Scanning the journals

Noninvasive prenatal testing and fetal sonographic screening roundtable discussion Lee W, Yagel S, Cohen, SM, Benacerraf BR, Cuckle H, Kagan KO, Van den Veyver I, Wapner R. J Ultrasound Med 2015; 34 (3): 363–69. Seven leading clinicians from Israel, USA, England and Germany were sent 10 questions about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and their responses were summarised. As might be expected, there was no universal agreement. The discussion points and rebuttals were, for me, the most interesting parts of the paper. Cost factors, ethical considerations, integration of NIPT screening into current programmes, were all addressed. Anyone involved in local programmes would benefit from reading the report of this roundtable discussion.