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Several Department of Medical Imaging doctors have been selected as top doctors by Castle Connolly Ltd. and they are featured in the “Top Doctors” article in the current issue of Tucson Lifestyle (July Issue, page 41). Congratulations to these physicians (below) for being selected as Tucson’s Top Doctors in Tucson Lifestyle!
It’s estimated that approximately 50 percent of all women of reproductive age have uterine fibroids, although not all are diagnosed. Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas or fibromas, are tumors that develop in the uterus and are made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous connective tissue. In most cases, the tumors are benign (non-cancerous). Some women with fibroids have no problems, some have mild symptoms and yet others have much more severe symptoms...
Dr. Unni Udayasankar, Associate Professor of Radiology, has been selected as a participant in the next cohort of the College of Medicine’s Learning to Lead leadership program.
Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona has signed an exclusive license agreement for a molecular imaging technology, Beta Emission Tomography, to Lightpoint Medical of Chesham, England. The technology was originally developed by Dr. Harrison Barrett, Regents’ Professor of Radiology and Optical Sciences, with his student Yijun Ding and colleague Dr. Luca Caucci at the University of Arizona Center for Gamma Ray Imaging in the College of Medicine - Tucson.
We are pleased and excited to welcome our incoming class of 2016 Diagnostic Radiology Residents as they join the Department of Medical Imaging and begin their residency on July 1st, 2016. Their expected completion date is June 30, 2020. Congratulations and welcome to the Department of Medical Imaging!
The Department of Medical Imaging is pleased to welcome the 2016 - 2017 Fellow Cohort, which consists of 13 Fellows who are distributed between the following sections - Abdominal Radiology, Breast Imaging, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Imaging, Nuclear Radiology and Vascular & Interventional Radiology. The fellowship begins on July 1, 2016.
The second tomosynthesis mammography unit that is currently being installed at the breast imaging center is a Hologic Selenia Dimensions mammography system. This equipment is the first FDA-approved 3-D mammography machine in the United States. Marketing for this particular machine began in February 2011. The system utilizes 3-D mammography technology, as does the previous unit that was installed at BIC in September 2014. In order to grow our practice and to offer our patients and providers flexibility in scheduling, a second tomosynthesis unit at the breast center was imperative.
At Banner University Medical Center we combine state-of-the-art technology and innovation with the expertise of our breast health, pathology and imaging teams to provide compassionate care for all breast-related conditions. The Banner University Breast Imaging Center is the only facility in the state that uses a new minimally-invasive procedure called cryoablation to treat fibroadenomas (non-cancerous breast tumors) .
Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a noninvasive brain-scanning technology that could produce images far superior to those obtained with the most commonly used systems — electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging. The technique, which incorporates sound waves to measure electrical activity in neural tissue, could improve diagnosis and treatment of many disorders, including epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and traumatic brain injury.
Arthur F. Gmitro is a very busy man. A professor of medical imaging in the UA College of Medicine – Tucson with a joint appointment in the UA College of Optical Sciences, he holds the Margaret E. and Fenton L. Maynard Chair in Breast Cancer Imaging and also is head of the UA College of Engineering's Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Imaging technologies have revolutionized our approach to clinical medicine particularly in the areas of diagnostics and therapeutic management, including real time imaging-guided therapeutics and minimally invasive procedures.
The University of Arizona Cancer Center is home to some truly gifted young cancer researchers. A number of them have recently received prestigious awards and honors.
Laurence Hurley, PhD, has been named the winner of the 13th annual Sydney E. Salmon, MD, Distinguished Investigator Award.
At the University of Arizona Cancer Center, our researchers are joining forces to make precision medicine the new standard of care for cancer patients worldwide From genome sequencing to cellular biology to clinical application, the team at the UACC approaches its research from all angles to deliver the most forward-thinking, state-of-the-art cancer care.
More than 100 Tucson physicians with the University of Arizona Health Network are ranked among the 2014 Best Doctors in America and are featured in Tucson Lifestyle magazine’s July issue on Best Doctors in Tucson.
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix and Banner-University Medical Center Tucson have each been named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital ranking, and nationally recognized for specialty services.