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RadUnity Secures $500,000 in Seed Funding

The clinical variability of computed tomography (CT) scans can add to the radiologist’s load by demanding extra time and mental energy. RadUnity Corp., a UW spin-off led by Timothy Szczykutowicz, PhD, aims to address that problem, by developing and implementing a system for harmonizing medical images. On July 7, a Madison Startups article reported that the company had secured $500,000 …

What We Published This Month (June 2023)

Abdominal Imaging and Intervention  Chang, K.J., Kim, D.H., Lalani, T.K., Paroder, V., Pickhardt, P.J., Shaish, H., Bates, D.D.B. Radiologic T staging of colon cancer: renewed interest for clinical practice. (2023) Abdominal Radiology. DOI: 10.1007/s00261-023-03904-2.  Guglielmo, F.F., Barr, R.G., Yokoo, T., Ferraioli, G., Lee, J.T., Dillman, J.R., Horowitz, J.M., Jhaveri, K.S., Miller, F.H., Modi, R.Y. and Mojtahed, …

UW Saves Waste – and Time – With Sustainable CT Practices

The effects of climate change and environmental disaster are no longer confined to news headlines or speculation. Take, for example, this week’s air quality advisory in Madison – the result of smoke from Canadian wildfires. These realities emphasize the need to prioritize sustainability in medical practice.  Currently, the American healthcare industry consumes close to 10% …

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. (2023) Abdominal Radiology, pp.1-11. Larson, M., Lovrec, P., Sadowski, E. A., Pirasteh, A. PET/MRI in Gynecologic Malignancy. (2023) Radiologic Clinics of North America, 61 …

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 and Medical Physics hosted a field trip on March 24th, 2023, for the students from James C. Wright Middle School.  The event, which …

What We Published This Month (February 2023)

Abdominal Imaging and Intervention   Hindman, N., Kang, S., Fournier, L., Lakhman, Y., Nougaret, S., Reinhold, C., Sadowski, E., Huang, J.Q., Ascher, S. MRI Evaluation of Uterine Masses for Risk of Leiomyosarcoma: A Consensus Statement. (2023) Radiology, 306 (2), p. e211658. DOI: 10.1148/radiol.211658.  Hossan, M.S., Lin, E.S., Riedl, E., Stram, A., Mehlhaff, E., Koeppel, L., Warner, J., …

UW Radiology to Evaluate New Interventional CT Scanner

Image-guided procedures are an emerging and rapidly evolving technique for treatment of benign and malignant tumors. As technology advances, so do the exciting possibilities for this type of cancer therapy.  At University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology, the interventional CT program is a major leader in researching and implementing the latest technology and clinical applications. …

What We Published This Month (October 2022)

Velikina, J.V., Jung, Y., Field, A.S., Samsonov, A.A. High-resolution dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion imaging using higher-order temporal smoothness regularization. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 89 (1), pp. 112-127 (2023).  Chen, K., Dawkins, D., Orbach, D.B., Aagaard-Kienitz, B. Low profile sheaths in pediatric neurointervention: a multicenter experience. Journal of neurointerventional surgery, 14 (11), pp. 1135-1138 (2022).  Padua, H., Cahill, A.M., …

What We Published This Month (January 2022)

Merfeld, E.C., Labby, Z.E., Miller, J.R., Burr, A.R., Wong, F., Diamond, C., Wieland, A.R., Aagaard-Kienitz, B., Howard, S.P. Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for an Arteriovenous Malformation of the Oral Tongue: A Teaching Case. Advances in Radiation Oncology, 7 (3), art. no. 100870. (2022).  Covington, M.F., Parent, E.E., Dibble, E.H., Rauch, G.M., Fowler, A.M. Advances and Future Directions in Molecular …