Online Education
The 11-13 weeks scan

Internet course

This internet based course covers all the important aspects of first-trimester screening for chromosomal abnormalities, the diagnosis of major fetal defects and screening for preeclampsia.

The course is compulsory for all sonographers wishing to obtain the FMF Certificates of competence in the measurement of nuchal translucency, assessment of the nasal bone, measurement of the facial angle, assessment of ductus venosus flow, assessment of tricuspid flow and measurement of uterine artery pulsatility index.

The course is provided in 20 languages and it is available in two versions: one for patients, which lasts for about one hour and another for health care personnel, which lasts for three hours. The course does not need to be covered in a single session.

  • If you have already started the course please login here to continue:

 

 

  • If you want to start the course for the first time you need to select the preferred version (Patient or Medical practitioner) and then fill in a registration form:

Please select type of course: Patient / Medical practitioner

Video lecture

This video lecture by Professor Kypros Nicolaides on first-trimester screening for chromosomal abnormalities lasts for 45 minutes and is available in English, French and Spanish. Please select your preferred language:

The NT book

The 11-13 weeks book is available free of charge in PDF format in the following languages:

Internet course on the 11-13 weeks scan

Covers all aspects of the 11-13 weeks scan.
Compulsory for FMF Certificates of competence
  • Measurement of nuchal translucency
  • Assessment of the nasal bone
  • Measurement of the facial angle
  • Assessment of ductus venosus flow
  • Assessment of tricuspid flow
  • Measurement of uterine artery PI
Available in 20 languages.
Free of charge.
Three Continuing Medical Education credits.

After competion of the course you can obtain a CME certificate. For the terms and conditions please click here.

List of registrants.

To view the list of health care professionals who have completed the internet based course on the 11-13 weeks scan please click here.

To view some of the comments by those who attended the 11-13 weeks scan internet course please click here.