Clinical Radiology

Body Imaging

Body MR

Faculty
Jeffrey Weinreb, MD, FACR, Professor and Section Chief
Shirley McCarthy, MD, PhD, Professor
Tara Cantanzano, MD, Assistant Professor

General Information

The Division of Yale Magnetic Resonance Imaging is committed to offer the finest quality imaging in patient care, education and research available today. The Body MRI section of Diagnostic Radiology delivers advanced MR imaging services and comprehensive diagnosis for a full range of diseases and we are equipped with highly sophisticated, cutting-edge technology.

MR is a vital component of the Diagnostic Radiology Resident’s Program. Resident education takes place on a daily basis through interactive readout sessions, conferences and rounds with our esteemed faculty. Our Fellowship Program provides a rich experience with balanced, in-depth education in all aspects of body imaging. (links)

Body Fellowship
4 Body Fellows
13 blocks of four weeks
CT and PET/CT, US, MR, 6 weeks MSK MR

MR Fellowship
1 MR Fellow
Body MR, at least 6 weeks MSK MR

Equipment- MR
5 GE clinical scanners (four 1.5T, one 3T whole body)
Two off site scanners (GE 1.5T and Fonar 0.6T Stand-up)
9 dedicated research magnets (one Siemens 3T whole body, one Siemens 1.5T whole body, one 4T whole body for spectroscopy, three animal, three in vitro)

Conferences
Monday: Body Club (fellows and staff)
Tuesday: Body/MR fellow’s conference; research conference
Wed: resident cases
Thurs: Grand rounds every other week
Interdisciplinary: GI cancer, lymphoma, melanoma

Research Direction:

• A strong institutional commitment to biomolecular imaging.
• MR and PET research facilities are new with state-of-the-art technology.
• A new Department of Bioengineering
• A basic research programs in cardiovascular MRI, MR spectroscopy, image processing.
• Clinical research activities in hepatic, breast, gynecological, prostate, and cardiovascular MRI.
• Through strategic partnership with GE, Yale will help develop and test future applications for body MRI.

Publications
Lee VS, Morgan JN, Tan AGS, Pandharipande PV, Krinsky GA, Barker JA, Lo C, Weinreb JC. Celiac artery compression by the median accurate ligament: a pitfall of end-expiratory MR imaging. Radiology 2003;228:437-442

Philips R, Krinsky GA, Kanzer GK, Gokhale HS, Weinreb JC. In vitro MR imaging of placentas from women at risk for placental insufficiency. J of Women’s Imaging 2003;4:13-16

Lee CH, Weinreb JC. The use of magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer screening. J Am Coll Radiol 2004;1:176-182

Weinreb JC. Building a team for change in an academic radiology department. Radiology 2004;232:327-330

Weinreb JC, Wilcox PA. How do training, education, and experience affect quality in radiology? J Am Coll Radiol 2004;510:510-515

Active Grants:
GRANTOR: NCI/ACRIN
Project Title: Multicenter Study of In Vivo MR Spectroscopy for the Evaluation of Prostate Cancer

GRANTOR: Epix Medical, Inc.
Project Title: A Phase II Study for the Sequence Optimization for MS-325 (gadofosveset) for Imaging the Arterial Wall