University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Research and Development

R&D Spotlight: Matthew Lee considers improvements to radiology workflow interruptions

Matthew Lee, MD found that interruptions in radiology can have profound implications for patient safety, physician wellbeing, and the clinical and academic missions of an academic radiology practice.

R&D Spotlight: Veena Nair studies biomarkers to assess post-stroke cognitive impairments

Veena Nair, PhD is researching predictors of post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia with the goal of informing a risk prediction model that could help triage patient care.

R&D Spotlight: Interdisciplinary team evaluates IVIM MRI using explanted human livers

An interdisciplinary team at UW–Madison, composed of experts from the Departments of Radiology, Surgery, and Mechanical Engineering, are evaluating how MRI may provide valuable information for liver transplant surgery. Diego Hernando, PhD; Alejandro Roldán-Alzate, PhD; Jennifer Philip, MD: and Gregory Simchick, PhD recently published “Validation of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion MRI using Perfused Explanted Human Livers.”   The initial research project was funded by the Radiology Department via a …

R&D Spotlight: 4D Flow+ Cardiac MRI

The UW Department of Radiology awards research and development (R&D) funds to faculty and staff throughout the year to support early career researchers and new avenues of research imaging. By providing seed funding, the department enables investigators to obtain preliminary data in preparation for major grant applications. Sarv Priya, MD, MBBS recently received R&D funding …