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The 6th Annual Nova 12 SF Walk is a 12-mile walk around San Francisco representing the 12 percent of women who develop breast cancer. The route highlights breast cancer disparities across our city.

The Minnies are an initiative by AuntMinnie.com to celebrate outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of medical imaging. The Minnies recognize and honor professionals who have made significant contributions in various categories, from research and education to leadership and innovation. This year's semifinalists include faculty, trainees, and staff of the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging.

Amie Lee, MD, contributed an editorial to Radiology, the journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) titled "Nipple-sparing Mastectomy in the Era of Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy: The Accuracy of Preoperative MRI." Dr. Lee is an associate professor in the breast imaging division in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco.

In pediatric imaging, anesthesia is commonly thought to be necessary for obtaining high-quality diagnostic imaging, but an innovative program at the UCSF is challenging that idea. The Scan Without Anesthesia Program (SWAP) is a collaborative effort by clinicians, radiographic technologists, nurses and Child Life Specialists to prepare children for successful imaging without anesthesia.

Christopher Brunson, MD, an interventional radiologist, will join ZSFG. Kevin Sweetwood, MD, will continue with our musculoskeletal division. Allen Ye, MD, PhD, will join our Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital team as a neuroradiologist.

A team, including researchers from the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, investigated a new imaging tool for monitoring response to therapies in patients with glioblastoma (GBM).

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