Imaging Sciences Section News

  • UW Radiologists Scan 300-year-old Stradivarius Violin

    Imagine holding a piece of history in your hands — a violin crafted over 300 years ago by the legendary Antonio Stradivari. Now imagine peering so deeply inside that you can count…

  • Pallavi Tiwari speaks at TEDxOshkosh

    Are we ready for an AI oncologist? This is the question Pallavi Tiwari, PhD posed during her TEDxOshkosh talk on November 16, 2024. Dr. Tiwari emphasized that AI is not magic or…

  • Department hosts first UW Radiology Summit

    The Department of Radiology established a new tradition this year by hosting the first, annual University of Wisconsin Radiology Summit. During the week of January 20, 2025, radiologists from across the country…

  • WPR interviews Pallavi Tiwari on how AI identifies sex-specific risks for brain tumors

    Pallavi Tiwari, PhD, spoke to Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) for the article “UW–Madison researchers use AI to identify ‘sex specific’ risk factors in brain tumors” published January 1, 2025. Dr. Tiwari and…

  • Publications by UW Radiology Members Finalized in December 2024

    Barkovich, Krister J.; Gibson, Amanda C.; Brahmbhatt, Sneh; Tadisetty, Sindhura; Wilds, Emory C.; Nelson, Leslie W.; Gupta, Meera; Gedaly, Roberto; Khurana, Aman. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of renal masses in the pre-transplant setting: literature…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Veena Nair

    Veena Nair, PhD joined the Clinical Imaging Physics section as a professor (CHS) in 2025. Prior to her faculty appointment, she worked in the department as a scientist for a decade.  …

  • Department highlights from RSNA 2024

    Over three dozen faculty members, trainees, and medical students braved the chilly weather in Chicago for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting December 1-5, 2024. Our department’s expertise garnered…

  • Publications by UW Radiology Members Finalized in November 2024

    Alaia, Erin F.; Ross, Andrew B.; Chen, Bangyan; Gyftopoulos, Soterios. Utilization of Hip or Knee MRI in Patients 50 Years and Older With Atraumatic Pain: An Analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.…

  • Publications by UW Radiology Faculty Finalized in October 2024

    Avey, Gregory D.; Koszewski, Ian J.; Agarwal, Mohit; Endelman, Levi A.; McDonald, Marin A.; Burr, Adam R.; Bruce, Justine Yang; Penn, Lauren; Kennedy, Tabassum A. Sinonasal Tumors: What the Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Board Wants…

  • Kevin Johnson receives grant to solve pediatric imaging challenges

    Kevin Johnson, PhD received a five-year, $3.5 million grant for “Pediatric Cardiopulmonary MRI using RF Navigators and High Dimensional Deep Learning” from the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. This…