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 …
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 …
Perry Pickhardt, MD and Meghan Lubner, MD’s research, “Fully Automated and Explainable Liver Segmental Volume Ratio and Spleen Segmentation at CT for Diagnosing Cirrhosis,” was featured on the cover of the September 2022 edition of Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Pickhardt and Dr. Ronald Summers served as senior authors. Dr. Pickhardt said, “We were delighted to see that our work was highlighted. We …
Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD is no stranger to innovation in the field of interventional radiology at UW-Madison. She has been a Badger since medical school, where she was mentored by Fred Lee, MD, a nationwide leader in ablation. Through his mentorship, Dr. Knavel Koepsel gained an interest in Radiology. She went on to complete her Diagnostic Radiology …
David Bluemke, MD, PhD, MsB has served as Editor for the Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA)’s publication Radiology for five years. Over the past year, the journal’s impact factor has seen a remarkable increase to 29.1 from 11.1 from the previous year. “The impact score of a journal is calculated as a ratio of two numbers. The …
Scott Perlman, MD, MS recently received approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use 18F-Fluorocholine to improve detection and localization of parathyroid adenomas that had previously been difficult to localize. Dr. Perlman and the Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging resident Josiah Magnusson, MD collaborated with a cross-disciplinary team, including Department of Surgery Chief …
For the past six years, Meghan Lubner, MD has served on the leadership of the Medical Board of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. “I agreed to go on the ballot but did not think I would be elected,” Dr. Lubner stated. However, Dr. Lubner was indeed elected and has served consecutive roles within the leadership …
Lin, W., Wilkinson, J.T., Barrett, K.E., Barnhart, T.E., Gott, M., Becker, K.V., Clark, A.M., Miller, A., Brown, G., DeLuca, M., Bartsch, R., Peaslee, G.F., Engle, J.W. Excitation function of 54Fe(p,α)51Mn from 9.5 MeV to 18 MeV. Nuclear Physics A, 1021, art. no. 122424. (2022). Lee, S., Elton, D.C., Gulley, J.L., Pickhardt, P.J., Dahut, W.L., Madan, R.A., Pinto, …
Scott Reeder, MD, PhD and Diego Hernando, PhD recently received an R01 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their project, “Fully Automated High-Throughput Quantitative MRI of the Liver.” The team was granted nearly $1.5 million in direct costs and a total award of $2.1 million to …