The Section Faculty consists of Fergus Coakley(Chief), Aliya Qayyum, Emma Webb, Antonio Westphalen, Ben Yeh, and Jane Wang. Shared Faculty include Bonnie Joe (primarily Chief of Women's Imaging at Mt. Zion), Seerat Aziz (primarily Ultrasound), Liina Poder(primarily Ultrasound), Rizwan Aslam (primarily VAMC), David Avrin(primarily Interventional Radiology), and Richard Sollitto (primarily Chief of Ambulatory Care and Mount Zion Imaging services). Occasional clinical/volunteer faculty include Judy Choe, Gerry Lee, Maya Meux, Doug Sheft, and Joseph Stengel. Faculty members are dedicated to teaching, and have a broad mix of clinical and research experience. Dr. Coakley's previous affiliation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Dr. Qayyum's experience at the Royal Marsden Hospital in England bring special expertise in oncologic imaging. Dr. Yeh has substantial experience in 3D imaging, and was instrumental in introducing virtual colonoscopy and CT cholangiography into clinical practice at UCSF. Dr. Joe has a PhD and brings particular expertise in basic science aspects of abdominal imaging research, including the development of new in vivo and ex vivo applications of MR spectroscopy in the abdomen and pelvis. Drs. Webb and Westphalen joined the faculty in July of 2006, and Dr. Wang recently joined in July of 2008, and are developing new teaching and research resources. The section is dedicated to excellence in clinical, training, and research activities.

Clinical Activities The Abdominal Imaging section is responsible for all of the following studies: CT of the abdomen & pelvis performed in adults including 3D applications and virtual colonoscopy. MRI of the abdomen and pelvis, including hepatic, pancreatic, renal, gynecologic, and prostatic studies. CT and MR angiography of the abdomen and pelvis (except for studies requested by vascular surgery – these are performed and interpreted by Interventional Radiology). Performance and interpretation of gastrointestinal and genitourinary fluoroscopy studies, including barium examinations, Hypaque examinations, and hysterosalpingograms. Interpretation of ERCPs and fluoroscopic GU studies performed by the gastroenterology and urology departments, respectively. Interpretation of plain abdominal X-rays. The bulk of the work from the section consists of CT (40 to 60 cases per day) and MRI (5-10 per day).