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General
Information
Cardiothoracic Radiology constitutes a substantial proportion of
the clinical imaging services provided by the Department of Radiology
of the University of Michigan Health System. The Division of Cardiothoracic
Radiology has oversight responsibility for the performance of over
90,000 standard chest radiographic examinations and 12,000 cardiothoracic
CT examinations annually. In addition, state of the art adult cardiothoracic
MRI examinations are supervised and interpreted by division faculty
members, including stress MR techniques. Our thoracic interventional
radiology service performs percutaneous biopsies and drainage procedures,
as well as radiofrequency ablation procedures.
Members of the
Cardiothoracic Radiology Division have been at the forefront of
implementation of the Department’s Picture Archival and Communication
System (PACS). All examinations are “filmless.” Digital
radiography is used for our largest outpatient facility (Taubman
Center) and for all inpatient radiographic images, while computed
radiography is used for our off-site clinical satellite locations,
with images digitally transferred to our reading room for "on-line"
interpretation. All dictation is performed using voice recognition
software.
Patient
Care Services 
Clinical
programs within the Cardiothoracic Radiology Division are comprehensive,
with multidisciplinary care through our close collaborations with
our colleagues in the areas of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, General Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac
Surgery and Thoracic Oncology. The Radiology Department is equipped
with cutting-edge technology and the newest imaging applications
are frequently introduced and studied for effectiveness by division
faculty members. From thoracic oncologic imaging to HRCT of the
lungs, CT/MR thoracic angiography to coronary CT angiography, thoracic
interventional radiology including radiofrequency ablation procedures
to stress perfusion MR, our clinical services are at the forefront
of the technologic advances in cardiothoracic radiology. Working
closely with colleagues in the Basic Sciences Division of the Radiology
Department, we are partnering to develop and test computer aided
diagnostic methods for thoracic CT, including lung nodule detection
and characterization, and pulmonary embolism detection and quantification.
The Department
maintains the newest CT and MR technology, including multi-detector
scanners to provide optimum resolution and scanning speed, clinical
1.5 & 3T and a 3T human research MR, as well as the latest reconstruction
software for volumetric analysis. Patient breathing artifacts are
minimized resulting in improved diagnostic capability in the sickest
of patients.
The
Thoracic Radiology Division participates in many multidisciplinary
programs, including the Thoracic Oncology Program of our National
Institutes of Health (NIH)-designated Cancer Center, the Lung Transplantation
Program, the Interstitial Lung Disease program, and the Thoracic
Aorta Program. We are a site for the ACRIN
arm of the National Lung Screening
Trial (NLST), PIOPED III, the Lung
Image Database Consortium (LIDC) and the Image
Database Resource Initiative (IDRI) the NHLBI-funded Specialized
Center of Research (SCOR) for Interstitial Lung Disease, Specialized
Centers of Clinically Oriented Research (SCCOR) in Translational
Research in Acute Lung Injury and Lung Tissue Research Consortium
(LTRC) and the NHTSA-funded Crash
Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN). We are currently
investigating the test characteristics and cost effectiveness of
both diagnostic and screening coronary CT angiography, in a multidisciplinary
program with our Cardiovascular Medicine colleagues.
Faculty
The Cardiothoracic Radiology Division is staffed
by 16 highly qualified board certified radiologists, with specialty
training in the field of cardiothoracic imaging. All are well-rounded
physicians who teach and perform research in addition to their role
as clinical radiologists. Faculty members work side-by-side with
our 3-4 cardiothoracic radiology fellows, 44 diagnostic radiology
residents and medical students on the interpretation of thoracic
radiology examinations and performing interventional procedures.
The cardiothoracic
radiology fellowship is regarded as one of the finest in the
country, with applications received each year from candidates all
over the world. Ella
A. Kazerooni, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.R., F.A.C.C.P.; Professor of
Radiology; Director, Cardiothoracic Radiology Division and Fellowship
Program
Prachi
Agarwal, M.D.; Lecturer
Anil
Attili, M.B.,B.S., A.F.R.C.S., F.R.C.R.; Lecturer; Co-Chief,
Clinical Cardiothoracic MRI
Naama
Bogot, M.D.; Lecturer
Philip
N. Cascade, M.D., F.A.C.R, F.A.C.C.P.; Professor of Radiology
and Professor of Internal Medicine
Aamer
Chughtai, M.D.; Lecturer
Paul
Cronin, M.B.B.Ch. B.A.O., M.R.C.P.I., F.R.C.R.; Assistant Professor
of Radiology
Benoit Desjardins, M.D., Ph.D.; Assistant Professor of Radiology
and Director, Cardiovascular
MR/CT Research Laboratory
Barry
Gross, M.D., F.A.C.R., F.A.C.C.P. ; Professor of Radiology
Aine
M. Kelly, M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O., M.R.C.P.I., F.R.C.R.; Assistant
Professor of Radiology
Bassem
Mourany, M.D.; Lecturer
Gisela
Mueller, M.D.; Lecturer; Co-Chief, Clinical Cardiothoracic MRI
Smita
Patel M.R.C.P., F.R.C.R., Assistant Professor of Radiology
Perry
Pernicano, M.D.; Assistant Professor of Radiology and Assistant
Chief of Radiology Service, VA Hospital, Ann Arbor
Leslie
E. Quint, M.D., F.A.C.R.; Professor of Radiology
Baskaran
Sundaram, M.B.,B.S., M.R.C.P, F.R.C.R.; Lecturer and Chief,
Thoracic Radiology Interventional Service
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