University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Interdisciplinary undergraduate program helps solve clinical radiology challenges

For two decades, University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology faculty members and biomedical engineering undergraduates have taken great strides in solving clinical radiology challenges through the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Design program. This semester, Ken Lee, MD, MBA; Andrew Ross, MD, MPH; and Matthew Smith, MD, PhD served as clients for the program. ] The BME Design program fosters interdisciplinary collaboration by …

Incidental Findings and the Ethics of Research Workflows

In addition to being used as a diagnostic tool, neuroimaging is also regularly employed for research and commercial purposes. When a research volunteer undergoes a brain MRI, their scan might reveal an “incidental finding.” This term describes unknown abnormalities of potential clinical importance that are discovered incidentally during a research examination.  A recent paper in …