Department of Radiology
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 …
RSNA AWARDS ** Magna cum laude * Cum laude ‡ Certificate of Merit § Selected for RadioGraphics ^ Selected for RSNA Press Release AHUJA, JITESH, M.D., MBBS * Histiocytic Disorders of the Lungs: CT Findings BANNAS, PETER, M.D. Intratumoral Heterogenity of Tracer Uptake on 18F-FDG PET/CT for Characterization of Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors in Patients …
UPDATE: We have added a section of the site dedicated to UW Protocols. Learn more about recent developments. At the University of Wisconsin – Madison, the medical physics and radiology departments have been collaborating with the hospital staff to refine CT imaging protocols in an effort to reduce dose, enable the acquisition of more clinically useful …
Here’s a preview of UW Radiology’s presence at RSNA 2013: Jitesh Ahuja, M.D., MBBS Histiocytic Disorders of the Lungs: CT Findings Donna G. Blankenbaker, M.D. Case-based Review of Musculoskeletal Radiology: Hip Musculoskeletal Radiology Series: Pelvis and Hip Imaging Developmental Hip Dysplasia in the Child and Adult MR of the Hip Labrum Christopher L. Brace, Ph.D. …
The Department of Radiology would like to take the opportunity, as the academic year winds down, to say farewell to graduating residents and fellows as well as recognize the contributions of faculty as they fulfill changing leadership roles. Mark Schiebler, M.D. – The department would like to thank Dr. Schiebler for his leadership of the Chest …
During a conference from May 16-19, UW Radiologists in the Tumor Ablation Group overtook New York at the 2013 World Conference of Interventional Oncology. Over 50 percent of the presentations during a session on ablation technology and clinical applications came from UW, and Dr. Fred Lee was one of the featured speakers in multiple sessions. …