Ultrasound Diagnostics（天河院区）

The Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics of Guangdong Women and Children Hospital is one of the first Ministry of Health prenatal diagnosis technology and faculty training bases, one of the first national standardized residency training bases for ultrasound medicine, and a training base for the national birth-defect prevention and control talent training program. It is also the Guangdong Comprehensive Birth Defect Intervention Center; the grassroots training center for ultrasound medicine under the Guangdong Base of the China Health Promotion Foundation Public Welfare Ultrasound Medical Education Project; the guiding institution for the Breast Cancer Prevention and Control Project of the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission Maternal and Child Health Project; the Guangzhou training base for ultrasound prenatal screening for congenital heart disease and birth defects; and the breast ultrasound screening training base for the “Two Cancers” screening project. The department implements unified management across four campuses—Panyu, Yuexiu, Tianhe and Qingyuan Qingxin—with more than 50 consultation rooms and more than 60 internationally advanced high-end color Doppler ultrasound diagnostic systems, including GE E10, Philips EPIQ 7c and Mindray Resona8. It provides approximately 550,000 patient visits annually. There are currently 67 medical staff, including 19 with senior professional titles, 28 with intermediate professional titles, 38 with a master’s degree or higher, 3 master’s supervisors, and 45 personnel qualified in maternal and infant healthcare technology. More than 10 physicians hold more than 30 national- or provincial-level social academic positions. This is a young team full of vitality, enterprising spirit, teamwork and social responsibility. The department has five subspecialties: obstetric ultrasound, gynecological ultrasound, pediatric ultrasound, general ultrasound and cardiac ultrasound. It performs more than 80 examination procedures covering obstetrics and gynecology, the abdomen, superficial structures, vessels, the heart, interventional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Specialized services include: Level III prenatal ultrasound examination, fetal cardiac color Doppler ultrasound examination, hysterosalpingographic contrast-enhanced ultrasound, pelvic-floor function ultrasound assessment, whole-breast-volume ultrasound, pediatric hip ultrasound, pediatric jaundice ultrasound examination, pediatric precocious puberty assessment, neonatal lung ultrasound examination, neonatal NEC screening, neonatal gastroduodenal contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and pediatric voiding urography. The department is at the domestic leading level in prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of fetal anomalies, prenatal ultrasound monitoring and complication diagnosis in twin pregnancies, and ultrasound diagnosis of obstetric emergencies. 24 hours × 7 days emergency ultrasound services (including bedside emergency services) are provided to ensure timely and effective treatment for critically ill and emergency patients.

As the Guangdong Comprehensive Birth Defect Intervention Center, the department undertakes referral, consultation and case feedback for difficult prenatal cases from medical institutions throughout the province. In 2017, it launched a specialized WeChat appointment-based referral service for difficult fetal-anomaly cases. Over the past 3 years, it has received an average of more than 10,000 referred cases annually from medical institutions nationwide. In 2020, entrusted by the Provincial Health Commission, the hospital undertook inspection and assessment of prenatal ultrasound quality at prenatal diagnosis institutions throughout the province, promoting continuous improvement in prenatal ultrasound quality and further enhancing the province’s technical and service standards for fetal-anomaly diagnosis. The department led the establishment of the Maternal, Gynecological and Pediatric Ultrasound Specialty Alliance with 20 medical institutions in the province. Through exchanges on department development, sharing of professional development experience, guidance on diagnostic and treatment technologies, professional skills training, difficult-case discussions and remote consultations, two-way referrals, and follow-up feedback, the alliance has promoted the continuous growth of the ultrasound departments of its member institutions, ongoing standardization of maternal, gynecological and pediatric ultrasound diagnosis and treatment, and continual improvement in diagnostic and treatment standards; it has raised regional ultrasound diagnostic and treatment capabilities and provided better services to patients, safeguarding the health of women and children. The department pursues the coordinated development of clinical care, research and teaching and has achieved abundant scientific research results. During the past 5 years, it has undertaken 14 research projects, including 2 at or above the provincial/ministerial level, and participated in 1 national project. It has applied for 4 national patents. During the past 5 years, it has published 51 papers in domestic and international core journals, including 35 in the Chinese Medical Association journal series and 7 indexed by SCI. It has received 1 National Maternal and Child Health Science and Technology Award, led the formulation of the national diagnostic and treatment guideline “Expert Consensus on Prenatal Ultrasound Examination of Fetal Cleft Lip and Palate,” and contributed to the compilation and translation of multiple professional ultrasound books. In total, it has trained 16 postgraduate students and more than 50 standardized residents, received more than 700 visiting physicians from inside and outside the province, and successfully organized 52 continuing-education programs. Adhering to a training model combining theory and technology, it has trained more than 200 ultrasound technical professionals from institutions in 27 provinces and has received high praise from primary hospitals. The Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics upholds the hospital motto of “Unity, Dedication, Pragmatism, Innovation and Integrity,” remains people-centered, and wholeheartedly serves the health of women and children. Contact information: Panyu Campus: 521 and 523 Xingnan Avenue, Nancun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou; 4th Floor, Medical Technology Building. Tel: 020-39151520 Yuexiu Campus: No. 13 Guangyuan West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou; 2nd Floor, Outpatient Building. Tel: 020-61118520 Haizhu Campus: No. 114 Xingang West Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Tel: 020-84187600 ext. 2318 WeChat name: Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital WeChat ID: GDSFYCSZDK or scan the QR code below directly: