Cytoskeletal protein key to normal kidney development

Study shows that a cytoskeletal protein, alpha-parvin, regulates branching of the ureteric bud, which elongates to form the ureter connecting the kidneys to the bladder.

Vanderbilt Health receives $3.4 million grant to advance breast cancer imaging

MR cytometry is a magnetic resonance imaging technology pioneered by Vanderbilt Health investigators that provides information about tumor microstructure which cannot be obtained from conventional MRI.

Vanderbilt Health and Siemens Healthineers launch $87M Value Partnership to deliver advanced technology, elevate patient care

Value Partnership will drive technology upgrades and standardization across diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology, promote workforce development

Collaboration will empower health care innovation through scalable artificial intelligence uses in radiology, personalized medicine and workflow automation

William Laxton named to new leadership role in VMG Outpatient Imaging

The VMG Outpatient Imaging Centers provide X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammography and bone density imaging services at more than 30 Middle Tennessee locations.

Vanderbilt Health performs nation’s first breast cancer surgery using intraoperative PET-CT scan technology

The novel imaging technology provides surgical teams with a real-time view of tumor margins in the operating room, allowing them to quickly determine if the entire cancerous mass was removed.

Second Vanderbilt Health team wins NIH Replication Prize

Led by Simon Vandekar, PhD, a group of biostatisticians earned the honor for tools that help brain researchers tell strong, trustworthy findings from weak ones. Vanderbilt Health teams took two of 15 total NIH prizes.