Imaging Sciences Section News
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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…
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A New Screening Tool for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
Led by Vivek Prabhakaran, MD, PhD, a group of researchers at UW-Madison are investigating ways to generate synthetic positron emission tomography (PET) images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. By developing a reliable method…
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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.…
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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…
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Undergraduates Mentored by McMillan and Weichert Present in Research Symposium
The 25th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium was held at Union South on Friday, April 28, 2023. The symposium offers an opportunity for undergraduate researchers from all areas of study to showcase their…
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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…
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Faculty Spotlight: James Pipe
James Pipe, PhD has joined the UW Department of Radiology as a Visiting Professor (Tenure Track) in the Imaging Sciences section. Dr. Pipe completed his graduate education at the University of Michigan,…
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4D Flow MRI: A Groundbreaking Tool for Cerebrovascular Health
A new study published in Radiology is an important step forward in confirming 4D flow MRI as a noninvasive, reproducible, and reliable tool for measuring cerebrovascular health. Cerebrovascular and neurologic health are of primary…
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ML4MI Initiative Fosters Interdisciplinary Collaboration at UW-Madison
Machine learning (ML), a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science, is an emerging field which uses algorithms to analyze and draw inferences from patterns in data. ML and AI approaches…
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Medical Physics Students Organize Wright Middle School Field Trip
The educational and career opportunities of medical physics and radiology are often unknown to young students. In an effort to increase the visibility of these fields, members of the Departments of Radiology…