By Professor Alec William Welsh

Journal articles

Wu L; Ferreira A; Stevenson GN; Sanderson J; Mahajan A; Meriki N; Welsh AW, 2017, 'Novel spatial-temporal image correlation derived indices of tissue vascular impedance: A variability study.', Australas J Ultrasound Med, 20, pp. 115 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajum.12056

Avnet H; Leung V; Alphonse J; Beirne G; Welsh AW, 2017, 'OP02.06: Evaluation of multimodality, global fetal cardiac function assessment in pregnancies complicated with IUGR, TTTS and sIUGR', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 50, pp. 53 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.17707

Avnet H; Leung V; Alphonse J; Beirne G; Welsh AW, 2017, 'P19.03: Evaluation of emerging modalities for fetal global cardiac function assessment in normal pregnancies', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 50, pp. 214 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.18187

Schindler T; Gilbert Y; Jayatilake S; Stevenson G; Oei JL; Welsh A, 2016, 'Basal ganglia perfusion in the preterm infant during transition', Pediatric Research, 80, pp. 573 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2016.106

Welsh AW; Maheshwari P; Wang J; Henry A; Chang D; Crispi F; Gardiner HM; Hernandez-Andrade E; Meriki N; Redmond S; Yagel S, 2016, 'Evaluation of an automated fetal myocardial performance index', Ultrasound in Obstetrics Gynecology the Official Journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 48, pp. 496 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15770

Tynan D; Alphonse J; Henry A; Welsh AW, 2016, 'The Aortic Isthmus: A Significant yet Underexplored Watershed of the Fetal Circulation', Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 40, pp. 81 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000446942

Wilson I; Henry A; Hinch E; Meriki N; Challis D; Smoleniec J; Welsh AW, 2016, 'Audit of immediate outcomes for MCDA twins following laser therapy for twin-twin transfusion syndrome at the NSW Fetal Therapy Centre', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 56, pp. 289 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12464

Irwin K; Henry A; Gopikrishna S; Taylor J; Welsh AW, 2016, 'Utility of fetal MRI for workup of fetal central nervous system anomalies in an Australian maternal-fetal medicine cohort', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 56, pp. 267 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12440

Roome S; Hartz D; Tracy S; Welsh AW, 2016, 'Erratum: Why such differing stances? A review of position statements on home birth from professional colleges (BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2016) 123 (376-382))', BJOG an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 123, pp. 1037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.14033

Hinch E; Henry A; Wilson I; Welsh AW, 2016, 'Outcomes of Stage I TTTS or liquor discordant twins: a single-centre review', Prenatal Diagnosis

Schindler T; Gilbert Y; Wu L; Oei JL; Welsh A, 2016, 'Spatiotemporal image correlation and volumetric impedance indices in the neonatal brain : Proof of concept and preliminary reproducibility', Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 35, pp. 505 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.7863/ultra.15.05022

Lucewicz A; Fisher K; Henry A; Welsh AW, 2016, 'Review of the correlation between blood flow velocity and polycythemia in the fetus, neonate and adult: Appropriate diagnostic levels need to be determined for twin anemia-polycythemia sequence', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 47, pp. 152 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.14782

Roome S; Hartz D; Tracy S; Welsh AW, 2016, 'Why such differing stances? A review of position statements on home birth from professional colleges', BJOG an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 123, pp. 376 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13594

Avnet H; Wang J; Gardiner H; Hernandez‐Andrade EA; Crispi F; Redmond S; Welsh AW, 2016, 'OP06.06: Evaluation of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) for measurement of the right fetal myocardial performance index (MPI): an international online study', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 48, pp. 69 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16209

Avnet H; Yagel S; Cohen SM; Alphonse J; Beirne G; Welsh AW, 2016, 'OP06.07: Evaluation of fetal tricuspid and mitral annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE and MAPSE) using spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) M‐mode', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 48, pp. 69 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16210

Mack LM; Sanz Cortes M; Shetty AN; Yepez M; Zarutskie A; Gandhi R; Park N; Welsh AW; Stevenson G; Lee W, 2016, 'OP10.03: Doppler ultrasound correlates with MR quantification of placental perfusion in small fetuses exposed to acute maternal hyperoxygenation', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 48, pp. 81 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16252

Welsh AW; Bednov A; Mack LM; Yallampalli C; Stevenson G; Sanz Cortes M; Lee W; Belfort MA; Espinoza J, 2016, 'P22.10: 3D fractional moving blood volume to evaluate drug effects in the ex‐vivo perfused cotyledon', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 48, pp. 240 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.16717

Fisher KE; Welsh AW; Wilson I; Henry A, 2016, 'Uncommon complications of monochorionic twin pregnancies: Twin anaemia-polycythaemia sequence.', Australas J Ultrasound Med, 19, pp. 56 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajum.12013

Miyague AH; Pavan TZ; Soares CA; De Catte L; Nastri CO; Welsh AW; Martins WP, 2015, 'Importance of pulse repetition frequency adjustment for 3- and 4-dimensional power Doppler quantification', Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 34, pp. 2245 - 2251, http://dx.doi.org/10.7863/ultra.15.01021

Welsh AW; Henry A; Meriki N; Mahajan A; Wu L; Alphonse J, 2015, 'Is There a Measurable Difference between the Left and Right Modified Myocardial Performance Indices, and Does This Change to Reflect Unilateral Myocardial Dysfunction in Pathology?', Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 38, pp. 288 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000381709

Henry A; Welsh AW, 2015, 'Monitoring intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy using the fetal myocardial performance index: A cohort study', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 46, pp. 571 - 578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.14769

Henry A; Lees N; Bein KJ; Hall B; Lim V; Chen KQ; Welsh AW; Hui L; Shand AW, 2015, 'Pregnancy outcomes before and after institution of a specialised twins clinic: A retrospective cohort study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15, pp. 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0654-5

Mahajan A; Henry A; Meriki N; Hernandez-Andrade E; Crispi F; Wu L; Welsh AW, 2015, 'The (Pulsed-Wave) doppler fetal myocardial performance index: Technical challenges, clinical applications and future research', Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 38, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000363181

Welsh A; Henry A, 2015, 'Reproducibility of Doppler evaluation: Need to include physiological variation in determination of achievable ICCs', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 46, pp. 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.14729

Schindler T; Oei J; Welsh A, 2015, 'Spatio-temporal imaging correlation to measure tissue impedance in the neonatal brain', Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 100, pp. F348 - F349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307522

Tang R; Tang IC; Henry A; Welsh A, 2015, 'Limited evidence for calcium supplementation in preeclampsia prevention: A meta-analysis and systematic review', Hypertension in Pregnancy, 34, pp. 181 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10641955.2014.988353

Katz SG; Somerville KP; Welsh A, 2015, 'Maternal pulmonary oedema during foetoscopic surgery', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 43, pp. 249 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x1504300217

Stevenson GN; Collins SL; Welsh AW; Impey LW; Noble JA, 2015, 'A technique for the estimation of fractional moving blood volume by using three-dimensional power doppler US', Radiology, 274, pp. 230 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/radiol.14132363

Roome S; Hartz D; Tracy S; Welsh A, 2015, 'Why such differing stances? A review of position statements on home birth from professional colleges', BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13594

Avnet H; Yagel S; Cohen SM; Beirne G; Welsh AW, 2015, 'OP02.03: Evaluating fetal tricuspid and mitral annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE and MAPSE) using spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) M‐mode', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 46, pp. 57 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15116

Meriki N; Welsh AW, 2015, 'P06.02: Is there a difference in the fetal right myocardial performance index (RMPI) measured from single and dual Doppler images?', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 46, pp. 139 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.15364

Maheshwari P; Henry A; Welsh AW, 2015, 'The Fetal Modified Myocardial Performance Index: is automation the future?', Biomed Research International, 2015, pp. 215910, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/215910

Meriki N; Henry A; Sanderson J; Majajan A; Wu L; Welsh AW, 2014, 'Development of normal gestational ranges for the right myocardial performance index in the Australian population with three alternative caliper placements', Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 36, pp. 272 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000362388

McIntosh J; Meriki N; Joshi A; Biggs V; Welsh AW; Challis D; Lui K, 2014, 'Long term developmental outcomes of pre-school age children following laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome', Early Human Development, 90, pp. 837 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.08.006

Laws PJ; Xu F; Welsh A; Tracy SK; Sullivan EA, 2014, 'Maternal morbidity of women receiving birth center care in New South Wales: a matched-pair analysis using linked health data', Birth Berkeley Calif, 41, pp. 268 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/birt.12114

Tetstall E; Shand AW; Welsh AW; Chen KQ; Henry A, 2014, 'Complicated multiple pregnancy referral, treatment and outcomes at the NSW Fetal Therapy Centre', Australasian Journal of Ultrasound Medicine, 17, pp. 120 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2014.tb00027.x

Welsh A, 2014, 'The development of, and future for, fetal functional cardiac imaging techniques', Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 17, pp. 57 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2014.tb00107.x

Nesbitt-Hawes EM; Tetstall E; Gee K; Welsh A, 2014, 'Ultrasound (in)accuracy: it’s in the formulae not in the technique – assessment of accuracy of abdominal circumference measurement in term pregnancies', Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 17, pp. 38 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2014.tb00083.x

Tracy SK; Welsh A; Hall B; Hartz D; Lainchbury A; Bisits A; White J; Tracy MB, 2014, 'Caseload midwifery compared to standard or private obstetric care for first time mothers in a public teaching hospital in Australia: A cross sectional study of cost and birth outcomes', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14, pp. 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-46

Borbolla Foster A; Bagust A; Bisits A; Holland M; Welsh A, 2014, 'Lessons to be learnt in managing the breech presentation at term: An 11-year single-centre retrospective study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 54, pp. 333 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12208

Sanderson J; Wu L; Mahajan A; Meriki N; Henry A; Welsh AW, 2014, 'Selection of the Sub-noise Gain Level for Acquisition of VOCAL Data Sets: A Reliability Study', Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 40, pp. 562 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.09.004

Miyague AH; Pavan TZ; Soares CA; De Catte L; Nastri CO; Welsh AW; Martins WP, 2014, 'OP23.05: Influence of pulse repetition frequency adjustment on three‐dimensional power Doppler indices and STIC volumetric pulsatility index using an in vivo model', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 44, pp. 136 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.13861

Jesudason S; Randhawa N; Sana M; Jiwane A; Oei J; Welsh AW, 2014, 'OP32.02: Influence of prenatal diagnosis and place of birth on outcome for congenital diaphragmatic hernia in New South Wales', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 44, pp. 165 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.13948

Glenn L; Randhawa N; Sana M; Jiwane A; Oei J; Welsh AW, 2014, 'OP32.07: Outcomes of congenital surgical anomalies: a population‐based study on influence of prenatal diagnosis and place of birth in New South Wales', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 44, pp. 167 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.13953

Tracy SK; Hartz DL; Tracy MB; Allen J; Forti A; Hall B; White J; Lainchbury A; Stapleton H; Beckmann M; Bisits A; Homer C; Foureur M; Welsh A; Kildea S, 2014, 'Caseload Midwifery Care Versus Standard Maternity Care for Women of Any Risk', Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 34, pp. 234 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.aoa.0000455609.77145.5d

Martins WP; Lima JC; Welsh AW; Araujo E; Miyague AH; Filho FM; Raine-Fenning NJ, 2013, 'Erratum: Three-dimensional Doppler evaluation of single spherical samples from the placenta: intra- and interobserver reliability (Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2012) 40 (200-206) DOI: 10.1002/uog.11076)', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 42, pp. 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.13233

Welsh A, 2013, 'Re: Assessing repeatability of 3D Doppler indices obtained by static 3D and STIC power Doppler: A combined in-vivo / in-vitro flow phantom study', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 42, pp. 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.12573

Henry A; Shand A; Welsh A, 2013, 'The short term fetal cardiovascular effects of corticosteroids used in obstetrics', Australasian Journal of Ultrasound Medicine, 16, pp. 135 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2013.tb00101.x

Welsh AW; Collins SL; Stevenson GN; Gill R, 2013, 'Inapplicability of FMBV to VOCAL indices and the amplitude origin of power Doppler', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 41, pp. 473 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.12441

AW W; Welsh A, 2013, 'Randomised controlled trials and clinical maternity care: Moving on from intention-to-treat and other simplistic analyses of efficacy', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13, pp. 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-15

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