Residents vs. Faculty Basketball Game

The 1st Annual Residents vs. Attendings basketball championship took place Sunday September 7th 2014 at the Abramson Pavilion.  The championship game stipulations were set to a 4 vs. 4 matchup on the hardtop.  Game to 11 points by 1’s, with “make it take it” rules in effect. 

Sign Up for Annual Lead Shielding Inspections

Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences will provide annual lead shielding inspections of lead-lined aprons, vests, skirts/kilts, thyroid collars, gonadal shields, gloves and vinyl-type mobile shields every Thursday from Oct. 2 to Dec. 11, from 3:30 to 9 p.m. The Tennessee Department of Health and Environment, Radiological Health Division, requires personal protective lead shielding be inspected. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and Vanderbilt require they be inspected visually and fluoroscopically each year.

Radiology Hires Chief of Finance and Administration, Rich Pierce

"After an extensive national search, I am pleased to announce that Richard Pierce, MBA, CMPE will be joining the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences as our new Chief of Finance and Administration (CFA)," said Dr. Reed Omary, Chair of the department. "This position will help align the hospital and medical school sides of Vanderbilt Radiology. Rich will transition into this role with the help of Jim Patton, PhD, our current Vice Chair of Finance."

Radiology Finding May Aid Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury

Researchers in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) have achieved the first conclusive non-invasive measurement of neural signaling in the spinal cords of healthy human volunteers. Their technique, described today in the journal eLife, may aid efforts to help patients recover from spinal cord injuries and other disorders affecting spinal cord function, including multiple sclerosis.

August 2014: Pulley Injuries in the Fingers

This month, fingers.  Hauger O - Radiology (2000) Pulley system in the fingers normal anatomy and simulated lesions in cadavers at MR imaging CT and US with and without contrast material distention.pdf

June 2014: Pectoralis Tendon Injuries

We all struggle with these studies. Here's a little help. Carrino JA - Skeletal Radiol (2000) Pectoralis major muscle and tendon tears diagnosis and grading using magnetic resonance imaging.pdf

May 2014: Femoral Acetabular Impingement Revisited

Cam? Pincer? FAI? Is this a real entity? Has the thinking changed? The old and the new. Siebenrock KA - Clin Orthop Relat Res (2003) Effect of pelvic tilt on acetabular retroversion a study of pelves from cadavers.pdf

April 2014: Vascular Malformations

Thank you, Justin Long, for this nice topic. Nelson MC - Skeletal Radiol (1990) Magnetic resonance imaging of peripheral soft tissue hemangiomas.pdf