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Nielsen, S., Narayan, A.K. Breast Cancer Screening Modalities, Recommendations, and Novel Imaging Techniques. (2023) Surgical Clinics of North America, 103 (1), pp. 63-82. DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.08.004. Melamud, K., Hindman, N., Sadowski, E. Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data Systems MR Imaging: Nuts and Bolts. (2023) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America, 31 (1), pp. 79-91. DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2022.06.004. Nishino, M., Bluemke, …
The UW-Madison Department of Radiology was well-represented at the Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA)’s Annual Meeting in Chicago from November 27 – December 1. The conference, which is the largest in the U.S. for radiology, featured a theme of “Empowering Patients and Partners in Care.” Four of the Department’s faculty – David Bluemke, MD, PhD; Meghan …
A team of health equity researchers within the Department of Radiology has developed a powerful new tool for researchers, educators, and clinicians. The Radiology Health Equity Research Database is a publicly available, searchable database containing over 250 articles on racial health equity in radiology. The resource will streamline research efforts, paving the way for future work to …
The collaborative relationship between UW Radiology and GE Healthcare continues to spur on innovation in radiology. In the newest chapter of this partnership, beginning in November 2022, a prototype deep silicon photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) scanner will be evaluated at the Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research (WIMR). This technology has the potential to improve both spatial …
After 18 years as Chair of the Radiology Department at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Thomas Grist has announced his desire to step down from his leadership role. Dr. Grist has been a member of the department for three decades and has served as chair since 2005. Under his guidance, the department has grown as …
Velikina, J.V., Jung, Y., Field, A.S., Samsonov, A.A. High-resolution dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion imaging using higher-order temporal smoothness regularization. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 89 (1), pp. 112-127 (2023). Chen, K., Dawkins, D., Orbach, D.B., Aagaard-Kienitz, B. Low profile sheaths in pediatric neurointervention: a multicenter experience. Journal of neurointerventional surgery, 14 (11), pp. 1135-1138 (2022). Padua, H., Cahill, A.M., …
On November 3 and 4, 2022, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Radiology and Histosonics, Inc. hosted the 2nd Histotripsy Symposium – the first being in Ann Arbor, MI in 2019. The event drew 110 registrants from 9 universities (University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Chicago, Penn State, …
Retinoblastoma is the most common eye cancer in childhood and provides unique challenges to treatment. Pediatric Interventional Radiology faculty Eric Monroe, MD explained, “If retinoblastoma hasn’t spread by the time of diagnosis, it is curable by removing the eye, and this has historically been the preferred treatment for most cases. A variety of alternatives have …
Innovation in medical imaging often takes years of behind-the-scenes hard work and effort. Diego Hernando, PhD and Scott Reeder MD, PhD have been researching an innovative method of measuring liver iron concentration for over a decade, and their findings are ready to be shared with the world in their paper, “Multicenter Reproducibility of Liver Iron Quantification with 1.5-T and …
Images (above): Dr. Daniel (on the left) and Dr. Moenga (on the right) presenting their cases to the Penn Radiology Global Health Imaging Case Competition. Mentorship is an integral part of our clinical, research, and education efforts in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Radiology. Michael Hartung, MD is a shining example of the power of mentorship – but …