Abdominal Imaging

Fergus V. Coakley, M.D., Section Chief

The Abdominal Imaging Section of the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco offers six one-year fellowships in Abdominal Imaging. The fellowship provides structured training in the performance and interpretations of all forms of Abdominal Imaging and exposes fellows to a large and diverse Abdominal Imaging workload. Fellows receive comprehensive and supervised training in CT of the abdomen and pelvis (including advanced applications such as three-dimensional imaging, CTA, virtual colonoscopy and CT cholangiography), MRI and MRA of the abdomen and pelvis (including liver, prostate, gynecologic and genitourinary applications), image-guided needle biopsies, and GI and GU fluoroscopic examinations (including barium studies, defecography and hysterosalpingography). In addition, Fellows rotate through the Ultrasound Section (Ruth Goldstein, Chief, Ultrasound) for a total of four months. The ultrasound workload consists of general abdominal, genitourinary and obstetric imaging and includes US-guided needle biopsies, intraoperative studies, and highly specialized ultrasound-guided fetal interventions. The department employs state of the art high-resolution ultrasound scanners with color and power Doppler, high field strength (1.5 and 3T) MRI scanners with spectroscopic capability, an interventional MRI scanner, and multiple CT scanners (including 64-slice technology). Successful applicants will be involved in all aspects of Abdominal Imaging, and will fully participate in the clinical, teaching and research activities of the department. Dedicated research time and mentoring is provided. Section faculty provide a didactic lecture series specifically for Abdominal Imaging fellows. Teaching duties include interdisciplinary tumor boards, clinicoradiological meetings and resident and medical student conferences. Previous fellows have pursued successful careers in both academic radiology and private practice.
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