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What We Published This Month (October 2022)

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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., …

The 2nd Histotripsy Symposium Has Largest Turnout Yet

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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, …

Monroe and Aagaard Kienitz Bring New Treatment for Pediatric Eye Cancer to the State of Wisconsin

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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 …

Diego Hernando and Scott Reeder’s Multicenter Study on Liver Iron Concentration Reproducibility is Published in Radiology

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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 …

Michael Hartung Mentors International Residents for Imaging Case Competition

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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 …

What We Published This Month (September 2022)

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Lee, M.H., Zea, R., Garrett, J.W., Graffy, P.M., Summers, R.M., Pickhardt, P.J. Abdominal CT Body Composition Thresholds Using Automated AI Tools for Predicting 10-year Adverse Outcomes. Radiology (2022). Toia GV, Zamora D, Singleton M, Liu A, Tan E, Leng S, Shuman WP, Kanal KM, Mileto A. Detectability of Small Low-Attenuation Lesions With Deep Learning CT Image Reconstruction: …

Opportunistic Screening Consortium in Abdominal Radiology (OSCAR) Project Wins at ISCT Meeting

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John Garrett, PhD won first place for his project, “Assessing the Generalizability of Fully Automated AI Body Composition Tools on Heterogeneous External CT Cohorts,” at the 2022 International Society of Computed Tomography Meeting. Dustin Pooler, MD, Ron Summers, PhD, and Perry Pickhardt, MD are co-authors of the project. He said, “The work validated the CT Biomarker tools we have built and …

Brian Mullan Works with RSNA Global Learning Center in South Africa

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From August 13-20, 2022, Brian Mullan, MD, MS, FACR traveled to Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, an RSNA Global Learning Center at Stellenbosch University. Dr. Mullan said, “The goal of the program is to help the local host develop into a regional center of excellence that goes on to train other imagers in the region. After …

Amy Fowler Awarded R01 Grant

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Amy Fowler, MD, PhD was recently awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her project, “Precision Imaging of Breast Cancer for Guiding Neoadjuvent Endocrine Therapy.” She was awarded a total of $3.05 million for a five-year term. Dr. Fowler and her team have two specific aims: to assess the efficacy of FFNP …

Pickhardt and Lubner’s Research Featured on Cover of Radiology: Artificial Intelligence

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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 …