radiology and radiological sciences Archive — Page 7 of 9

Patient table entering a brightly illuminated medical imaging scanner, viewed head-on with vivid green, blue, and red lighting.
June 24, 2016

Superior scan for tumors

Imaging with a compound that binds to neuroendocrine cells is a safer and more effective way to detect rare neuroendocrine tumors.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of a gray-haired person wearing glasses and a light-colored T-shirt against a black background.
June 22, 2016

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.

By Doug Campbell
Medical illustration of two lungs on a black background, with a red highlighted mass in the upper region of the right lung.
June 9, 2016

VUMC Lung Cancer Screening Center earns recognition

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie against a plain light background. The supplied caption identifies him as Eduard Chekmenev, Ph.D.
March 3, 2016

VUMC’s Chekmenev elected to Russian Academy of Sciences

Vanderbilt researcher Eduard Chekmenev, Ph.D., has been elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) for his efforts to develop imaging markers for cancer and lung disease using hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

By Bill Snyder
Multiple blue-toned sagittal MRI scans of the human brain arranged together, with white technical labels overlaid.
January 25, 2016

Using MRI to assess myelin health

Vanderbilt investigators report an improved model for estimating brain health, using MRI.

By Sanjay Mishra
Imaging scientist John Gore leans over and operates a medical imaging scanner, viewed through its circular opening.
December 15, 2015

Gore named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Fellowship is granted to “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on society.”

By Bill Snyder