Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Archive — Page 7 of 7

June 8, 2017

Three teams take top prizes at inaugural innovation challenge

Last week, Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences hosted the inaugural RadX Innovation Challenge Pitch Event.

By Vanderbilt Health News
April 27, 2017

Abramson to lead new Department of Radiology innovation program

Richard Abramson, M.D., will engage in creative program development as the Department of Radiology’s first Vice Chair for Innovation.

By Doug Campbell
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March 30, 2017

Nanobeacon lights up colon tumors

A novel fluorescent nanobeacon can distinguish normal from diseased colon tissue, potentially offering advantages for colorectal cancer screening.

By Bill Snyder
October 8, 2015

Spalluto lands grant from AMA Women Physicians Section

Vanderbilt’s Lucy Spalluto, M.D., assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, was recently named to receive a 2015 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women research grant from the American Medical Association Women Physicians Section.

By Doug Campbell
July 30, 2015

Brown to head cancer registry for Y-90 tumor treatments

Dan Brown, M.D., professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and chief of Interventional Oncology, will spearhead a national Vanderbilt-led research registry that tracks cancer patients whose tumors are treated with Yttrium-90 (Y-90), a radioactive isotope.

By Vanderbilt Health News
August 5, 2014

Technique brings spinal cord neural signaling into focus

Researchers in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science have achieved the first conclusive non-invasive measurement of neural signaling in the spinal cords of healthy human volunteers.

By Bill Snyder