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The new Emory Imaging Center, in Buford, Georgia, will open its doors later this month to serve the Buford and surrounding communities. On opening day, the center will provide high-quality diagnostic imaging services in MRI, X-ray and Ultrasound in a convenient outpatient setting at 3425 Buford Drive in Buford, one block north of the Mall of Georgia.
The Center is situated on the ground floor of the building occupied by an urgent care center, Physicians Immediate Med of Buford, Ear, Nose and Throat specialty group and a Physical Therapy group.
Read more in the May Rad Report.
Femoral Artery Plaque Imaging using the 3-Point Dixon MRI Technique
Principal Investigator: Faisal Khosa, BSc, MD
Co-Investigators: Khusrow Niazi, MD John Oshinski PhD, Arthur Stillman MD, PhD, William Lewis, MD
Funding Organization: ACTSI/URC
Significance: The goal of this proposal is to accurately determine if the constituents of femoral artery plaque can be determined using a novel MRI technique. Validation will be done via radiology pathology correlation. We intend to determine plaque components in the femoral artery with various degrees of stenosis. This would help determine not only the natural history of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) but also help assess predominance of plaque subtypes at varying levels of stenosis. Once this can be established, effects of pharmacologic treatment on the plaque can be studied which so far have been elusive. The information that is derived from this pilot study will help us to better understand the evolution of plaque and the role of inflammation and set the stage for a larger scale study to develop a more sophisticated biomarker of plaque progression and the response to therapy.
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2012 SIR Dotter Lecture and Gold Medal
Louis Martin, MD
Dr. Martin was awarded the 2012 SIR Dotter Lecture and Gold Medal. This award honors Dr. Martin's extraordinary contributions to the field, dedicated service to the Society and distinguished career achievements in interventional radiology. As Honoree, Dr. Austin delivered a lecture at SIR's Annual Scientific Meeting.
Dr. Martin has been very active in SIR leadership, having served on the FDA Device Forum since 1997 (which he chaired from 2001-2005), the Standards of Practice Committee since 1995 and several other committees for SIR, the American College of Radiology, American Board of Radiology, American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology
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Investing in the Advances of Residency
Dr. Richard Colvin, Emeritus Professor of Radiology, recently made a generous gift establishing the Radiology Residency Education Endowment Fund. This endowment will provide financial support to ensure that Emory residents continue to have access to advancements and education within the discipline of Radiology.
Read more in the May issue of the Rad Report
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