For Dr. Yee, virtual holography CT colonography (CTC) is the latest phase in a two-decade research career devoted to detecting colorectal cancer at earlier, more lifesaving stages.
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Spurred by a lifelong interest in the human nervous system, Jim Barkovich, MD's work in optimizing techniques for studying normal and abnormal brain development in infants and children has been described as “visionary,” “pioneering” and “ground-breaking.”
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The University of California (UC) has been certified by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create appropriate use criteria for imaging: rules that define when it is appropriate to use powerful but expensive methods of imaging such as CT, MR and nuclear medicine.
David Avrin, MD, PhD, has embraced technology’s vital role in the field of radiology since the beginning of his career.
Dr. Yee is a nationally recognized expert in CT colonography and, through her position as chair of the American College of Radiology’s Colon Cancer Committee, has fought on behalf of annual preventative colorectal cancer screening with insurance reimbursement for CT Colonography in patients age 50 and older.
Dr. Michael Evans and his colleagues at UCSF recently published a study that suggests carefully designed PET scans can be used to provide important biological information in place of biopsy.