeatability', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 50, pp. 170 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.18051

Stevenson G; Welsh A; Impey L; Noble JA; Collins S, 2016, 'An image processing technique for the visualization and quantification of blood flow entering the placenta using 3D power Doppler Ultrasound (PD-US)', in Placenta, Portland, Oregon, Vol. 45, pp. 85 - 85, presented at Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA) - Placenta-Back to the Basics, Portland, Oregon, 13 September 2016 - 16 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2016.06.086

Avnet H; Homann Y; Beirne G; Alphonse J; Henry A; Welsh AW, 2016, 'OP06.03: Correlation between tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and pulsed‐wave Doppler (PWD) modalities for measurement of fetal myocardial performance index (MPI)', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 48, pp. 68 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16206

Henry A; Gopikrishna S; Alphonse J; Mahajan A; Welsh AW, 2016, 'OP17.01: Use of the fetal myocardial performance index (MPI) in monochorionic, diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 48, pp. 104 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16315

Gopikrishna S; Henry A; Kaur S; Jiwane A; Shand A; Welsh AW, 2016, 'P07.04: An audit of congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) or bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) in an Australian maternal‐fetal medicine centre', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 48, pp. 186 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16553

Ho D; Wang J; Homann Y; Alphonse J; Beirne G; Welsh AW; Henry A, 2016, 'P13.11: Assessment of third trimester pregnancies complicated by decreased fetal movements (DFM) using the fetal myocardial performance index (MPI)', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 48, pp. 207 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16622

Homann Y; Wang J; Avnet H; Henry A; Alphonse J; Beirne G; Redmond S; Welsh AW, 2016, 'P24.08: Automation of the fetal right myocardial performance index (MPI) using raw ultrasound data', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 48, pp. 246 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16734

Fisher KE; Welsh AW; Henry A, 2016, 'Uncommon complications of monochorionic twin pregnancies: Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence', in Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Wiley, Vol. 19, pp. 133 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajum.12024

Ayling L; Henry A; Sana M; Tracy S; Kasparian N; Donkin C; Welsh AW, 2015, 'Assessing capacity for informed consent during labour: design and implementation of a research tool', in BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 122, pp. 323 - 323, presented at BJOG

Gopikrishna S; Welsh AW; Alphonse J; Henry A, 2015, 'Assessing the clinical utility of the Myocardial Performance Index in complicated monochorionic twin pregnancies', in BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 122, pp. 51 - 51, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000356713000108&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tynan D; Henry A; Alphonse J; Maheshwari P; Welsh AW, 2015, 'Correlation between the delta myocardial performance index and aortic isthmus systolic index as markers of unilateral cardiac strain', in BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 122, pp. 63 - 64

Lucewicz A; Fisher K; Henry A; Welsh AW, 2015, 'Evidence for the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of fetal polycythaemia in twin anaemia-polycythaemic sequence (TAPS)', in BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 122, pp. 65 - 65, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000356713000138&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Meriki N; Welsh AW, 2015, 'Fetal cardiac function: feasibility in obtaining the right modified myocardial performance index in single Doppler waveform', in BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 122, pp. 56 - 56, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000356713000119&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tang R; Tang IC; Henry A; Welsh A, 2015, 'Limited evidence for calcium supplementation in pre-eclampsia prevention: a meta-analysis and systematic review', in BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 122, pp. 366 - 366, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000356713000800&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Maheshwari P; Henry A; Wang J; Redmond SJ; Alphonse J; Tynan D; Beirne G; Welsh AW, 2015, 'Repeatability of an automated fetal modified myocardial performance index', in BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 122, pp. 64 - 64, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000356713000137&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Fisher K; Welsh AW; Wilson I; Henry A, 2015, 'Uncommon complications of monochorionic twin pregnancies: twin anaemia polycythaemia sequence (TAPS)', in BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 122, pp. 50 - 50, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000356713000106&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Henry A; Alphonse J; Tynan D; Meriki N; Welsh AW, 2015, 'OC15.05: Fetal myocardial performance index (MPI) in assessing the small‐for‐gestational age (SGA) fetus', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 46, pp. 33 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15046

Welsh AW; Maheshwari P; Wang J; Henry A; Chang D; Crispi F; Gardiner H; Hernandez‐Andrade EA; Meriki N; Redmond S; Yagel S, 2015, 'OC21.02: Evaluation of an automated fetal myocardial performance index', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 46, pp. 46 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15083

Maheshwari P; Alphonse J; Henry A; Wang J; Redmond S; Welsh AW, 2015, 'OC21.03: Beat‐to‐beat variability of the fetal myocardial performance index (MPI)', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 46, pp. 46 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15084

Henry A; Gopikrishna S; Alphonse J; Welsh AW, 2015, 'OP04.06: The myocardial performance index (MPI) intertwin difference (ITD) in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 46, pp. 63 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15136

Henry A; Gopikrishna S; Alphonse J; Welsh AW, 2015, 'OP04.07: Myocardial performance index (MPI) in stage 1 versus stage 2–3 Twin–twin transfusion syndrome', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 46, pp. 63 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15137

Maheshwari P; Wang J; Chang D; Crispi F; Gardiner H; Henry A; Hernandez‐Andrade EA; Meriki N; Redmond S; Yagel S; Welsh AW, 2015, 'OP21.02: Fully automated myocardial performance index (MPI): ability to take measurements from waveforms ‘suboptimal' to the human eye', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 46, pp. 116 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15297

Wang J; Redmond S; Henry A; Welsh AW, 2014, 'OC08.02: Automation of the fetal myocardial performance index', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 44, pp. 18 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.13510

Meriki N; Henry A; Welsh AW, 2012, 'OP27.05: Development of normal gestational ranges for the right myocardial performance index in the Australian population with 3 alternative caliper placements', in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wiley, Vol. 40, pp. 137 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.11651

Henry A; Madan A; Reid R; Tracy S; Sharpe V; Austin K; Welsh A; Challis D, 2011, 'Outpatient Foley catheter versus inpatient Prostin gel for cervical ripening: the FOG (Foley or Gel) trial', in AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 51, pp. 473 - 474

Henry A; Reid R; Madan A; Tracy S; Sharpe V; Welsh A; Challis D, 2011, 'Satisfaction survey: outpatient Foley catheter versus inpatient Prostin gel for cervical ripening', in AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 51, pp. 474 - 474

Patents

Welsh A; Stevenson G, 2025, Method and system for automatic 3D-FMBV measurements, Patent No. Europe - 4120918; Unitary Patent - 4120918; United Kingdom - 4120918; United States - 12414759;

Preprints

Singh S; Stevenson G; Mein B; Welsh A; Sowmya A, 2024, Automatic 3D Multi-modal Ultrasound Segmentation of Human Placenta using Fusion Strategies and Deep Learning, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2401.09638

Other

Welsh A; Clements S; Henry A; Bisits A, 2012, Elective birth at 37 weeks of gestation versus standard care for women with an uncomplicated twin pregnancy at term: The Twins Timing of Birth Randomised Trial, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.12001

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