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Pulse-Echo Quantitative Ultrasound: New Tools for Imaging-Based Diagnosis of Steatosis

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Fatty liver disease, or hepatic steatosis, is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Accurate and reliable biomarker measurement is a critical part of diagnosis, risk stratification, prognostication, and therapy monitoring. UW-Radiology and the Department of Medical Physics are part of ongoing efforts to evaluate Pulse-Echo Quantitative Ultrasound (PEQUS), a non-invasive technique that could improve the …

What We Published This Month (February 2023)

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Abdominal Imaging and Intervention   Hindman, N., Kang, S., Fournier, L., Lakhman, Y., Nougaret, S., Reinhold, C., Sadowski, E., Huang, J.Q., Ascher, S. MRI Evaluation of Uterine Masses for Risk of Leiomyosarcoma: A Consensus Statement. (2023) Radiology, 306 (2), p. e211658. DOI: 10.1148/radiol.211658.  Hossan, M.S., Lin, E.S., Riedl, E., Stram, A., Mehlhaff, E., Koeppel, L., Warner, J., …

UW Radiology to Evaluate New Interventional CT Scanner

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Image-guided procedures are an emerging and rapidly evolving technique for treatment of benign and malignant tumors. As technology advances, so do the exciting possibilities for this type of cancer therapy.  At University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology, the interventional CT program is a major leader in researching and implementing the latest technology and clinical applications. …

UW-Radiology’s Trainees Lead on the National Stage

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Contributing to research through scholarship is foundational to the development of trainees as lifelong learners. However, lack of time, resources, and training can act as barriers to trainee scholarship. Here at UW-Madison, the Department of Radiology is committed to empowering trainees across all stages – medical school, residency, and fellowship – to participate and thrive in …

What We Published This Month (January 2023)

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Abdominal Imaging and Intervention  Carlson, P.M., Patel, R.B., Birstler, J., Rodriquez, M., Sun, C., Erbe, A.K., Bates, A.M., Marsh, I., Grudzinski, J., Hernandez, R., Pieper, A.A., Feils, A.S., Rakhmilevich, A.L., Weichert, J.P., Bednarz, B.P., Sondel, P.M., Morris, Z.S. Radiation to all macroscopic sites of tumor permits greater systemic antitumor response to in situ vaccination. (2023) Journal …

What We Published This Month (December 2022)

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Liu, Y., Kornfield, R., Yang, E. F., Burnside, E., Keevil, J., & Shah, D. V. Patient-provider communication while using a clinical decision support tool: explaining satisfaction with shared decision making for mammography screening. (2022) BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 22 (1), pp. 1-12. DOI: 10.1186/s12911-022-02058-3.   Markus, N., Ross, A.B., Martin-Carreras, T.T. Congenital absence of the bilateral long heads of …

What We Published This Month (November 2022)

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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, …

RSNA 2022 Highlights

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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 …

UW Radiology Creates New Open-Access Radiology Health Equity Research Database

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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 …