Department of Radiology
Dr. Meghan G. Lubner was selected to serve as faculty for the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) International Educational Conference in Dublin, Ireland. Dr Lubner was selected in recognition of her expertise in oncologic imaging, biopsies, and CT biomarkers and in recognition of her record of outstanding education. She delivered six lectures, both to the local trainees …
“The Current State of CT Dose Management Across Radiology: Well Intentioned but Not Universally Well Executed,” is the title of a recent article by Drs. Tim Szczykutowicz, Robert Bour, Frank Ranallo, and Myron Pozniak of the Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics which reviews common techniques for CT dose reduction and some of the shortcomings …
On Wednesday, May 16, over 20 individuals gathered at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for the second annual UW CT Protocols Technologist Advisory Board meeting. The purpose of this all-day meeting was to review the language and instructions in UW’s CT protocols in an effort to make them easier to use and understand, especially for protocol …
The work of Drs. Christina Brunnquell, Greg Avey, and Tim Szczykutowicz on the time efficiency of CT imaging of acute stroke at UW was featured this month in an article for the journal Applied Radiology. Their study, published in February in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, analyzed the amount of time it took to …
Dr. Christopher Brace, Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and Director of the Tumor Ablation Laboratory, was senior author of a paper that was recently named a Distinguished Laboratory Investigation of 2017 by the editors of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR). The paper, titled “Potential Mechanisms of Vascular Thrombosis after Microwave …
Congratulations to Meghan Lubner, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology, for receiving the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2018 Melvin M. Figley Fellowship in Radiology Journalism. The fellowship is awarded each year to a practicing radiologist from the U.S. or Canada and offers them the opportunity to work with the American Journal of …
Louis Hinshaw, MD and Paul Laeseke, MD, PhD, of the Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology sections of the Department of Radiology, were featured by the UW Carbone Cancer Center for their instrumental work on microwave tumor ablation. In an article titled, “Heating Up the Fight Against Cancer” in their monthly newsletter, the center discusses the …
The Interventional Radiology Interest Group and UW Department of Radiology hosted the 3rd Annual University of Wisconsin Interventional Radiology Symposium in the Health Sciences Learning Center on January 13. This event featured faculty lecturers from three academic institutions (UW, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Rush University Medical Center), an “interactive” session where medical students gained …
The annual Minnies Awards bring a best-in-category win to the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Department of Radiology for the second year in a row, following on last year’s Most Influential Radiology Researcher win for Dr. Perry Pickhardt. Auntminnie.com, an online resource of information, news and education for medical imaging, has been awarding …
For 15 junior faculty members from around the country, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is providing the opportunity to get a step ahead of the competition in the notoriously difficult world of grant applications. Dr. Paul Laeseke, an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology, is one of fifteen doctors who will be …