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  • Scott Reeder to Become Chair of UW Radiology Department

    Internationally renowned physician-scientist and transformative leader, Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, will become the next chair of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH).

  • Faculty Spotlight: Joshua Warner

    Joshua Warner, MD, PhD has joined the Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Section as an Assistant Professor (CHS). He completed fellowships in Radiology Informatics and Abdominal Imaging at the Mayo Clinic.  Where are you…

  • Inaugural Mentorship Program Connects Faculty and First-Year Residents

    The Department of Radiology has launched a new mentorship program that pairs each first-year resident with a faculty member. Throughout their time at UW-Madison, the residents will benefit from the guidance and…

  • Meghan Lubner Received Lifetime Honored Educator Award

    Meghan Lubner, MD has received the 2023 Lifetime Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). This prestigious award is given to recognizes her investment to furthering radiologic education…

  • What We Published This Month (August 2023)

    Abdominal Imaging and Intervention  Geng, R., Buelo, C.J., Sundaresan, M., Starekova, J., Panagiotopoulos, N., Oechtering, T.H., Lawrence, E.M., Ignaciuk, M., Reeder, S.B., Hernando, D. Automated MR image prescription of the liver using deep…

  • What We Published This Month (July 2023)

    Abdominal Imaging and Intervention  Liu, C.-Y., Noda, C., van der Geest, R.J., Triaire, B., Kassai, Y., Bluemke, D.A., Lima, J.A.C. Sex-specific associations in multiparametric 3 T MRI measurements in adult livers. (2023) Abdominal…

  • Welcome to the New Trainees (2023-2024)

    The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Radiology is excited to welcome the incoming class of trainees! Our residency program is continually recognized as one of the best in the country. That excellence…

  • What We Published This Month (June 2023)

    Abdominal Imaging and Intervention  Chang, K.J., Kim, D.H., Lalani, T.K., Paroder, V., Pickhardt, P.J., Shaish, H., Bates, D.D.B. Radiologic T staging of colon cancer: renewed interest for clinical practice. (2023) Abdominal Radiology. DOI:…

  • UW Saves Waste – and Time – With Sustainable CT Practices

    The effects of climate change and environmental disaster are no longer confined to news headlines or speculation. Take, for example, this week’s air quality advisory in Madison – the result of smoke…

  • 2023 Departmental Promotions Announced

    The Department of Radiology is pleased to announce the following promotions, effective June 18, 2023.  Paul Laeseke, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Interventional Radiology Section  Mark Kleedehn, MD Associate Professor (CHS), Interventional Radiology…

  • ISMRM 2023 Highlight

    The 2023 meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) took place from June 3 to June 8 in Toronto, Canada.   This year’s ISMRM is the first since the…

  • What We Published This Month (May 2023)

    Abdominal Imaging and Intervention      Korngold, E.K., Gollub, M.J., Kim, D.H., Moreno, C.C., de Prisco, G., Harisinghani, M. and Khatri, G. Update on The National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC): the radiologist’s role.…

  • The OSCAR Project Offers New Prognostic Tools

    The use of abdominal computed tomography (CT) is increasingly common in Western medicine. While CT scans are useful for specific clinical purposes – for example, determining the cause of a patient’s acute…

  • What We Published This Month (April 2023)

    Abdominal Imaging and Intervention     Buchanan, M.E., Fishman, E.K., Azadi, J.R. CT Evaluation of the Esophagus: The Role of CT Imaging and CT Imaging Findings in Diagnosing Esophageal Abnormalities. (2023) Current Problems in Diagnostic…

  • Exceptional Trainee-Led Research Recognized at 2023 Zach Clark Symposium

    The annual Zachary Clark Radiology Research Symposium celebrates high-caliber research projects conducted by our residents and fellows. This year’s symposium took place on Saturday, May 6 in the Health Sciences Learning Center…

  • UW Radiology at ARRS 2023

    Join us at ARRS 2023 to see daily presentations by UW-Madison Radiology faculty and trainees. Sunday, April 16th Name Type Title Session Title Time Laura Eisenmenger Course Retropharyngeal Space and Perivertebral Space…

  • The Next Generation of Research: UW-Madison Radiology at 2023 Spring National Conferences

    UW-Radiology’s long tradition of innovation continued at recent annual meetings across the country. In addition to giving talks, serving as panelists, presenting abstracts and exhibits, and leading hands-on courses and workshops, Department…

  • UW Department of Radiology Ranked #11 in 2022 by Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research

    The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) recently released their 2022 ranking of institutions, departments, and principal investigators by the funding they received from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The…

  • UW Cyclotron Research Group Joins the Department of Energy’s University Isotope Network

    The Cyclotron Research Group’s primary mission is to pursue novel methods of producing radioactive materials needed for medical diagnosis, disease treatment, and fundamental scientific applications. These raw materials are the foundation for…

  • What We Published This Month (February 2023)

    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…

  • UW Radiology to Evaluate New Interventional CT Scanner

    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…

  • UW-Radiology’s Trainees Lead on the National Stage

    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…

  • What We Published This Month (January 2023)

    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.,…

  • What We Published This Month (December 2022)

    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…

  • What We Published This Month (November 2022)

    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…

  • RSNA 2022 Highlights

    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…

  • What We Published This Month (October 2022)

    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,…

  • The 2nd Histotripsy Symposium Has Largest Turnout Yet

    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…

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

    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,…

  • Michael Hartung Mentors International Residents for Imaging Case Competition

    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,…

  • What We Published This Month (September 2022)

    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…

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

    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…

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

    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…

  • Erica Knavel Koepsel Creates iMRI Program

    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…

  • Meghan Lubner Reflects on Her Role as Chair of Medical Board & President of Medical Staff of University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics

    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…

  • What We Published This Month (March 2022)

    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…

  • Scott Reeder & Diego Hernando Receive R01 Grant

    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…

  • Andrew Wentland Inducted into the Council for Early Career Investigators in Imaging

    Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD recently was inducted into the Council for Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2), a program hosted by The Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research. The CECI2 program provides an opportunity for early…

  • UW Department of Radiology Ranked #11 by Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research

    The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research recently released their 2021 ranking of institutions, departments, and principal investigators by the funding they received from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The University…

  • Department of Radiology Awards Research Pilot Grants to Several Projects

    Research is one of the core initiatives of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Radiology. Providing the necessary infrastructure and resources for investigators to be successful is key in supporting this…

  • What We Published Last Month (February 2022)

    Eskandari, A., Narayanasamy, S., Ward, C., Priya, S., Aggarwal, T., Elam, J., Nagpal, P. Prevalence and significance of incidental findings on computed tomography pulmonary angiograms: A retrospective cohort study. American Journal of Emergency Medicine,…

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Radiology at the Society of Abdominal Radiology 2022 Meeting

    The 2022 meeting of the Society of Abdominal Radiology kicked off in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday, February 27th. The meeting kicked off on a high note, with Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, named a new…

  • Grand Rounds: Inclusive Language in Academic Writing

    Fostering an inclusive, supportive environment is central to the Department of Radiology’s mission, and our recent Grand Rounds speakers provided easy, actionable ways that we call all contribute to that mission. Vice…

  • What We Published This Month (January 2022)

    Merfeld, E.C., Labby, Z.E., Miller, J.R., Burr, A.R., Wong, F., Diamond, C., Wieland, A.R., Aagaard-Kienitz, B., Howard, S.P. Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for an Arteriovenous Malformation of the Oral Tongue: A Teaching Case. Advances in…

  • What We Published Last Month (December 2021)

    Schreiter, N.A., Swietlik, J., Woods, M., Kleedehn, M. Inferior vena cava syndrome caused by postoperative positional changes in the liver. Clinical Imaging, 83, pp. 16-20. (2022).   Johnson, E.M., Martin, M.D., Sharma, R., Meyer, C.A., Kanne,…

  • Ground-Breaking #HOPE4LIVER Histotripsy Trial Begins at UW-Madison

    Several members of the Department of Radiology, including Fred Lee, MD, Paul Laeseke, MD, PhD, and Timothy Ziemlewicz, MD, have been conducting pre-clinical research on histotripsy, a new non-invasive, non-thermal method to destroy tumors and other tissue, for more than 5 years. “Histotripsy is a novel technology based…

  • Fred Lee Selected for 2021 Hector F. DeLuca Scientific Achievement Award

    Congratulations to Professor Fred T. Lee Jr., MD for winning the 2021 Hector F. DeLuca Scientific Achievement Award. The award will be presented during the 2021 Wisconsin Biohealth Summit on October 7th, 2021. The Biohealth Summit is presented by BioForward and provides an opportunity…

  • Diego Hernando Receives Grant from National Health Institute

    Congratulations to Assistant Professor Diego Hernando, PhD for receiving a grant for his proposal “Diffusion MRI of the Body” for $1,039,350 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will start on 08/15/2021 for a three-year term. While Dr.…

  • Guang-Hong Chen, Fred Lee, and Jamey Weichert Receive Distinguished Investigator Awards

    Guang-Hong Chen, PhD,  Jamey Weichert, PhD, and Fred Lee, MD, were selected as recipients of The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research’s 2021 Distinguished Investigator Award. This award recognizes individuals for their outstanding…

  • Scott Reeder and Oliver Wieben Receive NIH Grant for Cirrhosis Research

    Congratulations to Professors Scott Reeder, MD, PhD and Oliver Wieben, PhD for being awarded an NIH Grant for their research proposal, titled “Development of 4D Flow MRI for Risk Stratification of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis”. Their…

  • Meghan Lubner Awarded ICTR Pilot Grant

    Congratulations to Professor Meghan Lubner, MD, for receiving an ICTR Novel Methods Pilot Award. The UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (ICTR) Novel Methods Pilot Program aims to foster development of interdisciplinary collaborations that…

  • Dr. Pickhardt Receives Multi-Million Dollar NIH Grant

    Perry Pickhardt, MD, professor in the Department of Radiology and Chief of Gastrointestinal Imaging, recently secured a multi-institutional multi-million dollar NIH R01 grant to continue his colorectal cancer and CT colonography work…

  • Dr. Pickhardt Named Most Influential Radiology Researcher

    October 26, 2016 is a good day to be Perry Pickhardt, MD. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Pickhardt was selected as the Most Influential Radiology Researcher for 2016 in The Minnies. From…