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Perry Pickhardt, MD was quoted in the BBC article “How AI can spot diseases that doctors aren’t looking for,” published January 16, 2025. The article examines the use of AI in opportunistic imaging, which is when medical images taken for one health concern are reviewed to potentially detect an undiagnosed issue. For opportunistic screening, an …
Perry Pickhardt, MD and John Garrett, PhD are among the finalists for the 2024 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Innovation Awards for their work, “Innovative Screening Tool for Age-Related Diseases,” which aims to provide a “biological age” for a patient that may differ from their actual age and guide improvements in health. Dr. Pickhardt and Dr. Garrett collaborated …
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 review with case highlights. Abdominal Radiology. 2024 Dec; 49(12):4521-4530. Bluemke, David A. Late gadolinium enhancement and the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. …
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 wide recognition, with members receiving honors and awards across various areas of the field. Elizabeth Burnside, MD made history as the first radiologist from …
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. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2024 Nov; 21(11):1733-1740. Bakas, Spyridon; Vollmuth, Philipp; Galldiks, Norbert; Booth, Thomas C.; Aerts, Hugo J.W.L.; Bi, …
Carroll, Melissa B.; Fels Elliott, Daffolyn Rachael; Kanne, Jeffrey P.; Martin Rother, Maria Daniela. Update on Pulmonary Fibrosis: Updates to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Other Emerging Topics in Interstitial Lung Disease. Advances in Clinical Radiology. 2025 Sep; 6(1):253-267. Chapman, Teresa; Swanson, Jonathan O. Transient soft tissue enhancement mimicking subcutaneous emphysema and pneumoperitoneum. Pediatric Radiology. 2024 …
Perry Pickhardt, MD accepted a Gold Medal at the annual Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) meeting in April. The Gold Medal is the highest honor bestowed by SAR and is awarded for an individual’s outstanding contributions to abdominal radiology, medicine, and patient health. Dr. Pickhardt is a world-renowned researcher with focuses on CT colonography, colorectal cancer screening, …
Three dozen of UW Department of Radiology’s faculty and trainees participated in the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting November 26-30 in Chicago. The conference, which is the largest in the U.S. for radiology, featured a theme of “Leading Through Change.” Aligned with that theme, Elizabeth Burnside, MD gave the plenary on Monday, November 27 titled “Leading …
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) will host their annual meeting November 26-30 in Chicago. Many of our department’s faculty and trainees will present as noted in the below schedule. A highlight will be Elizabeth Burnside, MD’s plenary session on Monday, November 27 titled “Leading Through Technology: Valuing Artificial and Human Intelligence.” RSNA’s annual meeting …
AuntMinnie awarded Perry Pickhardt, MD this year’s Minnie in the category of “Most Influential Radiology Researcher.” The award recognizes his work on automated AI body composition tools for opportunistic computed tomography (CT) screening. CT scans are often used for a specific clinical purpose – like determining the cause of a patient’s acute abdominal pain. However, these scans also provide …