Year: 2015

Engineer Dan van der Weide, left, and radiologist Fred Lee developed a new device that uses precisely focused microwaves to eliminate hard-to-treat tumors in patients with liver, lung and other cancers. When it comes to …

UW Radiology continued its success at the annual meeting of the Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA), the largest medical conference in the world. The 2015 edition of the conference was marked by nearly 50 …

UW is a nationwide leader in microwave ablation, thanks to the efforts of the Tumor Ablation Lab. Led by Fred. T. Lee Jr, M.D., and Christopher Brace, Ph.D., the lab has produced full-fledged ablation systems, dozens of …

Medical students recently had the opportunity to learn about a relatively unknown field of medicine during an event held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR). The UW Department of Radiology hosted the Interventional Radiology …

Tim Szczykutowicz, Ph.D., performing quality assessment as the scanner is prepared for clinical service. The emergency department at UW Hospital’s Clinical Sciences Center received an imaging upgrade this October, when a new GE Healthcare Revolution …

Radiation dose tracking has always been an important aspect of radiology but with the Joint Commission imposing stricter regulations for Computed Tomography (CT), dose documentation is more important than ever. UW Radiology is responding to …

Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Fellow George A. Carberry, M.D., has been awarded a Research Fellow Grant from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) to establish the safety of microwave ablation of lung tumors located near the …

Fred T. Lee Jr, M.D., was named a top cancer doctor in Wisconsin by Newsweek, in their “Cancer 2015” issue. Dr. Lee, the Robert Turrell Professor of Imaging Science, was included for his clinical and research efforts …

APPOINTMENTS Weibo Cai, Ph.D., was named Vice President-Elect of the Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Council. Guan-Hong Chen, Ph.D., was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Vic Haughton, M.D., received the 2015 Gold …

The UW Radiology Interventional Radiology and Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Sections had a big week at the World Congress on Interventional Oncology (WCIO) annual meeting, May 6-9 in New York, NY. Joining participants from more …