Controversies in Breast Cancer Screening
I recently spoke at the 2012 Cowan Cancer Symposium at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah on the importance of breast cancer screening and early detection. Over 150 local health care providers met to...
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Exploring the Brain: How Are Brain Images Made with CT?
The following article was written by Christopher P. Hess, M.D., Ph.D, and Derk Purcell, M.D, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. The complexity...
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PACS: Importing Outside CDs Cuts Back on Repeat Imaging
The following article was written by Michael Lu, M.D., UCSF Radiology Resident. We recently published a study confirming that healthcare information technology can effectively curb imaging utilization....
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On the Cutting Edge: UCSF and the Use of 7T MRI
The following was written by Sarah J. Nelson, Ph.D., Co-Chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Director of the Center for Non-Invasive Imaging and Metabolomics and the...
View ArticleStudy: Repeated Chest & Cardiac CTs May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
A new study presented on Tuesday at the 2012 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting analyzed the records of approximately 250,000 women and found that increased CT utilization over...
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The Role of Imaging Exams in Diagnosing Low-grade Prostate Cancer
The following was written by Antonio Westphalen, MD, MAS, PhD, Associate Professor in Residence in Abdominal Imaging in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. Men with low-grade...
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Using Radium-223 to Treat Metastatic Prostate Cancer
The following article was written by Miguel Hernandez Pampaloni, MD, PhD, an Assistant Professor in Residence and Chief of Nuclear Medicine in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at...
View ArticleNon-invasive Treatment for Pain Related to Bone Metastases
I recently gave a radio interview about my work with a relatively new, FDA-approved treatment for pain related to bone metastases using Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS). You can...
View ArticleRadiation Safety: A Priority at UCSF
The following article was written by Robert Gould, ScD, Professor of Radiology, Vice Chair of Radiology for Technology and Capital Projects at UCSF, Jack Lambert, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in CT...
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Using New Imaging Techniques to Better Understand Cancer Metabolism
The following article was written by David Wilson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology in Residence at UCSF. Antioxidants, the stuff that helps us ward off disease, may protect healthy...
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