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| Oct 2009 |
Real-Time OnLine Scheduling for Routine Screening Mammogram
UCLA Breast Imaging is pleased to offer real-time online scheduling, a convenient alternative to scheduling routine screening mammograms to returning UCLA patients at both breast imaging facilities. On-line scheduling is now available in just four easy steps and you're done!"
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| Aug 2009 |
We're Expanding!
UCLA Radiology is proud to announce the expansion of our combined specialty Interventional Radiology Consultation Center. They provide all outpatient service needs including new consultations and ongoing patient management. The scope of the center will include Interventional Oncology, Interventional Spine Program, Peripheral and Neurointerventional Radiology, and the Treatment of Varicose Veins.
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| May 2009 |
MERCI Story
UCLA interventional neuroradiology team invented a revolutionary device to save lives and limit disability of ischemic stroke victims. The device, known as the Concentric MERCI Retrieval System, was developed by Concentric Medical, Inc. of Mountain View, California. Two UCLA inventors, Drs. Y. Pierre Gobin and J.P. Wensel, were involved in the design. In August 2004, MERCI retriever became the first medical device cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove blood clots from the brain in patients experiencing an ischemic stroke. On January 26th, 2009, Concentric Medical announced that MERCI Retrieval System(TM) has been used in over 10,000 patients ever since its launch in 2004.
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| May 2009 |
Cristian Coroian & Jennifer Kung Awarded 2009 RSNA Medical Student Research Grant
UCLA Radiology is pleased to announce that Cristian Coroian and Jennifer Kung have been awarded a research grant by the Radiological Society of North America. Cristian and Jennifer are both under the mentorship of Dr. Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD in Neuroradiology from UCLA Medical Center.
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| Apr 2009 |
UCLA Health System Radiology Imaging Center Opens in Manhattan Beach
The new center is set to provide a comprehensive imaging solution that will prove to be a perfect fit for the South Bay community. Our offerings will include full-service adult and pediatric imaging services with an emphasis on sports injury diagnosis, treatment and pain management. We also plan to provide educational opportunities through a free lecture series geared toward both patients and doctors.
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| Mar 2009 |
Your Heart Imaged Gently: Low Dose Coronary CTA at UCLA
Coronary CTA (CCTA) is an accurate method for the non-invasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease. However, recent advances in speed, spatial resolution, and image quality were achieved at the cost of an increased radiation dose. In this context concerns about the increased use of CT and the associated increase in collective radiation dose to the general population have emerged.
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| Mar 2009 |
Dr. Kangarloo Receives NIH/NIBIB Grant to Study Osteoporosis.
UCLA Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Hooshang Kangarloo, Director of the Medical Imaging Informatics Group (MII), has been awarded a NIH/NIBIB Research Project Grant (R01) to develop an imaging-based disease model for bone development to better comprehend the genesis of osteoporosis, a debilitating disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break due to a loss of bone mineral density (BMD)...
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| Jan 2009 |
UCLA Pioneering a 3-D Imaging Software that Targets Brain Aneurysms
UCLA interventional neuroradiologists, Dr. Tateshima and Dr. Duckwiler, discussed this new 3-D imaging software on news aired across the country. They explained how this new advanced imaging technology help doctors to assess a patient's condition before they decide their course of action. Rebecca Gadberry, one of Dr. Tateshima's patients, shared her success story on treating her aneurysms. Dr. Duckwiler also discussed the minimally invasive treatment with Coil Embolization for brain aneurysms in the NBC Nightly News...
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| Jan 2009 |
Dr. Kirsch Co-authored an Award-Winning 3D Software
UCLA Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Claudia Kirsch co-authored an award-winning 3D software: 3D Head & Neck Anatomy with Special Senses and Basic Neuroanatomy. This revolutionary 3D software has won three awards: WINNER - FREDDIE 2008 AWARD (First Place in the Health Education Category in the 34th International Health & Medical Education Media Awards also known as the FREDDIES, medicine's equivalent of the Oscars), WINNER - FREDDIE 2008 AWARD (The Michael E DeBakey, MD Award for Outstanding Educational Entry) and WINNER - BMA BOOK PRIZE (First Prize in the Electronic Books Category).
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| Dec 2008 |
CT COLONOGRAPHY: A Noninvasive Colorectal Cancer Screening Option
Computerized tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, can be adopted into clinical practice as another screening option for colorectal cancer - the nation's second-leading cause of cancer death. The National CT Colonography Trial, results of which were published in the September 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated that CTC is highly accurate for the detection of intermediate and large polyps, which are the ones more likely to develop into cancer.
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| Dec 2008 |
Dr. Vinuela Received Awards & Recognitions in Uruguay
Dr. Fernando Vinuela received numerous awards and recognitions in Uruguay this summer. He was invited to a national convention on Acute Cerebral Stroke held in Sheraton Hotel in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, on August 18th, 2008. Before the beginning of the conference, there was a special ceremony involving the President of Uruguay (Dr. Tabare Vazquez) , the Mayor of Montevideo, and the Dean of School of Medicine of Montevideo. In this ceremony, Dr. Vinuela received the following awards and recognitions...
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| Dec 2008 |
2008 RSNA R&E Foundation Grant Recipients: Dr. Edward W. Lee and Dr. Nam C. Yu
UCLA Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Edward Lee and Dr. Nam Yu have been selected to receive the 2008 RSNA Research & Education Foundation's Resident Grant. Dr. Edward W. Lee, MD, PhD, under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Kee, MD in Interventional Radiology from UCLA Medical Center, will study the novel tumor ablation method called irreversible electroporation (IRE, aka NanoKnife) on head and neck tumors using a VX2 tumor model. Dr. Yu, under the mentorship of Professor David S. K. Lu, MD of the Abdominal Imaging section, will study the biological alterations in tumors treated by image-guided therapies.
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| Nov 2008 |
Dr. Daniel Ennis Awarded UCLA Laubisch Cardiovascular Research Grant 2008
Dr. Daniel Ennis from the Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging (DCVI) Section has been awarded a UCLA Laubisch Cardiovascular Research Grant for 2008. A collaborative team comprised of Drs. Paul Finn (DCVI), Alan Garfinkel (Medicine and Physiological Science), and Michael Fishbein (Medicine and Pathology) will use diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTMRI) to examine the microstructural organization of healthy adult human hearts.
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| Nov 2008 |
UCLA Women's Imaging Services
UCLA Radiology offers two locations specifically designed for women's imaging needs. At the forefront of technology, these facilities offer the broadest spectrum of state-of-the-art tools available to ensure the highest level of quality for screening, diagnosis and treatment. This includes imaging of breast, heart, hip and uterine fibroids.
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| Oct 2008 |
OCTOBER: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) program is dedicated to increasing awareness of breast cancer issues, especially the importance of early detection through a nationwide campaign. Three UCLA Breast Imaging Radiologists, Dr. Lawrence Bassett, Dr. Nanette DeBruhl and Dr. Anne Hoyt, join the forces to spread the message in the media. |
| Aug 2008 |
The Combined Specialty Interventional Radiology Consultation Center at 100 UCLA Medical Plaza
UCLA Radiology is proud to announce the opening of the combined specialty Interventional Radiology Consultation Center. It is intended to provide all outpatient service needs including new consultations and ongoing patient management. The scope of the center will include Interventional Oncology, Interventional Spine Program, Peripheral and Neurointerventional Radiology, and the Treatment of Varicose Veins. |
| Aug 2008 |
Dr. Tateshima and Dr. Vinuela Awarded 2008 Brain Aneurysm Foundation Grant
Drs. Satoshi Tateshima and Fernando Vinuela from the division of interventional neuroradiology have been awarded the 2008 Brain Aneurysm Foundation Grant for Basic Science and Translational Research Project. The grant will be awarded in 2008 for top three research projects among the submissions, and Drs. Tateshima and Vinuela' s project is one of the three recipients. |
| Jul 2008 |
Dr. Boechat Boechat was Elected President of the SPR.
Ines Boechat, MD, FACR, Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Imaging at the Geffen School of Medicine, was elected President of the Society for Pediatric Radiology for the year 2008. The SPR is an organization with 1400 members, dedicated to being a leader in advancing pediatric health care through medical imaging and image-related therapy. Dr. Boechat is the second University of California faculty to receive such a distinction. |
| Jun 2008 |
David I. Saperstein Emergency Department
The opening of the new Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center and the David I. Saperstein Emergency Department (ED) follows the lead set by the Santa Monica-UCLA Nethercutt Emergency Department through a new era of medical imaging for the emergency patients. The new ED is equipped with state-of-the-art direct digital and computed radiography equipments to facilitate excellence in routine radiographic examinations. The ED has a new multidetector CT scanner that supports a broad range of advanced imaging protocols that previously were in the exclusive domain of outpatient imaging centers. |
| Apr 2008 |
High-Quality Preoperative CT Scans Help Reduce Unnecessary Appendix Surgery
Drs. Steven Raman and colleagues Ferdnand Osuagwu, Barbara Kadell and David Lu of the UCLA Radiology Abdominal Imaging Division reported in the February 28th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the results of a study suggesting that the increased use of high-quality preoperative CT has led to significantly improved clinical outcomes in adults, with a dramatic and sustained decrease in the rate of false positive diagnosis of appendicitis and also a decrease in rates of appendiceal perforation. |
| Apr 2008 |
Dr. Salamon received 2008 Bayer/NER Foundation Fellowship
UCLA Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Noriko Salamon in Diagnostic Neuroradiology has been awarded the 2008 Bayer/NER Foundation Fellowship in Basic Science Research. The competition for this award is extremely high, a number of excellent submissions were submitted, which is why they had two award winners again this year, and Dr. Salamon was one of the recipients. |
| Mar 2008 |
Dr. Gonzalez and Dr. Vinuela received 2008 Stein Oppenheimer Endowment Award
UCLA Radiology is pleased to announce that Drs. Nestor Gonzalez and Fernando Vinuela from the Interventional Neuroradiology Division have been selected to receive the 2008 Stein Oppenheimer Endowment Award, a private grant from "Ijane inc." The awarded proposal of endovascular stroke model will allow for a more accurate simulation of human stroke conditions, utilizing minimally invasive techniques. Scientists and clinicians will benefit from a new model that can be used for molecular studies and new therapy testing. This model will produce a stroke with specifically controlled ischemia time and lesion volume, which will be suitable for imaging and intervention studies and provide sufficient cortex for multiple molecular experiments. Such model may become a fundamental tool for the development of new therapeutic interventions for cerebrovascular disease. |
| Feb 2008 |
Dual Energy CT Angiography Enhances Diagnostic Capabilities
Dual Source CT is not only an excellent diagnostic tool which improves patient care by making cardiovascular imaging available to even the most critically ill patients, but is also an interesting imaging modality to discover completely new clinical applications. The dual energy imaging with facilitated bone and plaque removal significantly improves diagnostic confidence of CT angiographic imaging of the entire vascular territory. This technique is particularly helpful in patients with advanced atherosclerosis, when conventional CT angiograms are difficult to interpret. |
| Jan 2008 |
UCLA Prostate Cancer Imaging
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed abdominal cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. The radiologists, scientists and technologists at UCLA are working hard to bring cutting-edge science into clinical practice. We strive to help the urologists and cancer specialists of UCLA and the surrounding communities provide the most accurate and comprehensive treatment of prostate cancer available. |
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| Dec 2007 |
International Community Service - Making a Difference
With the non-profit organization Global Resource Alliance (GRA), Dr. Muir has made several trips to Tanzania (East Africa). GRA funds programs for malaria prevention, water resource development, sustainable building, educational grants, and direct assistance for AIDS orphans in the Mara Region of Tanzania i.e. Musoma and Kinesi. |
| Dec 2007 |
The Department of Radiological Sciences is pleased to announce the addition of new faculty, Dr. Colin Wells, Assistant Professor of Radiology.
Dr. Wells received his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine, Nebraska, in 1976. After a one-year internship, he completed two residency: his Orthopedic Surgery residency in the University of Nebraska, in Omaha Nebraska, in 1978, and his residency in Diagnostic Radiology in the University of California, Davis, in 1983. He continued his training in Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland Oregon and completed one-year fellowship in Body Computed Tomography and Ultrasound in 1984. In the year of 2003, he completed his fellowship in Magnetic Resonance Imaging in RadNet Management in Los Angeles, California. |
| Nov 2007 |
Varicose Vein Treatment, Interventional Radiology
The Interventional Radiology section is pleased to announce a team effort in treating patients with superficial venous disease. Our physicians, nurses and technologists have been performing sclerotherapy, ambulatory phlebectomy, microphlebectomy and laser therapy of diseased veins at both the UCLA Westwood and UCLA Santa Monica Campuses. |
| Nov 2007 |
Dr. Zucker receives UCLA Medical Alumni Association's 2007 Professional Achievement Award
Dr. Zucker was selected to receive UCLA Medical Alumni Association's 2007 Professional Achievement Award. The award recognizes an individual who has brought distinction to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA through exemplary achievements as a physician or through service to the broader community. |
| Oct 2007 |
UCLA MRI Core Lab Awarded a 2.6 Million Dollar Grant
A 2.6 million dollar grant has been awarded to the UCLA Radiology MRI Core Lab to service the multi-center DETERMINE trial. DETERMINE (DEfibrillators To REduce Risk by MagnetIc ResoNance Imaging Evaluation) seeks to define which patients with ischemic heart failure will benefit from treatment with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD), based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging criteria. The trial is sponsored by St. Jude Medical, and is administered by Northwestern University, under the direction of Alan Kadish, MD. |
| Sept 2007 |
Dr. Ferdnand Osuagwu receives the Jo-Ann D'Amato Award of Excellence.
UCLA Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Ferdnand Osuagwu has been chosen as this year's recipient of American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) Jo-Ann D'Amato Award of Excellence. The presentation of the award will be made at the ACRIN Fall Meeting on Friday, September 28th, 2007 during the awards luncheon. Dr. Osuagwu received his bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery (MB.B.S. equivalent of MD) from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1997. He is currently working on two ACRIN Multicenter trials, (National CT Colonography Trial (ACRIN 6664) and Multicenter feasibility study of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients (ACRIN 6673) in the Cross Sectional Interventional and Abdominal Radiology research team. His efforts and that of the other members of the team have ensured that UCLA radiology maintained a leading role in both trials in the west coast and nationwide, thus this special recognition from ACRIN. |
| Sept 2007 |
ER OF THE FUTURE: Nethercutt Emergency Center
The opening of the new Emergency Department (ED) at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital heralds a new era of medical imaging for the emergency patients in the westside community. The new ED is equipped with state-of-the art direct digital and computed radiography equipments to facilitate excellence in routine radiographic examinations. The ED has a new multidetector CT scanner that supports a broad range of advanced imaging protocols that previously were in the exclusive domain of outpatient imaging centers. |
| Jun 2007 |
Vocada Veriphy System is Here.
The Vocada Veriphy system is The Joint Commission (TJC) approved reporting system for critical values in a radiology environment. Vocada will allow radiology to provide critical results reporting of abnormal findings 24/7. Using this new database technology the UCLA Healthcare Enterprise will join the ranks of leading institutions in providing State of the Art critical reporting and documentation of that reporting. We are excited to phase this system into our process at UCLA. Look forward to a phased implementation beginning with the Santa Monica Emergency Department, Santa Monica Inpatient / outpatient services starting from June 18th, 2007. Westwood implementation will follow shortly. About Vocada Veriphy System |
| May 2007 |
RT Image Magazine Coverstory: "A Two-Way Street"
The trade magazine RT Image published a cover story April 23 on the research collaboration between the UCLA Department of Radiological Sciences and Siemens. The partnership enables UCLA to rapidly translate new and innovative imaging techniques to the bedside, affording the latest in diagnostic and therapeutic options to UCLA patients. |
| Apr 2007 |
Dr. Leanne L. Seeger was Invited as a Luminary Speaker in MRI Workshop, Malaysia.
A total of 147 radiologists and radiographers attended the MRI workshop in Malaysia on March 18, 2007. The MRI workshop focused on the central nervous system and the musculoskeletal system. As one of the two luminary speakers, Dr. Seeger presented six talks on the musculoskeletal system. |
| Mar 2007 |
New Saturday Hours Starting on March 3rd, 2007
UCLA now offer Saturday MRI availability in Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital starting on March 3rd, 2007. To schedule, call 310-301-6800 option 5 (Monday to Friday) |
| Feb 2007 |
The Department of Radiological Sciences is Pleased to Announce New Faculty: Dr. Daniel Margolis
Dr. Margolis earned his medical degree from University of Southern California School of Medicine, followed by an internship in internal medicine at West Los Angeles Veteran's Administration Hospital. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at UCLA, and a prestigious fellowship funded by the National Cancer Institute at Stanford University. |
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| Nov 2006 |
UCLA Breast Imaging Awarded Avon Foundation Fellowship Grant
UCLA Radiology is pleased to announce that the Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging has received a $240,000.00 grant from the Avon Foundation to support four radiology fellowships. |
| Aug 2006 |
SOMATOM Definition: Faster Than Every Beating Heart
UCLA Medical Plaza 200 facility has installed the first Dual Source computed tomography (CT) scanner, SOMATOM Definition, on the West Coast. It is the World's first Dual Source CT, using two X-ray sources and two detector arrays at the same time. |
| Aug 2006 |
Coronary CTA Visiting Fellowship Course
The two-day course on Cardiac CTA is designed to cover all aspects of Cardiac CTA. In this course all aspects of Coronary CT Angiography, including patient selection, data acquisition techniques and post processing are covered. The course will be a combination of didactic lectures, which address the fundamentals of Cardiac CTA and its clinical application. The live cases will be performed and post processed at the time of acquisition. In addition the attendees will have the opportunity to review the extensive collection of cases already acquired in the Department teaching file. This will be done in the company of the Faculty members present that day. The objective of the course is to set the groundwork for level one readership and to become familiar with the basics of Cardiac CTA. |
| Jun 2006 |
UCLA Liver Tumor Ablation Program
UCLA Liver Tumor Ablation Program is one of the first and largest in the United States, with close to 800 procedures performed. Multiple strategies and innovative maneuvers have been developed at our institution to enhance safety and efficacy of this new class of minimal invasive procedures. |
| Jun 2006 |
Dr. Ichiro Yuki Received the 2006 ASNR Outstanding Presentation Award in Interventional Neuroradiology
Dr. Yuki received the 2006 ASNR Outstanding Presentation Award in Interventional Neuroradiology (The Michael Brothers Memorial Award). The title of the award winning paper presentation is "The Impact of Various Types of Bioactive Bioabsorbable Polymeric Coils on Thrombus Organization Process in the Experimental Aneurysms." |
| May 2006 |
The Department of Radiological Sciences Is Pleased to Announce New Faculty: Dr. Cheryl Hoffman
The department is excited to have Dr. Cheryl Hoffman on board as Assistant Professor of Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology. |
| May 2006 |
Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors and Treatment
Atherosclerosis can occur at any age; it is however more common in people who are over the age of 45. The risk factors depend upon the overall state of health of the individual. The treatment of atherosclerosis depends upon the severity of the disease. |
| Mar 2006 |
The Department of Radiological Sciences Welcomes New Faculty: Dr. Stephen T. Kee
Following a long and extensive search, we are excited that Dr. Stephen Kee has joined our department as Section Chief of Interventional Radiology in early March, 2006. |
| Mar 2006 |
Understanding and Surviving a Brain Attack
"I was sitting at my desk at work when I had the stroke and suddenly I could not say a single word or move my right side. But, thanks to the pioneering work of the Interventional Neuroradiologists and the Stroke Team, I had a miraculous recovery. I returned to work in just a month and am able to enjoy all of my favorite outdoor activities just like always." |
| Jan 2006 |
Surviving an Aneurysm Brings New Lease on Life
There is hope for Janet LaRue after surviving a carotid-ophthalmic aneurysm that could have severely altered her way of life. |
