The Abdominal Imaging Division provides a major contribution to the overall department through a host of clinical, teaching, and research activities. A total of ten faculty (7.8 FTE) and six fellows provide clinical services at Emory Hospital, The Emory Clinic, and at Grady Health System with consistent excellence in the delivery of diagnostic CT, MRI, ultrasound, and fluoroscopic imaging. The division also provides a portion of the interventional service in the form of biopsies and drainage, as well as a variety of tumor destructive procedures - notably RFA, alcohol and cryoablation. The members of the division are active participants in all teaching activities of the department both at the medical student and resident levels. Each year the division hosts a Summer Imaging Conference targeted to the Southeastern US. Successful research efforts in MR, CT, and tumor ablation techniques have an international reputation and currently involve four research fellows.
- William C. Small, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Abdominal Imaging
Srini Tridandapani, PhD, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
2009 American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Scholar
The ARRS Scholar Award will help Dr. Tridandapani embark on a tailored course of study in biomedical engineering and biostatistics as related to the field of cardiac CT. The course of study will assist him as he conducts a series of experiments to prove the efficacy of ultrasound as a gating device for optimizing the acquisition of cardiac CTA. In addition to guidance from the lead mentor, Dr. Arthur Stillman, Dr. Tridandapani will benefit from the mentorship of a team of experts in Radiology and Biomedical Engineering.
William Small, MD, PhD
Director, Abdominal Imaging
RSNA has invited Dr. Small to share his knowledge as experts on the topic of "Gastrointestinal/Emergency Series: Imaging of the Acute Abdomen - Acute and Chronic Conditions Related to Gallstones" at this years annual meeting in Chicago. This presentation will take place on Tuesday, December 2 at 9:45 a.m. in E450B. To view the handout for this lecture, click here.
Bruce Baumgartner, MD
Emeritus Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Fellow in the American College of Radiology
Dr. Bruce Baumgartner has been bestowed the honor of Fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR). This exceptional honor is awarded to only about 10% of ACR members. Dr. Baumgartner received this outstanding achievement because he has demonstrated his continued commitment to the ACR over many years.
Unni Udayasankar, M.D., Research Fellow
2007 Executive Council Award
Dr. Unni Udayasankar's paper entitled "Impact of Fat-Suppressed Single Shot Fast Spin Echo T2 Weighted MR Imaging for the Assessment of Crohn's Disease Activity" has been awarded the 2007 Executive Council Award in the ARRS annual Residents in Radiology Awards competition.
Sharma P, Martin DR, Pineda N, Xu Q, Vos M, Anania F, Hu X. Quantitative analysis of T2-correction in single-voxel magnetic resonance spectroscopy of hepatic lipid fraction. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2009 Feb 25;29(3):629-635.
Baumgarten DA, Ellis JH. Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: Contrast Material Not Required? AJR 2008; 191:383-386.
Eschenbach S, Entzian D, Baumgarten DA. Heterotopic pregnancy following reversal of tubal ligation. Radiology Case Reports. [Online] 2008;3:191.
Bowen MA, Torres WE, Small WC. Nonphysician Providers in Radiology: the Emory University Experience. Radiology. 2007 Ct:245(1):3-6.
Namasivayam S, Small WC, Kalra MK, Torres WE, et al. Multidetector-row CT angiography for preoperative evaluation of potential laparoscopic renal donors: how accurate are we. Clinical Imaging, 2006;30:120-126.
Kalra MK, Small WC, Torres W. A 45-second CT Perfusion Protocol for Rectal Cancers may not be adequate to inter Vascular Permeability-Surface Area Products. Radiology 2006;238:755-756.
Namasivayam S, Kalra MK, Mittal P, Torres WE, Saini S, Small WC. Multidetector Row CT Angiography of Living Related Renal Donors: Is There a Need for Venous Phase Imaging? European Journal of Radiology 2006; 59:442-452.
Li, J, Udayasankar UK, Toth TL, Seamans J, Small WC, Kalra MK. Automatic Patient Centering for MDCT: Effect on Radiation Dose. Am J Roentgen 2007;188:547-552.
Sebastian S, Kalra M, Saini S, Small WC. Can independent coronal multiplanar reformatted images obtained using state-of-the-art MDCT scanners be used for primary interpretation of MDCT of the abdomen and pelvis? A feasibility study. In press in European Journal of Radiology.
William C. Small, MD, PhD - Director, Division of Abdominal Imaging
Deborah A. Baumgarten, MD, MPH
Bruce R. Baumgartner, MD
Maria Fernandez Chahine, MD
Durval Ferrari, MD
Oluwayemisi Ibraheem, MD
Bobby Kalb, MD
Diego Martin, MD, PhD
Pardeep Mittal, MD
Fred B. Murphy, MD
William Torres, MD, FACR - Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
Srini Tridandapani, MD
Fellows
Mariya Fishman, MD
Robert Hyslop, MD
Eric Meredith, MD
Akash Patel, MD
James Welden, III, MD
Abdominal Radiology
Department of Radiology
Emory University Hospital, Room A-141
1364 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Virginia Harrow
Phone: 404-712-1868
Fax: 404-712-1871
email: Virginia.Harrow@emoryhealthcare.org