Allen named Imaging Clinical Service Center medical director

Laveil Allen, MD, has been named executive medical director of the Imaging Clinical Service Center, effective May 1.

PET imaging probe for Alzheimer’s disease

Vanderbilt researchers report on a new PET imaging probe that will be useful for exploring Alzheimer’s disease pathology.

Spinal cord stimulator implants helping ease chronic pain

Specialists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center implanted 130 spinal cord stimulators last year to help ease patients’ chronic pain.

VUMC’s Smith elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Vanderbilt’s Seth Smith, PhD, has been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

The power of white matter

Using a novel analysis of fMRI data, Vanderbilt researchers discovered intriguing patterns of signals in the brain’s white matter, the “conduit” for relaying signals between different brain regions.

New Clinician Spotlight: Catherine Phillips