Interventional Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery
The following interview was originally published by Oncology Central on April 10, 2017.
Radiology Installs Next Generation CT Scanners for Improved Patient Care
The Department of Radiology recently completed installation of two new, next generation computed tomography (CT) scanners in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) hospital and emergency department.
Former Chair of Radiology, Avid Art Collector James Dies
The following story originally appeared in the April 6, 2017, edition of the VUMC Reporter.
A. Everette James Jr., M.D., J.D., a renowned imaging expert, art collector and former chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, died recently in North Carolina. He was 78.
Department of Radiology Announces Match 2017 Results
The Department of Radiology’s Diagnostic (DR) and Interventional Radiology (IR) residency program directors Drs. Ed Donnelly and Peter Bream are happy to announce that the programs have filled for the 2017 National Resident Match Program Match.
Nanobeacon Lights up Colon Tumors
The following story originally appeared in the March 30, 2017, editon of the VUMC Reporter.
The advent of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, notably colonoscopy, has reduced deaths from this common and deadly malignancy by 30 percent. Unfortunately, colonoscopy misses about 24 percent of small and flat polyps, which often develop into aggressive forms of CRC.