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med.uc.edu/radiology | [email protected] | UC Physicians Radiology Vol. 18 No. 3 February 2021
IMAGING MATTERS | FEBRUARY 2021 MED.UC.EDU/RADIOLOGY
Imaging MattersUC DEPARTMENT OF Radiology
IMAGING MATTERS | FEBRUARY 2021 MED.UC.EDU/RADIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI RADIOLOGY | 2
University of Cincinnati RadiologyPO Box 670761Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
INSIDE
Mary C. Mahoney, MD, FACRBenjamin Felson Endowed Chair
and Professor of Radiology, University of Cincinnati
Chief of Imaging Services, UC Health
Ram Chadalavada, MDVice Chair of Informatics
Eric England, MDVice Chair of Education
Frank Rybicki, MDVice Chair of Quality and Safety
Achala Vagal, MDVice Chair of Research
ABDOMINAL IMAGINGJonathan Moulton, MD
BREAST IMAGINGLawrence Sobel, MD
CARDIOPULMONARY IMAGINGSangita Kapur, MD
EMERGENCY RADIOLOGYCarl Flink, MD
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGYAbouelmagd Makramalla, MD
MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGYSusan Braley, MD
NEURORADIOLOGYMary Gaskill-Shipley, MD
NUCLEAR MEDICINEJennifer Scheler, MD
PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGYBrian Coley, MD
UC Chapter of Rad Aid Holds Holiday Drive Supporting Freestore for the Third YearFor the third year, the UC Radiology chapter of Rad Aid conducted a holiday food drive in December to support the Freestore Foodbank. Rad Aid is an international organization of Radiology residents which is primarily focused on providing radiology hardware and services to underserved populations around the world, but in 2018 the local chapter began sponsoring a holiday food drive, with canned goods going to Cincinnati’s Freestore Foodbank. Each imaging section had its own collection points, with a pizza party promised to the section that collected the most. That year they collected over 800 cans.
In 2020, with the Freestore experiencing its greatest demand ever and many Radiology employees working from home, the food drive also accepted cash donations for the first time. The drive netted about 425 canned items and $2300 cash. Cardiopulmonary Imaging topped Interventional Radiology
for donations. Senior Resident Arafat Ali commented, “There was such a good spirited rivalry between Cardiopulmonary and IR, each section one-upping the other every time an update was sent out. Beyond that, my hope is to inspire others to do the same and to pass it forward, teach their children the importance of helping others in need. A way to
reinforce our own personal values by improving the lives of others, even in such a small way of donating a few cans of food.”
Department Chair Mary Mahoney, MD added, “We wanted to make our food drive even bigger this year knowing the need is even greater. This is an annual event run by our residents, and I am very proud to see the
energy and enthusiasm they bring to it.” n
UC Radiologists Named Among Cincinnati’s ‘Best Doctors’
Verma on Faculty PanelOn October 8, Sadhna Verma, MD joined an online faculty panel for UC College of Medicine faculty and staff, titled Faculty Stories: Decreasing the Stigma of Burnout. Moderated by Jennifer Molano, MD, Chair of the UCCOM Faculty Wellness Advisory Council and UCMC GME Wellbeing Committee, Dr. Verma joined Drs. Mike Holliday, Caroline Lee, and Toral Shah in discussing their experiences with workplace burnout and ways of adapting to it. n
UC Health AppointmentsBecky Allen, MS, was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Operations, of UC Health in November, 2020. She will continue as Enterprise Director of Radiology for UC Health, where she has been for the past five years.
Blake McCormick has been appointed Radiology Director of UCMC. He has been Business Manager and Interim Director of radiology, and most recently has been with the UC Department of Surgery. n
As we start a new year, I am conscious that the world has changed in ways we could never have predicted. This past year has brought unprecedented challenges to radiologists and to the entire health care system. It has been a crash course in adaptability.
The impact of COVID-19 has been far reaching, affecting us in every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Our lives are different, the way we work is different, and even our thinking has been changed by all that we have witnessed. It is critically important that we look back and learn from the experiences of the past year. It has brought the issue of health disparities to the forefront. It has highlighted the inefficiencies in our practices, but there were also bright spots.
The way our department came together to address the pandemic was inspiring.
Multiple examples of creative problem solving emerged during the worst of the pandemic. The near instantaneous pivot to a virtual environment for educating our learners and managing the day to day operations
of our teams was impressive. It will be essential to continue expanding the capabilities of our technology — whether in terms of innovative teaching methods or increased efficiencies in our department workflows.
So as we approach the one year anniversary of the pandemic in our lives, I am hopeful that 2021 will be a better year — that we will have learned from the past year and will be better, stronger, and smarter in this new year. n
From the Chair
Kapur Earns CMR DiplomateSangita Kapur, MD has earned a
Diplomate of Certified Board of CMR from the SCMR (Society of Cardiovascular M a g n e t i c Resonance). nSangita Kapur, MD
Imaging Matters is a
publication for alumni, current
employees and friends
of the University of Cincinnati
Radiology Department. Please
send comments and story ideas
to the editor, Clint Bramkamp, at
[email protected] or call
(513) 558-6089. n
Blake McCormickBecky Allen
K. Anne Choe, MD Arafat Ali, DO
Choe, Ali named to AOAK. Ann Choe, MD and Arafat Ali, DO were selected for induction to Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society for 2020. n
“There was such a good spirited rivalry between Cardiopulmonary and IR, each section one-upping the other every time an update was sent out.”—Senior Resident Arafat Ali
Post Stroke Dementia Study FundedUC College of Medicine researchers have received a $1.96 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Stroke and Disorders and National Institute of Aging to conduct a study on post stroke dementia (PSD). The project, t i t l e d “A PR I SE Dementia (Assessing Popu l at i on - b as e d Radiological brain health in Stroke E p i d e m i o l o g y -Dementia)” will be led by Achala Vagal, MD, who is the contact Principal Investigator. The study will build on data collected by the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study and Assessing Population-based Radiological brain health in Stroke Epidemiology (APRISE). n
Imaging Management for StrokeNET FASTEST Trial UC Radiology is the imaging management center for the FASTEST trial, led by Dr. Achala Vagal. Janice Carrozzella is the imaging project manager and Vivek Khandwala is the database manager. This study of Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke treatment
will involve data from 107 sites, including 15 mobile stroke units and sites in Europe and Japan. n
2 Research Funded
3 RSNA 2020 Roundup
4 2020 Fellows Update
4 Online Recruiting
4 Mobile Stroke Unit
5 Publications
The Cincy Magazine survey of Cincy Best Docs 2020 has named UC Radiologists Ross Ristagno, MD; Rifat Wahab, DO; and Shaun Wahab, MD. They were chosen from results of a survey asking the magazine’s readers to choose their favorite doctors in 83 specialties.
Cincinnati Magazine’s Best Doctors survey of medical professionals recognized Seetharam Chadalavada, MD; Thomas Eluvathingal, MD; Alisa Kanfi, MD; Abouelmagd Makramalla, MD; Juliana Tobler, MD; Lulu Zhang, MD; Bruce Mahoney, MD; Jonathan Moulton, MD; Jennifer Scheler, MD; and Doan Vu, MD. n
Vivek Khandwala, PhD
Prostate Cancer Study FundedIn September, the National Institutes of Health/NoA made an R42 grant of $1.5 million to support two years of a multicenter study being conducted at UC Medical Center, Cincinnati Veterans Hospital, Stanford Medical Center, Yale University and Cornell Medical Center, titled Image Analysis Tool for mpMRI—Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Using PI-RADS. Sadhna Verma, MD is co-investigator at UC. Dr. Verma says, “This project is significant in that it has the potential to improve clinical efficiency and reduce diagnostic variation in prostate cancer diagnosis. In Aim 1 of this project, we will develop a deep learning approach to localize and classify lesions in mpMRI. In Aim 2, we will integrate this diagnostic tool to assist for fusion biopsies and perform rigorous multi-site validation to quantify PI-RADS classification performance.” n
ERICH-GENE Study FundedUC Radiology will be the imaging management center for the ERICH-GENE (Ethnic/Racial variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Genetics) study, which was granted funding by NIH in December, 2020. Over five years Dr. Achala Vagal and
research associates will collect and analyze roughly 12,000 ICH cases for the study. Daniel Woo, MD, UC Vice Chair of Clinical Research and Professor of Neurology, is Principal Investigator. n
ROSE-LAWN Study FundedIn December, NIH also granted funding for the ROSE-LAWN (Recovery and Outcomes from StrokE-Longitudinal Assessment With Neuroimaging) study, which leverages and follows up the existing ROSE study. UC Radiology will be the imaging management center, led by Dr. Achala Vagal.Radiology research associate Brady Williamson, PhD
will lead the multicenter DTI imaging acquis it ion and analysis. P r i n c i p a l Investigator is Daniel Woo, MD, UC Vice
Chair of Clinical Research and Professor of Neurology. n
Achala Vagal, MD
Brady Williamson, PhD
Sadhna Verma, MD
med.uc.edu/radiology | [email protected] | UC Physicians Radiology Vol. 18 No. 3 February 2021
IMAGING MATTERS | FEBRUARY 2021 MED.UC.EDU/RADIOLOGY
Imaging MattersUC DEPARTMENT OF Radiology
IMAGING MATTERS | FEBRUARY 2021 MED.UC.EDU/RADIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI RADIOLOGY | 2
University of Cincinnati RadiologyPO Box 670761Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
INSIDE
Mary C. Mahoney, MD, FACRBenjamin Felson Endowed Chair
and Professor of Radiology, University of Cincinnati
Chief of Imaging Services, UC Health
Ram Chadalavada, MDVice Chair of Informatics
Eric England, MDVice Chair of Education
Frank Rybicki, MDVice Chair of Quality and Safety
Achala Vagal, MDVice Chair of Research
ABDOMINAL IMAGINGJonathan Moulton, MD
BREAST IMAGINGLawrence Sobel, MD
CARDIOPULMONARY IMAGINGSangita Kapur, MD
EMERGENCY RADIOLOGYCarl Flink, MD
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGYAbouelmagd Makramalla, MD
MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGYSusan Braley, MD
NEURORADIOLOGYMary Gaskill-Shipley, MD
NUCLEAR MEDICINEJennifer Scheler, MD
PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGYBrian Coley, MD
UC Chapter of Rad Aid Holds Holiday Drive Supporting Freestore for the Third YearFor the third year, the UC Radiology chapter of Rad Aid conducted a holiday food drive in December to support the Freestore Foodbank. Rad Aid is an international organization of Radiology residents which is primarily focused on providing radiology hardware and services to underserved populations around the world, but in 2018 the local chapter began sponsoring a holiday food drive, with canned goods going to Cincinnati’s Freestore Foodbank. Each imaging section had its own collection points, with a pizza party promised to the section that collected the most. That year they collected over 800 cans.
In 2020, with the Freestore experiencing its greatest demand ever and many Radiology employees working from home, the food drive also accepted cash donations for the first time. The drive netted about 425 canned items and $2300 cash. Cardiopulmonary Imaging topped Interventional Radiology
for donations. Senior Resident Arafat Ali commented, “There was such a good spirited rivalry between Cardiopulmonary and IR, each section one-upping the other every time an update was sent out. Beyond that, my hope is to inspire others to do the same and to pass it forward, teach their children the importance of helping others in need. A way to
reinforce our own personal values by improving the lives of others, even in such a small way of donating a few cans of food.”
Department Chair Mary Mahoney, MD added, “We wanted to make our food drive even bigger this year knowing the need is even greater. This is an annual event run by our residents, and I am very proud to see the
energy and enthusiasm they bring to it.” n
UC Radiologists Named Among Cincinnati’s ‘Best Doctors’
Verma on Faculty PanelOn October 8, Sadhna Verma, MD joined an online faculty panel for UC College of Medicine faculty and staff, titled Faculty Stories: Decreasing the Stigma of Burnout. Moderated by Jennifer Molano, MD, Chair of the UCCOM Faculty Wellness Advisory Council and UCMC GME Wellbeing Committee, Dr. Verma joined Drs. Mike Holliday, Caroline Lee, and Toral Shah in discussing their experiences with workplace burnout and ways of adapting to it. n
UC Health AppointmentsBecky Allen, MS, was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Operations, of UC Health in November, 2020. She will continue as Enterprise Director of Radiology for UC Health, where she has been for the past five years.
Blake McCormick has been appointed Radiology Director of UCMC. He has been Business Manager and Interim Director of radiology, and most recently has been with the UC Department of Surgery. n
As we start a new year, I am conscious that the world has changed in ways we could never have predicted. This past year has brought unprecedented challenges to radiologists and to the entire health care system. It has been a crash course in adaptability.
The impact of COVID-19 has been far reaching, affecting us in every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Our lives are different, the way we work is different, and even our thinking has been changed by all that we have witnessed. It is critically important that we look back and learn from the experiences of the past year. It has brought the issue of health disparities to the forefront. It has highlighted the inefficiencies in our practices, but there were also bright spots.
The way our department came together to address the pandemic was inspiring.
Multiple examples of creative problem solving emerged during the worst of the pandemic. The near instantaneous pivot to a virtual environment for educating our learners and managing the day to day operations
of our teams was impressive. It will be essential to continue expanding the capabilities of our technology — whether in terms of innovative teaching methods or increased efficiencies in our department workflows.
So as we approach the one year anniversary of the pandemic in our lives, I am hopeful that 2021 will be a better year — that we will have learned from the past year and will be better, stronger, and smarter in this new year. n
From the Chair
Kapur Earns CMR DiplomateSangita Kapur, MD has earned a
Diplomate of Certified Board of CMR from the SCMR (Society of Cardiovascular M a g n e t i c Resonance). nSangita Kapur, MD
Imaging Matters is a
publication for alumni, current
employees and friends
of the University of Cincinnati
Radiology Department. Please
send comments and story ideas
to the editor, Clint Bramkamp, at
[email protected] or call
(513) 558-6089. n
Blake McCormickBecky Allen
K. Anne Choe, MD Arafat Ali, DO
Choe, Ali named to AOAK. Ann Choe, MD and Arafat Ali, DO were selected for induction to Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society for 2020. n
“There was such a good spirited rivalry between Cardiopulmonary and IR, each section one-upping the other every time an update was sent out.”—Senior Resident Arafat Ali
Post Stroke Dementia Study FundedUC College of Medicine researchers have received a $1.96 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Stroke and Disorders and National Institute of Aging to conduct a study on post stroke dementia (PSD). The project, t i t l e d “A PR I SE Dementia (Assessing Popu l at i on - b as e d Radiological brain health in Stroke E p i d e m i o l o g y -Dementia)” will be led by Achala Vagal, MD, who is the contact Principal Investigator. The study will build on data collected by the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study and Assessing Population-based Radiological brain health in Stroke Epidemiology (APRISE). n
Imaging Management for StrokeNET FASTEST Trial UC Radiology is the imaging management center for the FASTEST trial, led by Dr. Achala Vagal. Janice Carrozzella is the imaging project manager and Vivek Khandwala is the database manager. This study of Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke treatment
will involve data from 107 sites, including 15 mobile stroke units and sites in Europe and Japan. n
2 Research Funded
3 RSNA 2020 Roundup
4 2020 Fellows Update
4 Online Recruiting
4 Mobile Stroke Unit
5 Publications
The Cincy Magazine survey of Cincy Best Docs 2020 has named UC Radiologists Ross Ristagno, MD; Rifat Wahab, DO; and Shaun Wahab, MD. They were chosen from results of a survey asking the magazine’s readers to choose their favorite doctors in 83 specialties.
Cincinnati Magazine’s Best Doctors survey of medical professionals recognized Seetharam Chadalavada, MD; Thomas Eluvathingal, MD; Alisa Kanfi, MD; Abouelmagd Makramalla, MD; Juliana Tobler, MD; Lulu Zhang, MD; Bruce Mahoney, MD; Jonathan Moulton, MD; Jennifer Scheler, MD; and Doan Vu, MD. n
Vivek Khandwala, PhD
Prostate Cancer Study FundedIn September, the National Institutes of Health/NoA made an R42 grant of $1.5 million to support two years of a multicenter study being conducted at UC Medical Center, Cincinnati Veterans Hospital, Stanford Medical Center, Yale University and Cornell Medical Center, titled Image Analysis Tool for mpMRI—Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Using PI-RADS. Sadhna Verma, MD is co-investigator at UC. Dr. Verma says, “This project is significant in that it has the potential to improve clinical efficiency and reduce diagnostic variation in prostate cancer diagnosis. In Aim 1 of this project, we will develop a deep learning approach to localize and classify lesions in mpMRI. In Aim 2, we will integrate this diagnostic tool to assist for fusion biopsies and perform rigorous multi-site validation to quantify PI-RADS classification performance.” n
ERICH-GENE Study FundedUC Radiology will be the imaging management center for the ERICH-GENE (Ethnic/Racial variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Genetics) study, which was granted funding by NIH in December, 2020. Over five years Dr. Achala Vagal and
research associates will collect and analyze roughly 12,000 ICH cases for the study. Daniel Woo, MD, UC Vice Chair of Clinical Research and Professor of Neurology, is Principal Investigator. n
ROSE-LAWN Study FundedIn December, NIH also granted funding for the ROSE-LAWN (Recovery and Outcomes from StrokE-Longitudinal Assessment With Neuroimaging) study, which leverages and follows up the existing ROSE study. UC Radiology will be the imaging management center, led by Dr. Achala Vagal.Radiology research associate Brady Williamson, PhD
will lead the multicenter DTI imaging acquis it ion and analysis. P r i n c i p a l Investigator is Daniel Woo, MD, UC Vice
Chair of Clinical Research and Professor of Neurology. n
Achala Vagal, MD
Brady Williamson, PhD
Sadhna Verma, MD
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The annual Scientific Session and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America is ordinarily the world’s largest in-person gathering of radiologists. In a bow to the COVID-19 pandemic, RSNA 2020 was conducted entirely online. While it lacked the face-to-face gatherings and Chicago cultural events of other RSNA annual meetings, RSNA 2020 still had many highlights for UC Radiology.
Presentations at RSNA 2020Presented at RSNA 2020, Chicago, Illinois, November 30-December 5, 2020, and also made available online:
Albasha H, Wahab R, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. What’s the Implant Hiding: Cancers and Common Pathologies in the Setting of Breast Augmentation.
Albasha H, Wang S, Revels J, Beckett K and Flink C. It’s Not That Hard: Penile Pathologies from the Emergency Department. Certificate of Merit.
Aguado A, Ristagno R, Towbin AJ, Gupta A, Qi Z, Patel M, Kukreja KU, Katzenstein H, Dunn S, Tiao GM, Geller JI. Transarterial Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 in Children with Primary Hepatic Tumors.
Chadalavada R, Brown A, Tobler J, Wahab S, Kapur S, Wahab R, Lecky S, Washburn E, Allen B, Roebker J, Vogel C, Mahoney MC, Vagal A. Interactive Patient Reports for Breast Screening: A Human-Centered Design Thinking Approach.
Chan M, Wahab R, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. Intimate Partner Violence and the role of Breast Imaging Centers. Certificate of Merit.
Corcoran B, Albasha H, Flink C and Beckett K. Don’t Drop the Ball: A Review of Scrotal Emergencies.
Danielson K, Wang S, Merrow A, Revels J, Wang D, Podboresky D, Kraus S, Calvo-Garcia M, Wang L. Abdominal Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis: From Womb to Adulthood. Certificate of Merit.
Danielson K, Ali A, Body A, Plummer Z, Prestigiacomo C, Wang L. More Than Meningiomas: Radiological Approach to Anterior Skull Base Masses.
England EB. RSNA Resident and Fellow Symposium: Radiology residency program management in the COVID era – strategy and reality.
Guerra E, Brown A, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. Giant Breast Masses. Certificate of Merit.
Kieturakis A, Tobler J, Abraham B and Wahab S. No Guts, No Glory: Critical Findings in Bowel and Mesentery Trauma. Cum Laude Award.
Larder A, Tobler J, Short J, Wahab S. Seeing green: Imaging surgical complications of the biliary tree.
Prasanphanich AF, Mahoney B, Eluvathingal TJ,Scheler JL. Theranostic Nuclear Medicine: Past, Present, and Future.
Roebker J, Chadalavada S, Makramalla A, Ristagno R. Can you hear me now? Implementation of Telemedicine ™ in an Academic Interventional Radiology (IR) Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Certificate of Merit.
Swy E, Vijapura C, Wahab R, Mahoney MC. Waiting in Vein: Multimodality Review of Breast Vascular Enigmas. Certificate of Merit.
Thakore A, Vijapura C, Wahab R, Mahoney MC. Breaking Down Tomosynthesis-Guided Biopsies: Tips and Tricks for Residents. Selected for publication in Radiographics.
Tobler JJ, Ahmed KI, Howard PT, Wahab SA. Differentiating Gallbladder Carcinoma from Non-neoplastic Conditions: A Multimodality Approach. Educational exhibit.
Vagal AS, Phillips CD, Glastonbury CM (moderator). Image interpretation session: Neuroradiology head and neck. Nov 30.
Verma N, Kanfi A, Bakhari SAJ, Ram R (moderator). The Forgotten Milestones. Dec 2. Panel discussion.
Wahab SA, Wahab RA, Brown A, Chadalavada S, Lecky SS, Washburn E, Roberts T, Vogel C, Allen B, Mahoney MC, Vagal A. Optimizing Outpatient CT and MRI Scheduling Using Human-Centered Design Thinking.
Wang DT, Eluvathingal TJ, Mahoney B and Scheler JL. The ABCs of PRRT: Starting a Lu-177 Dotatate Therapy Program. One institution’s perspective. n
PUBLICATIONS
Ali A, Rybicki FJ et al. Cinical situations for which 3D printing is considered an appropri-ate representation or extension of data contained in a medical imaging examination: adult cardiac conditions. 3D Print Med. 2020 Sep 23; 6(1)1-9.
Ali A, Wang SS, Ali A, et al. CT for Gastroin-testinal Bleeding: A Primer for Residents. Curr Radiol Rep July 2020, 8(13). Online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40134-020-00358-y
Alsaied T, Niss O, Tretter JT, Powell AW, Chin C, Fleck RJ, et al. Left atrial dysfunction in sickle cell anemia is associated with diffuse myocardial fibrosis, increased right ventricu-lar pressure and reduced exercise capacity. Scientific reports. Feb 2020, 10(1)1767.
Brown AL, Wahab RA. MRI of primary angiosarcoma of the breast. Radiology. Oct 2020, 297(1) 31.
Brown AL, Rend AK, Song JH, Mahoney MC. Transitioning from trainee to breast radiologist: A guide for a successful first year. Clinical Imaging. 2021 Jan.61(1)328-331.
Critser PJ, Higano NS, Lang SM, Kingma PS, Fleck RJ, et al. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging derived septal curvature in neonates with bronchopulmonary dys-plasia associated pulmonary hypertension. J cardiovascular magnetic resonance. 2021 Jan 22(1)1-50.
DiCesare CA, Green B, Yuan W, Diekfuss JA, Foss KDB, Dudley J, et al. Machine Learning Classification of Verified Head Impact Ex-posure Strengthens Associations with Brain Changes. Annals of Biomedical Engineer-ing. 2020. 48(12)2772-2782.
DiFrancesco MW, Lee G, Altaye M, Beebe DW, Meyers-Eaton J, Brunner HI. Cerebral microvascular and microstructural integrity is regionally altered in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis research & therapy. 2020 22(1)1-135.
Hayatghaibi SE, Trout AT, Dillman JR. Value Assessment of Evolving Pediatric Appendi-citis Imaging Strategies Between 2004 and 2018. JACR. 2020 Dec. 17(12)1549-1554.
He L, Li H, Wang J, Chen M, Gozdas E, Dillman JR, Parikh N.A. A multi-task, multi-stage deep transfer learning model for early prediction of neurodevelopment in very preterm infants. Scientific reports. 2020 Jan. 10(1)15072-15072.
In response to her request for photos of the cities where attendees were participating in RSNA 2020, Mary Mahoney, MD, RSNA president for 2021, received an outpouring of images.
• Mary Mahoney, MD, FACR, Benjamin Felson Endowed Chair and Professor of Radiology, was named President of RSNA for 2021. Dr. Mahoney is the first UC Radiologist to serve as president of RSNA. Dr. Mahoney said, “I am honored to be part of an organization that actively supports women in radiology and works to promote diversity and inclusivity in its leadership, in its committees and in its programming,” Mahoney says. “We must ensure that our academic and society leaders reflect the diverse community we represent and strive to provide an equitable and inclusive community that serves the needs of all of our members. In shedding unconscious bias and embrac ing d i f ferent perspectives, we strengthen our specialty and enhance the quality of care we provide to our patients.”
• Achala Vagal, MD received an RSNA Honored Educator Award.
• Andrew Pavlina, MD received a Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award.
• Seven presentations by UC residents, fellows and faculty received awards, as noted in the citations. n
Online Recruiting EventThe pandemic has created some obstacles for residency recruiting, since candidates are unable to visit us in person. Interviews for the next class of residents were conducted by Zoom meetings during two weeks in November and December. Residency Coordinator Rose Alden
organized the applicants into rooms on Zoom, and shepherded them through meetings with faculty and r e s i d e n t
interviewers, and the daily faculty lecture.
Looking forward, the Radiology Residency Program held an online recruiting event on October 19. Program Director
Eric England hosted one of the “Pint Night with the PD” events that the program holds periodically, this time at Moerlein Lager
House — observing social distancing due to the pandemic. In addition to the usual snacks, beer and conversation at a local watering hole, this Pint Night was also a virtual open house for prospective residents. A link was sent to Residency recruits so they could join in and address questions about the program and life in Cincinnati to the current residents, along with Dr. England and Associate Program Directors Alisa Kanfi and Juliana Tobler. The Interventional and Neuroradiology sections have also held virtual events to share information about their programs. n
Mobile Stroke Unit DebutsUC Health’s new Mobile Stroke Unit entered service August 11. A fully equipped ambulance, it is further tailored to assist stroke patients with a CT scanner, and will be staffed with a UC Health Mobile Care paramedic, an EMT, an RN trained in critical care and a CT technologist, and the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Team physicians will respond via telemedicine. With the MSU, treatment can begin even before the patient arrives at the hospital. n
You go to work as usual after being named President of RSNA. On Dr. Mary Mahoney’s first day back
at Mammography Screening, residents Dan Dressler, Jimmy Roebker and Tyler McCurdy decided to
welcome her wearing jackets and ties as a show of respect. n
Our 2020 FellowsThe physicians who completed Radiology fellowships at UC in 2020 have gone on to the following:
Breast Center Reaccredited ‘Center of Excellence’ for Eighth Year in a RowIn 2021, the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center has been reaccredited for the eighth consecutive year as a “Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence” in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC) Program —the highest distinction for excellence given by the NQMBC. The center has held this designation since 2013, and
remains the only program in the region and one of only 16 nationally named a “Center of Excellence” in the Comprehensive Category. It also is the only program in the region and State of Ohio to earn a triple accreditation distinction from the American College of Radiology, the American College of Surgeons National Accreditation for Breast Programs and the NQMBC.
NQMBC is under the umbrella
of the National Consortium of Breast Centers, aimed at increasing the quality of breast health care provided by professionals to their patients, with 119 centers participating nationwide in the NQMBC program. n
Presidential Welcome
Rose Alden
Eric England
The Mobile Stroke Unit can provide a CT scan, determine a diagnosis, communicate with our stroke team, and deliver time-sensitive treatment within minutes. Rapid diagnosis and treat-ment is critical for a stroke patient, improving overall functional outcome and potentially even life or death.
Michael Burch, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiNicholas Luibrand, MD– Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiJessica Martin, MD - Professional Radiology, Inc., Cincinnati OH.Maggie Mulligan, MD - Tristate Imaging, Cincinnati OH.Casey Reed, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiJacolby Short, MD - VIP Imaging, Louisville KY.
Adam Tarrence, DO - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH.Alex Rekhtman, MD - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH.David Wang, MBBS - Interventional Spine fellowship, UCMCGregory Wade, MD - Radiology Associates of Roanoke, Roanoke VA.Zachary Wenker, MD - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH. n
Kieturakis AJ, Wahab RA, Vijapura C, Ma-honey MC. Current Recommendations for Breast Imaging in the Pregnant and Lactat-ing Patient. American Journal of Roentgenol-ogy 2020 Aug. 10.2214/AJR.20.23905 Article online in advance of publication.
Kocaoglu M, Pednekar AS, Wang H, Alsaied T, Taylor MD, Rattan MS. Breath-hold and free-breathing quantitative assessment of biventricular volume and function using compressed SENSE: a clinical validation in children and young adults. J cardiovascular magnetic resonance. 2021 Jan 22(1)1-54.
Liu Y, Li N, Papandonatos GD, Calafat AM, Ea-ton CB, Kelsey KT, Chen A, Lanphear BP, Cecil, K.M, et al. Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroal-kyl Substances and Adiposity at Age 12 Years: Evaluating Periods of Susceptibility. Environ-mental Science & Technology. 2020 Dec 3. 54(24)16039-16049.
Lu L, Li H, Mills JA, Schroeder H, Mossman SA, Varney ST, Cecil KM, et al. Greater Dynamic and Lower Static Functional Brain Connectiv-ity Prospectively Predict Placebo Response in Pediatric Generalized Anxiety Disorder. J child and adolescent psychopharmacol-ogy. 2020 Oct. 30(10)66-616.
Mahoney MC. Radiology Leadership in a Time of Crisis: A Chair’s Perspective. Acad Radiol. 2020 Sept. 27(9):1214-1216.
Morales H, Marko N, Brannock K, Kanfi A, Chaudhary R. Primary CNS lymphoma pre-senting as enhancing cortical ribboning and hemorrhage: Lessons from atypical presenta-tion of a usual suspect. Clin Neurorad 2020 Sept. 30(3):625-628.
Nagaraj UD, Kline-Fath BM, Calvo-Garcia MA, Vadivelu S, Venkatesan, C. Fetal and post-natal MRI findings of Blake pouch remnant causing obstructive hydrocephalus. Radiol-ogy Case Reports. 2020. (12)2535-2539.
Nagaraj UD, Kline-Fath BM. Imaging of open spinal dysraphisms in the era of prenatal surgery. Pediatric Radiology. 2020 Dec. 50(13)1988-1998.
Nguyen, H.N., Sammer, M.B., Bales, B., Cano, M.C., Trout, A.T., Dillman, J.R., Hayatghaibi, S.E. 2020, Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Comparison of Three Imaging Pathways for Suspected Midgut Volvulus in Children. JACR 2020 Dec 17(12)1563-1570.
Oseni TO, Smith BL, Lehman, CD, Vijapura CA. et al. Do Eligibility Criteria for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Active Surveil-lance Trials Identify Patients at Low Risk for Upgrade to Invasive Carcinoma? Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug. 27(11) 4459–4465.
Parikh NA, Harpster K, He L, Illapani VSP, Khalid FC, Klebanoff MA, O’Shea TM, Altaye M. Novel diffuse white matter abnormality biomarker at term-equivalent age enhances prediction of long-term motor develop-ment in very preterm children. Scientific Reports. 2021 Jan. 10(1)15920-15920.
Podgorsak AR, . . . Rybicki FJ, et al. Initial evaluation of a convolutional neural network used for noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease severity from coronary computed tomography angiography data. Medical Physics. 2020 Sept. 47(9)3996-4004.
Revels JW, Wang SS, Gangadhar K, Ali A, Ali AA, Lee JH. Multimodality radiological pictorial review of testicular carcinoma: From initial staging to restaging. Research and Reports in Urology. 2020 Dec 1. 12:599-613. DOI: 10.2147/RRU.S257243
Rola F, Greenwood P, Dudley J, Hutton J, Am-merman RT, Phelan K, Holland S, Horowitz-Kraus T. Maternal Depression is Associ-ated with Altered Functional Connectivity between Neural Circuits Related to Visual, Auditory, and Cognitive Processing during Stories Listening in Preschoolers. Behavioral and Brain Functions 2020 Jan. 16(1)5.
Sturchio A, Vagal A, Wang L et al. Phenotype-Agnostic Molecular Subtyping of Neurodegenerative Disorders: The Cincinnati Cohort Biomarker Program (CCBP). Front. Aging Neurosci. 2020 Oct 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2020.553635. Online publication.
Swamy, A, Spliethoff JW, Burström G, Racadio JM et al. Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Breach Detection during Pedicle Screw Placement: A First in Vivo Investigation in a Porcine Model. Biomedical Engineering Online. 2020 Jan 19(1)1-47.
Trout AT . . . Dillman JR et al. Normal liver stiff-ness measured with MR elastography in chil-dren. Radiology. 2020 Dec. 297(3)663-669.A
Vagal A, Reeder SB, Sodickson DK, Goh V, Bhujwalla ZM, Krupinski EA. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the radiology research enterprise: Radiology scientific expert panel. 2020 Sept. Radiology. 296(3)E134-E140.
Vagal A, Mahoney M, Anderson JL, Allen B, Hudepohl J, Chadalavada S, Choe KA, Kapur S, Gaskill-Shipley M, Makramalla A, Brown A, Braley S, England E, Scheler J, Udstuen G. Rybicki FJ. Recover Wisely From COVID-19: Responsible Resumption of Nonurgent Ra-diology Services. Academic Radiology. 2020 Oct. 27(10)1343-1352.
Vuong AM, Yolton K, Cecil KM, Braun JM, Lanphear, BP, Chen A. Flame Retardants and Neurodevelopment: an Updated Review of Epidemiological Literature. Current Epidemi-ology Reports. 2020. 2196-2995.
Wahab, RA., Brown A, Lee SJ, Zhang B, Sobel L, Mahoney MC. Screening Mammogram Re-sults in the Digital Age: Video Messaging - A Pilot Study. Academic Radiology 2020 March. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2020.01.011
Wahab RA, Lee SJ, Mulligan ME, Zhang B, Ma-honey MC. Upgrade Rate of Pure Flat Epithe-lial Atypia Diagnosed at Core Needle Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Radiology: Imaging Cancer 2021 Jan3(1). Published Online:Jan 22 2021. https://doi.org/10.1148/rycan.2021200116
PRESENTATIONS
Albasha H, Wang SS, Revels J, Beckett K and Flink C. It’s not that hard: Penile pathologies encountered in the Emergency Department. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meeting, 2020 Sept 30-Oct 3. Educational exhibit. (Certificate of Merit)
Corcoran B. Don’t Drop the Ball: A Review of Scrotal Emergencies. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meet-ing, 2020 Sept 30-Oct 3. Oral presentation.
Scheida N (moderator), Verma S, Gupta R (panelists). Current controversies in Prostate MRI. ARRS webinar, 2020 Nov 12.
Srinivasan A. Vagal A, Gibbs W, moderators. Education Advances: White matter lesions: Do they really matter? ASNR Webinar, 2020 Sept 16.
Uyeda J, Flink C, moderators. High Yield Don’t Miss Show and Tell: On-Call Case Review. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meeting, 2020 Oct 16. n
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The annual Scientific Session and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America is ordinarily the world’s largest in-person gathering of radiologists. In a bow to the COVID-19 pandemic, RSNA 2020 was conducted entirely online. While it lacked the face-to-face gatherings and Chicago cultural events of other RSNA annual meetings, RSNA 2020 still had many highlights for UC Radiology.
Presentations at RSNA 2020Presented at RSNA 2020, Chicago, Illinois, November 30-December 5, 2020, and also made available online:
Albasha H, Wahab R, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. What’s the Implant Hiding: Cancers and Common Pathologies in the Setting of Breast Augmentation.
Albasha H, Wang S, Revels J, Beckett K and Flink C. It’s Not That Hard: Penile Pathologies from the Emergency Department. Certificate of Merit.
Aguado A, Ristagno R, Towbin AJ, Gupta A, Qi Z, Patel M, Kukreja KU, Katzenstein H, Dunn S, Tiao GM, Geller JI. Transarterial Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 in Children with Primary Hepatic Tumors.
Chadalavada R, Brown A, Tobler J, Wahab S, Kapur S, Wahab R, Lecky S, Washburn E, Allen B, Roebker J, Vogel C, Mahoney MC, Vagal A. Interactive Patient Reports for Breast Screening: A Human-Centered Design Thinking Approach.
Chan M, Wahab R, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. Intimate Partner Violence and the role of Breast Imaging Centers. Certificate of Merit.
Corcoran B, Albasha H, Flink C and Beckett K. Don’t Drop the Ball: A Review of Scrotal Emergencies.
Danielson K, Wang S, Merrow A, Revels J, Wang D, Podboresky D, Kraus S, Calvo-Garcia M, Wang L. Abdominal Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis: From Womb to Adulthood. Certificate of Merit.
Danielson K, Ali A, Body A, Plummer Z, Prestigiacomo C, Wang L. More Than Meningiomas: Radiological Approach to Anterior Skull Base Masses.
England EB. RSNA Resident and Fellow Symposium: Radiology residency program management in the COVID era – strategy and reality.
Guerra E, Brown A, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. Giant Breast Masses. Certificate of Merit.
Kieturakis A, Tobler J, Abraham B and Wahab S. No Guts, No Glory: Critical Findings in Bowel and Mesentery Trauma. Cum Laude Award.
Larder A, Tobler J, Short J, Wahab S. Seeing green: Imaging surgical complications of the biliary tree.
Prasanphanich AF, Mahoney B, Eluvathingal TJ,Scheler JL. Theranostic Nuclear Medicine: Past, Present, and Future.
Roebker J, Chadalavada S, Makramalla A, Ristagno R. Can you hear me now? Implementation of Telemedicine ™ in an Academic Interventional Radiology (IR) Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Certificate of Merit.
Swy E, Vijapura C, Wahab R, Mahoney MC. Waiting in Vein: Multimodality Review of Breast Vascular Enigmas. Certificate of Merit.
Thakore A, Vijapura C, Wahab R, Mahoney MC. Breaking Down Tomosynthesis-Guided Biopsies: Tips and Tricks for Residents. Selected for publication in Radiographics.
Tobler JJ, Ahmed KI, Howard PT, Wahab SA. Differentiating Gallbladder Carcinoma from Non-neoplastic Conditions: A Multimodality Approach. Educational exhibit.
Vagal AS, Phillips CD, Glastonbury CM (moderator). Image interpretation session: Neuroradiology head and neck. Nov 30.
Verma N, Kanfi A, Bakhari SAJ, Ram R (moderator). The Forgotten Milestones. Dec 2. Panel discussion.
Wahab SA, Wahab RA, Brown A, Chadalavada S, Lecky SS, Washburn E, Roberts T, Vogel C, Allen B, Mahoney MC, Vagal A. Optimizing Outpatient CT and MRI Scheduling Using Human-Centered Design Thinking.
Wang DT, Eluvathingal TJ, Mahoney B and Scheler JL. The ABCs of PRRT: Starting a Lu-177 Dotatate Therapy Program. One institution’s perspective. n
PUBLICATIONS
Ali A, Rybicki FJ et al. Cinical situations for which 3D printing is considered an appropri-ate representation or extension of data contained in a medical imaging examination: adult cardiac conditions. 3D Print Med. 2020 Sep 23; 6(1)1-9.
Ali A, Wang SS, Ali A, et al. CT for Gastroin-testinal Bleeding: A Primer for Residents. Curr Radiol Rep July 2020, 8(13). Online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40134-020-00358-y
Alsaied T, Niss O, Tretter JT, Powell AW, Chin C, Fleck RJ, et al. Left atrial dysfunction in sickle cell anemia is associated with diffuse myocardial fibrosis, increased right ventricu-lar pressure and reduced exercise capacity. Scientific reports. Feb 2020, 10(1)1767.
Brown AL, Wahab RA. MRI of primary angiosarcoma of the breast. Radiology. Oct 2020, 297(1) 31.
Brown AL, Rend AK, Song JH, Mahoney MC. Transitioning from trainee to breast radiologist: A guide for a successful first year. Clinical Imaging. 2021 Jan.61(1)328-331.
Critser PJ, Higano NS, Lang SM, Kingma PS, Fleck RJ, et al. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging derived septal curvature in neonates with bronchopulmonary dys-plasia associated pulmonary hypertension. J cardiovascular magnetic resonance. 2021 Jan 22(1)1-50.
DiCesare CA, Green B, Yuan W, Diekfuss JA, Foss KDB, Dudley J, et al. Machine Learning Classification of Verified Head Impact Ex-posure Strengthens Associations with Brain Changes. Annals of Biomedical Engineer-ing. 2020. 48(12)2772-2782.
DiFrancesco MW, Lee G, Altaye M, Beebe DW, Meyers-Eaton J, Brunner HI. Cerebral microvascular and microstructural integrity is regionally altered in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis research & therapy. 2020 22(1)1-135.
Hayatghaibi SE, Trout AT, Dillman JR. Value Assessment of Evolving Pediatric Appendi-citis Imaging Strategies Between 2004 and 2018. JACR. 2020 Dec. 17(12)1549-1554.
He L, Li H, Wang J, Chen M, Gozdas E, Dillman JR, Parikh N.A. A multi-task, multi-stage deep transfer learning model for early prediction of neurodevelopment in very preterm infants. Scientific reports. 2020 Jan. 10(1)15072-15072.
In response to her request for photos of the cities where attendees were participating in RSNA 2020, Mary Mahoney, MD, RSNA president for 2021, received an outpouring of images.
• Mary Mahoney, MD, FACR, Benjamin Felson Endowed Chair and Professor of Radiology, was named President of RSNA for 2021. Dr. Mahoney is the first UC Radiologist to serve as president of RSNA. Dr. Mahoney said, “I am honored to be part of an organization that actively supports women in radiology and works to promote diversity and inclusivity in its leadership, in its committees and in its programming,” Mahoney says. “We must ensure that our academic and society leaders reflect the diverse community we represent and strive to provide an equitable and inclusive community that serves the needs of all of our members. In shedding unconscious bias and embrac ing d i f ferent perspectives, we strengthen our specialty and enhance the quality of care we provide to our patients.”
• Achala Vagal, MD received an RSNA Honored Educator Award.
• Andrew Pavlina, MD received a Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award.
• Seven presentations by UC residents, fellows and faculty received awards, as noted in the citations. n
Online Recruiting EventThe pandemic has created some obstacles for residency recruiting, since candidates are unable to visit us in person. Interviews for the next class of residents were conducted by Zoom meetings during two weeks in November and December. Residency Coordinator Rose Alden
organized the applicants into rooms on Zoom, and shepherded them through meetings with faculty and r e s i d e n t
interviewers, and the daily faculty lecture.
Looking forward, the Radiology Residency Program held an online recruiting event on October 19. Program Director
Eric England hosted one of the “Pint Night with the PD” events that the program holds periodically, this time at Moerlein Lager
House — observing social distancing due to the pandemic. In addition to the usual snacks, beer and conversation at a local watering hole, this Pint Night was also a virtual open house for prospective residents. A link was sent to Residency recruits so they could join in and address questions about the program and life in Cincinnati to the current residents, along with Dr. England and Associate Program Directors Alisa Kanfi and Juliana Tobler. The Interventional and Neuroradiology sections have also held virtual events to share information about their programs. n
Mobile Stroke Unit DebutsUC Health’s new Mobile Stroke Unit entered service August 11. A fully equipped ambulance, it is further tailored to assist stroke patients with a CT scanner, and will be staffed with a UC Health Mobile Care paramedic, an EMT, an RN trained in critical care and a CT technologist, and the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Team physicians will respond via telemedicine. With the MSU, treatment can begin even before the patient arrives at the hospital. n
You go to work as usual after being named President of RSNA. On Dr. Mary Mahoney’s first day back
at Mammography Screening, residents Dan Dressler, Jimmy Roebker and Tyler McCurdy decided to
welcome her wearing jackets and ties as a show of respect. n
Our 2020 FellowsThe physicians who completed Radiology fellowships at UC in 2020 have gone on to the following:
Breast Center Reaccredited ‘Center of Excellence’ for Eighth Year in a RowIn 2021, the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center has been reaccredited for the eighth consecutive year as a “Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence” in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC) Program —the highest distinction for excellence given by the NQMBC. The center has held this designation since 2013, and
remains the only program in the region and one of only 16 nationally named a “Center of Excellence” in the Comprehensive Category. It also is the only program in the region and State of Ohio to earn a triple accreditation distinction from the American College of Radiology, the American College of Surgeons National Accreditation for Breast Programs and the NQMBC.
NQMBC is under the umbrella
of the National Consortium of Breast Centers, aimed at increasing the quality of breast health care provided by professionals to their patients, with 119 centers participating nationwide in the NQMBC program. n
Presidential Welcome
Rose Alden
Eric England
The Mobile Stroke Unit can provide a CT scan, determine a diagnosis, communicate with our stroke team, and deliver time-sensitive treatment within minutes. Rapid diagnosis and treat-ment is critical for a stroke patient, improving overall functional outcome and potentially even life or death.
Michael Burch, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiNicholas Luibrand, MD– Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiJessica Martin, MD - Professional Radiology, Inc., Cincinnati OH.Maggie Mulligan, MD - Tristate Imaging, Cincinnati OH.Casey Reed, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiJacolby Short, MD - VIP Imaging, Louisville KY.
Adam Tarrence, DO - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH.Alex Rekhtman, MD - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH.David Wang, MBBS - Interventional Spine fellowship, UCMCGregory Wade, MD - Radiology Associates of Roanoke, Roanoke VA.Zachary Wenker, MD - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH. n
Kieturakis AJ, Wahab RA, Vijapura C, Ma-honey MC. Current Recommendations for Breast Imaging in the Pregnant and Lactat-ing Patient. American Journal of Roentgenol-ogy 2020 Aug. 10.2214/AJR.20.23905 Article online in advance of publication.
Kocaoglu M, Pednekar AS, Wang H, Alsaied T, Taylor MD, Rattan MS. Breath-hold and free-breathing quantitative assessment of biventricular volume and function using compressed SENSE: a clinical validation in children and young adults. J cardiovascular magnetic resonance. 2021 Jan 22(1)1-54.
Liu Y, Li N, Papandonatos GD, Calafat AM, Ea-ton CB, Kelsey KT, Chen A, Lanphear BP, Cecil, K.M, et al. Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroal-kyl Substances and Adiposity at Age 12 Years: Evaluating Periods of Susceptibility. Environ-mental Science & Technology. 2020 Dec 3. 54(24)16039-16049.
Lu L, Li H, Mills JA, Schroeder H, Mossman SA, Varney ST, Cecil KM, et al. Greater Dynamic and Lower Static Functional Brain Connectiv-ity Prospectively Predict Placebo Response in Pediatric Generalized Anxiety Disorder. J child and adolescent psychopharmacol-ogy. 2020 Oct. 30(10)66-616.
Mahoney MC. Radiology Leadership in a Time of Crisis: A Chair’s Perspective. Acad Radiol. 2020 Sept. 27(9):1214-1216.
Morales H, Marko N, Brannock K, Kanfi A, Chaudhary R. Primary CNS lymphoma pre-senting as enhancing cortical ribboning and hemorrhage: Lessons from atypical presenta-tion of a usual suspect. Clin Neurorad 2020 Sept. 30(3):625-628.
Nagaraj UD, Kline-Fath BM, Calvo-Garcia MA, Vadivelu S, Venkatesan, C. Fetal and post-natal MRI findings of Blake pouch remnant causing obstructive hydrocephalus. Radiol-ogy Case Reports. 2020. (12)2535-2539.
Nagaraj UD, Kline-Fath BM. Imaging of open spinal dysraphisms in the era of prenatal surgery. Pediatric Radiology. 2020 Dec. 50(13)1988-1998.
Nguyen, H.N., Sammer, M.B., Bales, B., Cano, M.C., Trout, A.T., Dillman, J.R., Hayatghaibi, S.E. 2020, Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Comparison of Three Imaging Pathways for Suspected Midgut Volvulus in Children. JACR 2020 Dec 17(12)1563-1570.
Oseni TO, Smith BL, Lehman, CD, Vijapura CA. et al. Do Eligibility Criteria for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Active Surveil-lance Trials Identify Patients at Low Risk for Upgrade to Invasive Carcinoma? Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug. 27(11) 4459–4465.
Parikh NA, Harpster K, He L, Illapani VSP, Khalid FC, Klebanoff MA, O’Shea TM, Altaye M. Novel diffuse white matter abnormality biomarker at term-equivalent age enhances prediction of long-term motor develop-ment in very preterm children. Scientific Reports. 2021 Jan. 10(1)15920-15920.
Podgorsak AR, . . . Rybicki FJ, et al. Initial evaluation of a convolutional neural network used for noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease severity from coronary computed tomography angiography data. Medical Physics. 2020 Sept. 47(9)3996-4004.
Revels JW, Wang SS, Gangadhar K, Ali A, Ali AA, Lee JH. Multimodality radiological pictorial review of testicular carcinoma: From initial staging to restaging. Research and Reports in Urology. 2020 Dec 1. 12:599-613. DOI: 10.2147/RRU.S257243
Rola F, Greenwood P, Dudley J, Hutton J, Am-merman RT, Phelan K, Holland S, Horowitz-Kraus T. Maternal Depression is Associ-ated with Altered Functional Connectivity between Neural Circuits Related to Visual, Auditory, and Cognitive Processing during Stories Listening in Preschoolers. Behavioral and Brain Functions 2020 Jan. 16(1)5.
Sturchio A, Vagal A, Wang L et al. Phenotype-Agnostic Molecular Subtyping of Neurodegenerative Disorders: The Cincinnati Cohort Biomarker Program (CCBP). Front. Aging Neurosci. 2020 Oct 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2020.553635. Online publication.
Swamy, A, Spliethoff JW, Burström G, Racadio JM et al. Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Breach Detection during Pedicle Screw Placement: A First in Vivo Investigation in a Porcine Model. Biomedical Engineering Online. 2020 Jan 19(1)1-47.
Trout AT . . . Dillman JR et al. Normal liver stiff-ness measured with MR elastography in chil-dren. Radiology. 2020 Dec. 297(3)663-669.A
Vagal A, Reeder SB, Sodickson DK, Goh V, Bhujwalla ZM, Krupinski EA. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the radiology research enterprise: Radiology scientific expert panel. 2020 Sept. Radiology. 296(3)E134-E140.
Vagal A, Mahoney M, Anderson JL, Allen B, Hudepohl J, Chadalavada S, Choe KA, Kapur S, Gaskill-Shipley M, Makramalla A, Brown A, Braley S, England E, Scheler J, Udstuen G. Rybicki FJ. Recover Wisely From COVID-19: Responsible Resumption of Nonurgent Ra-diology Services. Academic Radiology. 2020 Oct. 27(10)1343-1352.
Vuong AM, Yolton K, Cecil KM, Braun JM, Lanphear, BP, Chen A. Flame Retardants and Neurodevelopment: an Updated Review of Epidemiological Literature. Current Epidemi-ology Reports. 2020. 2196-2995.
Wahab, RA., Brown A, Lee SJ, Zhang B, Sobel L, Mahoney MC. Screening Mammogram Re-sults in the Digital Age: Video Messaging - A Pilot Study. Academic Radiology 2020 March. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2020.01.011
Wahab RA, Lee SJ, Mulligan ME, Zhang B, Ma-honey MC. Upgrade Rate of Pure Flat Epithe-lial Atypia Diagnosed at Core Needle Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Radiology: Imaging Cancer 2021 Jan3(1). Published Online:Jan 22 2021. https://doi.org/10.1148/rycan.2021200116
PRESENTATIONS
Albasha H, Wang SS, Revels J, Beckett K and Flink C. It’s not that hard: Penile pathologies encountered in the Emergency Department. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meeting, 2020 Sept 30-Oct 3. Educational exhibit. (Certificate of Merit)
Corcoran B. Don’t Drop the Ball: A Review of Scrotal Emergencies. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meet-ing, 2020 Sept 30-Oct 3. Oral presentation.
Scheida N (moderator), Verma S, Gupta R (panelists). Current controversies in Prostate MRI. ARRS webinar, 2020 Nov 12.
Srinivasan A. Vagal A, Gibbs W, moderators. Education Advances: White matter lesions: Do they really matter? ASNR Webinar, 2020 Sept 16.
Uyeda J, Flink C, moderators. High Yield Don’t Miss Show and Tell: On-Call Case Review. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meeting, 2020 Oct 16. n
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The annual Scientific Session and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America is ordinarily the world’s largest in-person gathering of radiologists. In a bow to the COVID-19 pandemic, RSNA 2020 was conducted entirely online. While it lacked the face-to-face gatherings and Chicago cultural events of other RSNA annual meetings, RSNA 2020 still had many highlights for UC Radiology.
Presentations at RSNA 2020Presented at RSNA 2020, Chicago, Illinois, November 30-December 5, 2020, and also made available online:
Albasha H, Wahab R, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. What’s the Implant Hiding: Cancers and Common Pathologies in the Setting of Breast Augmentation.
Albasha H, Wang S, Revels J, Beckett K and Flink C. It’s Not That Hard: Penile Pathologies from the Emergency Department. Certificate of Merit.
Aguado A, Ristagno R, Towbin AJ, Gupta A, Qi Z, Patel M, Kukreja KU, Katzenstein H, Dunn S, Tiao GM, Geller JI. Transarterial Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 in Children with Primary Hepatic Tumors.
Chadalavada R, Brown A, Tobler J, Wahab S, Kapur S, Wahab R, Lecky S, Washburn E, Allen B, Roebker J, Vogel C, Mahoney MC, Vagal A. Interactive Patient Reports for Breast Screening: A Human-Centered Design Thinking Approach.
Chan M, Wahab R, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. Intimate Partner Violence and the role of Breast Imaging Centers. Certificate of Merit.
Corcoran B, Albasha H, Flink C and Beckett K. Don’t Drop the Ball: A Review of Scrotal Emergencies.
Danielson K, Wang S, Merrow A, Revels J, Wang D, Podboresky D, Kraus S, Calvo-Garcia M, Wang L. Abdominal Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis: From Womb to Adulthood. Certificate of Merit.
Danielson K, Ali A, Body A, Plummer Z, Prestigiacomo C, Wang L. More Than Meningiomas: Radiological Approach to Anterior Skull Base Masses.
England EB. RSNA Resident and Fellow Symposium: Radiology residency program management in the COVID era – strategy and reality.
Guerra E, Brown A, Vijapura C, Mahoney MC. Giant Breast Masses. Certificate of Merit.
Kieturakis A, Tobler J, Abraham B and Wahab S. No Guts, No Glory: Critical Findings in Bowel and Mesentery Trauma. Cum Laude Award.
Larder A, Tobler J, Short J, Wahab S. Seeing green: Imaging surgical complications of the biliary tree.
Prasanphanich AF, Mahoney B, Eluvathingal TJ,Scheler JL. Theranostic Nuclear Medicine: Past, Present, and Future.
Roebker J, Chadalavada S, Makramalla A, Ristagno R. Can you hear me now? Implementation of Telemedicine ™ in an Academic Interventional Radiology (IR) Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Certificate of Merit.
Swy E, Vijapura C, Wahab R, Mahoney MC. Waiting in Vein: Multimodality Review of Breast Vascular Enigmas. Certificate of Merit.
Thakore A, Vijapura C, Wahab R, Mahoney MC. Breaking Down Tomosynthesis-Guided Biopsies: Tips and Tricks for Residents. Selected for publication in Radiographics.
Tobler JJ, Ahmed KI, Howard PT, Wahab SA. Differentiating Gallbladder Carcinoma from Non-neoplastic Conditions: A Multimodality Approach. Educational exhibit.
Vagal AS, Phillips CD, Glastonbury CM (moderator). Image interpretation session: Neuroradiology head and neck. Nov 30.
Verma N, Kanfi A, Bakhari SAJ, Ram R (moderator). The Forgotten Milestones. Dec 2. Panel discussion.
Wahab SA, Wahab RA, Brown A, Chadalavada S, Lecky SS, Washburn E, Roberts T, Vogel C, Allen B, Mahoney MC, Vagal A. Optimizing Outpatient CT and MRI Scheduling Using Human-Centered Design Thinking.
Wang DT, Eluvathingal TJ, Mahoney B and Scheler JL. The ABCs of PRRT: Starting a Lu-177 Dotatate Therapy Program. One institution’s perspective. n
PUBLICATIONS
Ali A, Rybicki FJ et al. Cinical situations for which 3D printing is considered an appropri-ate representation or extension of data contained in a medical imaging examination: adult cardiac conditions. 3D Print Med. 2020 Sep 23; 6(1)1-9.
Ali A, Wang SS, Ali A, et al. CT for Gastroin-testinal Bleeding: A Primer for Residents. Curr Radiol Rep July 2020, 8(13). Online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40134-020-00358-y
Alsaied T, Niss O, Tretter JT, Powell AW, Chin C, Fleck RJ, et al. Left atrial dysfunction in sickle cell anemia is associated with diffuse myocardial fibrosis, increased right ventricu-lar pressure and reduced exercise capacity. Scientific reports. Feb 2020, 10(1)1767.
Brown AL, Wahab RA. MRI of primary angiosarcoma of the breast. Radiology. Oct 2020, 297(1) 31.
Brown AL, Rend AK, Song JH, Mahoney MC. Transitioning from trainee to breast radiologist: A guide for a successful first year. Clinical Imaging. 2021 Jan.61(1)328-331.
Critser PJ, Higano NS, Lang SM, Kingma PS, Fleck RJ, et al. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging derived septal curvature in neonates with bronchopulmonary dys-plasia associated pulmonary hypertension. J cardiovascular magnetic resonance. 2021 Jan 22(1)1-50.
DiCesare CA, Green B, Yuan W, Diekfuss JA, Foss KDB, Dudley J, et al. Machine Learning Classification of Verified Head Impact Ex-posure Strengthens Associations with Brain Changes. Annals of Biomedical Engineer-ing. 2020. 48(12)2772-2782.
DiFrancesco MW, Lee G, Altaye M, Beebe DW, Meyers-Eaton J, Brunner HI. Cerebral microvascular and microstructural integrity is regionally altered in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis research & therapy. 2020 22(1)1-135.
Hayatghaibi SE, Trout AT, Dillman JR. Value Assessment of Evolving Pediatric Appendi-citis Imaging Strategies Between 2004 and 2018. JACR. 2020 Dec. 17(12)1549-1554.
He L, Li H, Wang J, Chen M, Gozdas E, Dillman JR, Parikh N.A. A multi-task, multi-stage deep transfer learning model for early prediction of neurodevelopment in very preterm infants. Scientific reports. 2020 Jan. 10(1)15072-15072.
In response to her request for photos of the cities where attendees were participating in RSNA 2020, Mary Mahoney, MD, RSNA president for 2021, received an outpouring of images.
• Mary Mahoney, MD, FACR, Benjamin Felson Endowed Chair and Professor of Radiology, was named President of RSNA for 2021. Dr. Mahoney is the first UC Radiologist to serve as president of RSNA. Dr. Mahoney said, “I am honored to be part of an organization that actively supports women in radiology and works to promote diversity and inclusivity in its leadership, in its committees and in its programming,” Mahoney says. “We must ensure that our academic and society leaders reflect the diverse community we represent and strive to provide an equitable and inclusive community that serves the needs of all of our members. In shedding unconscious bias and embrac ing d i f ferent perspectives, we strengthen our specialty and enhance the quality of care we provide to our patients.”
• Achala Vagal, MD received an RSNA Honored Educator Award.
• Andrew Pavlina, MD received a Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award.
• Seven presentations by UC residents, fellows and faculty received awards, as noted in the citations. n
Online Recruiting EventThe pandemic has created some obstacles for residency recruiting, since candidates are unable to visit us in person. Interviews for the next class of residents were conducted by Zoom meetings during two weeks in November and December. Residency Coordinator Rose Alden
organized the applicants into rooms on Zoom, and shepherded them through meetings with faculty and r e s i d e n t
interviewers, and the daily faculty lecture.
Looking forward, the Radiology Residency Program held an online recruiting event on October 19. Program Director
Eric England hosted one of the “Pint Night with the PD” events that the program holds periodically, this time at Moerlein Lager
House — observing social distancing due to the pandemic. In addition to the usual snacks, beer and conversation at a local watering hole, this Pint Night was also a virtual open house for prospective residents. A link was sent to Residency recruits so they could join in and address questions about the program and life in Cincinnati to the current residents, along with Dr. England and Associate Program Directors Alisa Kanfi and Juliana Tobler. The Interventional and Neuroradiology sections have also held virtual events to share information about their programs. n
Mobile Stroke Unit DebutsUC Health’s new Mobile Stroke Unit entered service August 11. A fully equipped ambulance, it is further tailored to assist stroke patients with a CT scanner, and will be staffed with a UC Health Mobile Care paramedic, an EMT, an RN trained in critical care and a CT technologist, and the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Team physicians will respond via telemedicine. With the MSU, treatment can begin even before the patient arrives at the hospital. n
You go to work as usual after being named President of RSNA. On Dr. Mary Mahoney’s first day back
at Mammography Screening, residents Dan Dressler, Jimmy Roebker and Tyler McCurdy decided to
welcome her wearing jackets and ties as a show of respect. n
Our 2020 FellowsThe physicians who completed Radiology fellowships at UC in 2020 have gone on to the following:
Breast Center Reaccredited ‘Center of Excellence’ for Eighth Year in a RowIn 2021, the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center has been reaccredited for the eighth consecutive year as a “Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence” in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC) Program —the highest distinction for excellence given by the NQMBC. The center has held this designation since 2013, and
remains the only program in the region and one of only 16 nationally named a “Center of Excellence” in the Comprehensive Category. It also is the only program in the region and State of Ohio to earn a triple accreditation distinction from the American College of Radiology, the American College of Surgeons National Accreditation for Breast Programs and the NQMBC.
NQMBC is under the umbrella
of the National Consortium of Breast Centers, aimed at increasing the quality of breast health care provided by professionals to their patients, with 119 centers participating nationwide in the NQMBC program. n
Presidential Welcome
Rose Alden
Eric England
The Mobile Stroke Unit can provide a CT scan, determine a diagnosis, communicate with our stroke team, and deliver time-sensitive treatment within minutes. Rapid diagnosis and treat-ment is critical for a stroke patient, improving overall functional outcome and potentially even life or death.
Michael Burch, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiNicholas Luibrand, MD– Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiJessica Martin, MD - Professional Radiology, Inc., Cincinnati OH.Maggie Mulligan, MD - Tristate Imaging, Cincinnati OH.Casey Reed, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of CincinnatiJacolby Short, MD - VIP Imaging, Louisville KY.
Adam Tarrence, DO - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH.Alex Rekhtman, MD - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH.David Wang, MBBS - Interventional Spine fellowship, UCMCGregory Wade, MD - Radiology Associates of Roanoke, Roanoke VA.Zachary Wenker, MD - Radiology Physicians, Inc., Dayton OH. n
Kieturakis AJ, Wahab RA, Vijapura C, Ma-honey MC. Current Recommendations for Breast Imaging in the Pregnant and Lactat-ing Patient. American Journal of Roentgenol-ogy 2020 Aug. 10.2214/AJR.20.23905 Article online in advance of publication.
Kocaoglu M, Pednekar AS, Wang H, Alsaied T, Taylor MD, Rattan MS. Breath-hold and free-breathing quantitative assessment of biventricular volume and function using compressed SENSE: a clinical validation in children and young adults. J cardiovascular magnetic resonance. 2021 Jan 22(1)1-54.
Liu Y, Li N, Papandonatos GD, Calafat AM, Ea-ton CB, Kelsey KT, Chen A, Lanphear BP, Cecil, K.M, et al. Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroal-kyl Substances and Adiposity at Age 12 Years: Evaluating Periods of Susceptibility. Environ-mental Science & Technology. 2020 Dec 3. 54(24)16039-16049.
Lu L, Li H, Mills JA, Schroeder H, Mossman SA, Varney ST, Cecil KM, et al. Greater Dynamic and Lower Static Functional Brain Connectiv-ity Prospectively Predict Placebo Response in Pediatric Generalized Anxiety Disorder. J child and adolescent psychopharmacol-ogy. 2020 Oct. 30(10)66-616.
Mahoney MC. Radiology Leadership in a Time of Crisis: A Chair’s Perspective. Acad Radiol. 2020 Sept. 27(9):1214-1216.
Morales H, Marko N, Brannock K, Kanfi A, Chaudhary R. Primary CNS lymphoma pre-senting as enhancing cortical ribboning and hemorrhage: Lessons from atypical presenta-tion of a usual suspect. Clin Neurorad 2020 Sept. 30(3):625-628.
Nagaraj UD, Kline-Fath BM, Calvo-Garcia MA, Vadivelu S, Venkatesan, C. Fetal and post-natal MRI findings of Blake pouch remnant causing obstructive hydrocephalus. Radiol-ogy Case Reports. 2020. (12)2535-2539.
Nagaraj UD, Kline-Fath BM. Imaging of open spinal dysraphisms in the era of prenatal surgery. Pediatric Radiology. 2020 Dec. 50(13)1988-1998.
Nguyen, H.N., Sammer, M.B., Bales, B., Cano, M.C., Trout, A.T., Dillman, J.R., Hayatghaibi, S.E. 2020, Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Comparison of Three Imaging Pathways for Suspected Midgut Volvulus in Children. JACR 2020 Dec 17(12)1563-1570.
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Vagal A, Mahoney M, Anderson JL, Allen B, Hudepohl J, Chadalavada S, Choe KA, Kapur S, Gaskill-Shipley M, Makramalla A, Brown A, Braley S, England E, Scheler J, Udstuen G. Rybicki FJ. Recover Wisely From COVID-19: Responsible Resumption of Nonurgent Ra-diology Services. Academic Radiology. 2020 Oct. 27(10)1343-1352.
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PRESENTATIONS
Albasha H, Wang SS, Revels J, Beckett K and Flink C. It’s not that hard: Penile pathologies encountered in the Emergency Department. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meeting, 2020 Sept 30-Oct 3. Educational exhibit. (Certificate of Merit)
Corcoran B. Don’t Drop the Ball: A Review of Scrotal Emergencies. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meet-ing, 2020 Sept 30-Oct 3. Oral presentation.
Scheida N (moderator), Verma S, Gupta R (panelists). Current controversies in Prostate MRI. ARRS webinar, 2020 Nov 12.
Srinivasan A. Vagal A, Gibbs W, moderators. Education Advances: White matter lesions: Do they really matter? ASNR Webinar, 2020 Sept 16.
Uyeda J, Flink C, moderators. High Yield Don’t Miss Show and Tell: On-Call Case Review. American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) virtual meeting, 2020 Oct 16. n
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Mary C. Mahoney, MD, FACRBenjamin Felson Endowed Chair
and Professor of Radiology, University of Cincinnati
Chief of Imaging Services, UC Health
Ram Chadalavada, MDVice Chair of Informatics
Eric England, MDVice Chair of Education
Frank Rybicki, MDVice Chair of Quality and Safety
Achala Vagal, MDVice Chair of Research
ABDOMINAL IMAGINGJonathan Moulton, MD
BREAST IMAGINGLawrence Sobel, MD
CARDIOPULMONARY IMAGINGSangita Kapur, MD
EMERGENCY RADIOLOGYCarl Flink, MD
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGYAbouelmagd Makramalla, MD
MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGYSusan Braley, MD
NEURORADIOLOGYMary Gaskill-Shipley, MD
NUCLEAR MEDICINEJennifer Scheler, MD
PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGYBrian Coley, MD
UC Chapter of Rad Aid Holds Holiday Drive Supporting Freestore for the Third YearFor the third year, the UC Radiology chapter of Rad Aid conducted a holiday food drive in December to support the Freestore Foodbank. Rad Aid is an international organization of Radiology residents which is primarily focused on providing radiology hardware and services to underserved populations around the world, but in 2018 the local chapter began sponsoring a holiday food drive, with canned goods going to Cincinnati’s Freestore Foodbank. Each imaging section had its own collection points, with a pizza party promised to the section that collected the most. That year they collected over 800 cans.
In 2020, with the Freestore experiencing its greatest demand ever and many Radiology employees working from home, the food drive also accepted cash donations for the first time. The drive netted about 425 canned items and $2300 cash. Cardiopulmonary Imaging topped Interventional Radiology
for donations. Senior Resident Arafat Ali commented, “There was such a good spirited rivalry between Cardiopulmonary and IR, each section one-upping the other every time an update was sent out. Beyond that, my hope is to inspire others to do the same and to pass it forward, teach their children the importance of helping others in need. A way to
reinforce our own personal values by improving the lives of others, even in such a small way of donating a few cans of food.”
Department Chair Mary Mahoney, MD added, “We wanted to make our food drive even bigger this year knowing the need is even greater. This is an annual event run by our residents, and I am very proud to see the
energy and enthusiasm they bring to it.” n
UC Radiologists Named Among Cincinnati’s ‘Best Doctors’
Verma on Faculty PanelOn October 8, Sadhna Verma, MD joined an online faculty panel for UC College of Medicine faculty and staff, titled Faculty Stories: Decreasing the Stigma of Burnout. Moderated by Jennifer Molano, MD, Chair of the UCCOM Faculty Wellness Advisory Council and UCMC GME Wellbeing Committee, Dr. Verma joined Drs. Mike Holliday, Caroline Lee, and Toral Shah in discussing their experiences with workplace burnout and ways of adapting to it. n
UC Health AppointmentsBecky Allen, MS, was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Operations, of UC Health in November, 2020. She will continue as Enterprise Director of Radiology for UC Health, where she has been for the past five years.
Blake McCormick has been appointed Radiology Director of UCMC. He has been Business Manager and Interim Director of radiology, and most recently has been with the UC Department of Surgery. n
As we start a new year, I am conscious that the world has changed in ways we could never have predicted. This past year has brought unprecedented challenges to radiologists and to the entire health care system. It has been a crash course in adaptability.
The impact of COVID-19 has been far reaching, affecting us in every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Our lives are different, the way we work is different, and even our thinking has been changed by all that we have witnessed. It is critically important that we look back and learn from the experiences of the past year. It has brought the issue of health disparities to the forefront. It has highlighted the inefficiencies in our practices, but there were also bright spots.
The way our department came together to address the pandemic was inspiring.
Multiple examples of creative problem solving emerged during the worst of the pandemic. The near instantaneous pivot to a virtual environment for educating our learners and managing the day to day operations
of our teams was impressive. It will be essential to continue expanding the capabilities of our technology — whether in terms of innovative teaching methods or increased efficiencies in our department workflows.
So as we approach the one year anniversary of the pandemic in our lives, I am hopeful that 2021 will be a better year — that we will have learned from the past year and will be better, stronger, and smarter in this new year. n
From the Chair
Kapur Earns CMR DiplomateSangita Kapur, MD has earned a
Diplomate of Certified Board of CMR from the SCMR (Society of Cardiovascular M a g n e t i c Resonance). nSangita Kapur, MD
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“There was such a good spirited rivalry between Cardiopulmonary and IR, each section one-upping the other every time an update was sent out.”—Senior Resident Arafat Ali
Post Stroke Dementia Study FundedUC College of Medicine researchers have received a $1.96 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Stroke and Disorders and National Institute of Aging to conduct a study on post stroke dementia (PSD). The project, t i t l e d “A PR I SE Dementia (Assessing Popu l at i on - b as e d Radiological brain health in Stroke E p i d e m i o l o g y -Dementia)” will be led by Achala Vagal, MD, who is the contact Principal Investigator. The study will build on data collected by the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study and Assessing Population-based Radiological brain health in Stroke Epidemiology (APRISE). n
Imaging Management for StrokeNET FASTEST Trial UC Radiology is the imaging management center for the FASTEST trial, led by Dr. Achala Vagal. Janice Carrozzella is the imaging project manager and Vivek Khandwala is the database manager. This study of Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke treatment
will involve data from 107 sites, including 15 mobile stroke units and sites in Europe and Japan. n
2 Research Funded
3 RSNA 2020 Roundup
4 2020 Fellows Update
4 Online Recruiting
4 Mobile Stroke Unit
5 Publications
The Cincy Magazine survey of Cincy Best Docs 2020 has named UC Radiologists Ross Ristagno, MD; Rifat Wahab, DO; and Shaun Wahab, MD. They were chosen from results of a survey asking the magazine’s readers to choose their favorite doctors in 83 specialties.
Cincinnati Magazine’s Best Doctors survey of medical professionals recognized Seetharam Chadalavada, MD; Thomas Eluvathingal, MD; Alisa Kanfi, MD; Abouelmagd Makramalla, MD; Juliana Tobler, MD; Lulu Zhang, MD; Bruce Mahoney, MD; Jonathan Moulton, MD; Jennifer Scheler, MD; and Doan Vu, MD. n
Vivek Khandwala, PhD
Prostate Cancer Study FundedIn September, the National Institutes of Health/NoA made an R42 grant of $1.5 million to support two years of a multicenter study being conducted at UC Medical Center, Cincinnati Veterans Hospital, Stanford Medical Center, Yale University and Cornell Medical Center, titled Image Analysis Tool for mpMRI—Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Using PI-RADS. Sadhna Verma, MD is co-investigator at UC. Dr. Verma says, “This project is significant in that it has the potential to improve clinical efficiency and reduce diagnostic variation in prostate cancer diagnosis. In Aim 1 of this project, we will develop a deep learning approach to localize and classify lesions in mpMRI. In Aim 2, we will integrate this diagnostic tool to assist for fusion biopsies and perform rigorous multi-site validation to quantify PI-RADS classification performance.” n
ERICH-GENE Study FundedUC Radiology will be the imaging management center for the ERICH-GENE (Ethnic/Racial variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Genetics) study, which was granted funding by NIH in December, 2020. Over five years Dr. Achala Vagal and
research associates will collect and analyze roughly 12,000 ICH cases for the study. Daniel Woo, MD, UC Vice Chair of Clinical Research and Professor of Neurology, is Principal Investigator. n
ROSE-LAWN Study FundedIn December, NIH also granted funding for the ROSE-LAWN (Recovery and Outcomes from StrokE-Longitudinal Assessment With Neuroimaging) study, which leverages and follows up the existing ROSE study. UC Radiology will be the imaging management center, led by Dr. Achala Vagal.Radiology research associate Brady Williamson, PhD
will lead the multicenter DTI imaging acquis it ion and analysis. P r i n c i p a l Investigator is Daniel Woo, MD, UC Vice
Chair of Clinical Research and Professor of Neurology. n
Achala Vagal, MD
Brady Williamson, PhD
Sadhna Verma, MD