The American College of Radiology’s (ACR) Ovarian-Adnexal Imaging Reporting and Data System (O-RADS) Committee, chaired by Rochelle Andreotti, M.D., Professor of Clinical Radiology and Radiological Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, published its first manuscript, “Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting Lexicon for Ultrasound: A White Paper of the ACR Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System Committee.” 

Aaron (Randy) Brill, M.D., Ph.D., Research Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, was recently named a Fellow of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), and a recipient of the 2018 Presidential Distinguished Service Award. 

Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Sandler Lecture in Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging "A Tour of Prostate Cancer Theranostics" featuring

The Department of Radiology partnered this summer with LP PENCIL Box to host a school supply drive benefitting Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) teachers. 

Dominique Delbeke, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been praised for her contributions leading to the Journal of Nuclear Medicine’s (JNM) highest impact factor to date. The impact factor increased 12 percent, from 6.646 in 2016 to 7.439 in 2017, according to 2017 Journal Citation Reports recently published by Clarivate Analytics. 

Fourth-year Chief Diagnostic Radiology Resident Patrick Couture, M.D., recently participated in the American College of Radiology’s (ACR) Rutherford-Lavanty Fellowship in Government Relations. 

Lori Deitte, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair of Education, Department of Radiology, was recently appointed to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors as the Chair of the Commission on Publications and Lifelong Learning.

The following article originally appeared in the July 19, 2018, edition of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reporter.  

Vanderbilt Pediatric Radiology faculty and staff were actively involved at the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) 2018 Annual Meeting recently held in Nashville, Tennessee. Combined, they gave more than 10 lectures and led various hands-on workshops and panel discussions. The meeting welcomed more than 700 health care professionals, including pediatric radiologists, trainees, and pediatric technologists and administrators, from around the world. 

Second-year diagnostic radiology resident LeAnn Shannon, M.D., was awarded the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2018 Certificate of Merit for her educational exhibit, “Histoplasmosis in the 21st century: new concepts in epidemiology, imaging, diagnosis, and therapy.”