Department of Radiology
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 Medal Award from the American Society of Spine Radiology. Reinier Hernandez, a graduate student in the Cai Lab, received a 2015 …
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 than 30 countries, UW Radiology captured four of only six Poster of Excellence awards given at the conference. As a …
Top Row: Christopher L. Brace, Ph.D., Parul Agarwal, M.D., and Timothy J. Ziemlewicz, M.D. Bottom Row: J. Louis Hinshaw, M.D., Fred T. Lee Jr, M.D., and Meghan G. Lubner, M.D. Not Pictured: Marci Alexander, R.N. UW Tumor Ablation research is prominently featured in a review of ablation devices by the Journal of Vascular and …
The largest medical meeting in the world could be intimidating to some, but the experienced members of UW Radiology were presenting posters and giving lectures without breaking a sweat. The 100th annual meeting of RSNA was marked by awards and accolades won by our members, but more importantly, showcased the bright future of our …
Comparison of dose distribution among the three imaging modalities (VOI mode is active on the right). Blue is a lower dose relative to red. PRESENTER: TIMOTHY SZCZYKUTOWICZ, PH.D. An educational exhibit examining techniques to reduce dosage in several CT modalities won a cum laude award at RSNA ’14, one of four UW presentations to …
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 …