Farewell to former chair, Dr. Jeremy J. Kaye

Jeremy Kaye, M.D., former chair of the Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, received a special visit from the Commodore as fellow colleagues said good-bye on his last day at Vanderbilt. After 26 years serving Vanderbilt, Kaye will retire on October 31, 2014. Dr. Kaye served as Carol D. and Henry P.

‘White matter’ behaves differently in children with dyslexia

Trans-institutional neuroimaging research at Vanderbilt University finds that the brain may be structured differently in children with dyslexia, a reading disorder that affects up to 17 percent of the population. The behavioral characteristics of dyslexia are well documented, including struggling to recognize and decode words as well as trouble with comprehension and reading aloud.

Thomas A. Powers Lead Ceremony

After obtaining an undergraduate degree, completing four years of medical school, and slogging through a rigorous internship, generations of first year Vanderbilt Radiology Residents have eagerly arrived to begin their training for lifelong careers in Radiology.  Arriving in July of that first year of residency can be a bit overwhelming without prior training in image interpretation or skills in dictation.  However, when countless residents have felt ill-equipped to provide a differential diagnosis or dictate a clear report, one element that universally bonds radiologists is the p

October 2014: Atypical Hip Impingement

Larson CM - Arthroscopy (2011) Making a case for anterior inferior iliac spinesubspine hip impingement three representative case reports and proposed concept.pdf

Images to Algorithms

“During the past few decades, physicists have created marvelous tools to peer inside living people,” says Bennett Landman, PhD, assistant professor of electrical engineer­ing, radiology and radiological sciences, biomedical engineering, computer engineer­ing and computer science. “We are just at the threshold where, as engineers, we can create systems to help unravel these data.”  

Will Grissom makes problem-solving nerds look cool

“I live for the problems we get to solve,” says Will Grissom, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and electrical engineering. The problems Grissom refers to revolve around magnetic resonance imaging – helping clinicians see inside the human body, discovering new ways to target diseases and creating more effective and efficient health care solutions.

Study finds accuracy of lung cancer imaging varies by region

A new analysis of published studies found that FDG-PET technology is less accurate in diagnosing lung cancer versus benign disease in regions where infections like histoplasmosis or tuberculosis are common. Misdiagnosis of lung lesions suspicious for cancer could lead to unnecessary tests and surgeries for patients, with additional potential complications and mortality. Histoplasmosis and other fungal diseases are linked to fungi that are often concentrated in bird droppings and are found in soils.