Department of Radiology
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA®) is an international society of radiologists, medical physicists and other medical professionals with more than 54,000 members from 136 countries across the globe. RSNA hosts the world’s premier radiology forum, drawing approximately 55,000 attendees annually to McCormick Place in Chicago, and publishes two top peer-reviewed journals: Radiology, …
(L-R): Dr. Lubner, Dr. Sheehan, and Dr. Pickhardt Chief of Gastrointestinal Imaging Professor Perry Pickhardt, M.D., Assistant Professor Meghan Lubner, M.D., and Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellow Scott Sheehan, M.D. were all selected for the 2014 RSNA Honored Educator Award. With just 42 awardees selected from 53,000 members worldwide, Drs. Pickhardt, Lubner, and Sheehan represent UW Radiology’s …
Image-guided therapies like this ultrasound -guided microwave ablation can be used to treat many cancers. The UW’s Tumor Ablation Lab has been churning out breakthroughs for over a decade, and their current work on tissue response to microwave (MW) ablation could now result in improved ablation antenna design, according to Associate Professor Christopher Brace, Ph.D. …
Resident Amanda Smolock, M.D. presented a grand rounds lecture entitled “Hepatic Microwave Ablation Adjacent to the Diaphragm: Safety and Efficacy”, as a part of Resident Research Day 2014. Microwave (MW) ablation is rapidly replacing radiofrequency (RF) ablation as the treatment of choice for liver procedures, due to MW’s ability to be wielded more quickly and …
From Left to Right: Mark Kleedehn, M.D., Hailey Allen, M.D., Amanda Smolock, M.D., Theodora Potretzke, M.D., Thomas Grist, M.D., FACR , Dustin Pooler, M.D., Jacob Thomas, M.D., Guofan Xu, M.B.Ch.B., Matt Lee, M.D., and Mircea Cristescu, M.D. Resident Research Day 2014 was an exciting and educational event, packed with imaging advancements and novel techniques. We …
Resident Mircea Cristescu, M.D., presented a lecture on Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Renal Angiomyolipoma (AML), as part of Resident Research Day 2014. Renal AMLs are benign, fat-containing renal neoplasms that pose little risk unless they grow to 4 cm or greater. AMLs of such size can place the patient in jeopardy of a life threatening …
UW–Madison radiology professor Fred Lee, left, serial entrepreneur Laura King, and UW–Madison engineering professor Dan van der Weide Congratulations to Elucent Medical on taking home the grand prize of the 2014 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Elucent is a Madison startup that includes UW Radiology Professor Fred Lee Jr., M.D., UW Radiology/Biomedical Engineering Professor Chris …
Are you a laboratory-based researcher or sponsor who needs cancer-specific imaging expertise? Are you a clinical or translational investigator looking for consultation and support services? Then search no further than the newly formed Translational Imaging Research Working Group (TIRWG) a full complement of experienced research faculty with specific expertise in all imaging modalities including CT, …
Last fall, Dr. Meghan Lubner took home a UW Health Clinical Excellence Award for Rising Star Physician Excellence. It seems, though, UW Health is not the only group to realize Dr. Lubner’s star is on the rise. In January 2014, Dr. Lubner was named one of 28 “Women to Watch in 2014” by Brava magazine, a distinction …
UW Radiology’s Scott Reeder, Fred T. Lee, Jr., and Diego Hernando discussed the innovative approach UW is taking towards imaging the liver, including viewing liver fat, iron, and liver biopsy during presentations at RSNA 2013. Scott Reeder, M.D., Ph.D., discussed non-invasive ways to view the liver in his presentation, “Hot Topic Session: MR Quantification Techniques …