Radiology Faculty Involved in VUSN Study for Head and Neck Lymphedema Research
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute for Health and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, to determine a clinically useful measurement tool for secondary lymphedema and fibrosis (LEF).
Department of Radiology Hosts Recognition Ceremony for Graduating Residents and Fellows
The Department of Radiology recently hosted its annual graduation ceremony and reception in recognition of this year’s graduating residents and fellows.
Approximately 150 faculty, friends and family attended the event, held at the University Club of Nashville Ballroom, where they enjoyed an evening of dinner, drinks and music to celebrate eight resident and 13 fellow graduates.
VUMC mourns loss of Radiology investigator Riddle
William Riddle, Ph.D., research assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died June 8 following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was 65.
Jump-Starting a Radiology Patient Advisory Group: Key Learning Points and Accomplishments Over the First Year
Last year, the Department of Radiology launched the Radiology Patient Advisory Council in an effort to improve patient engagement and the department's approach to family- and patient-centered care for radiology processes and procedures.
Vanderbilt Nuclear Medicine Physicians Provide Key Evidence to FDA for Approval of New PET Imaging Agent
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent, 68Ga-DOTATATE, as a result of key evidence provided to them by nuclear medicine physicians in the Department of Radiology.
68Ga-DOTATATE, a synthetic somatostatin analog, binds eight times more strongly than the existing imaging agent, 111In-pentetreotide, to somatostatin receptors found in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in adult and pediatric patients.
