The Abdominal Imaging Division has implemented the dual energy CT technique in their routine daily practice, performing over 600 studies in the last year. Dual energy CT is now typically used for liver, pancreas and renal imaging at Presbyterian hospital. We are working with GE to improve protocols and reduce radiation dose.

The 2-year, $48 million Presbyterian University Hospital Department of Radiology construction project has finally been completed with spectacular results. The new department highlights the central role of academic subspecialist radiologists in quality health care delivery, allows for future growth in subspecialty consultation, facilitates education of future radiologists, and most importantly, improves the experience of both inpatients and outpatients during their brief stays in the department.

Improvements include:

• A more dignified, inviting, patient experience from registration through discharge.
• Large, state-of-the-art subspecialty-based reading rooms outfitted with IT infrastructure to support consultative services throughout UPMC and elsewhere, and located close to globally upgraded modalities that maximize direct interactions between radiologists, technical support staff and patients.

2^nd Annual Interventional Radiology Educational Symposium was held on October, 2015.
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The Academy of Radiology Research presented Drs. Carolyn Anderson, Hoby Hetherington, James Mountz, Chet Mathis and Robert Nishikawa with their Distinguished Investigator Award at the RSNA meeting in Chicago. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of imaging research.

Radiology Graduation 2015 was held on June, 2015 at the University Club.
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Departmental Achievements:

Dr. Barton Branstetter is Editor-in-Chief of Neurographics
Neurographics is the educational journal of the American Society of Neuroradiology. Dr. Barton Branstetter, Chief of Neuroradiology at the University of Pittsburgh, has served as the Editor-in-Chief since its inception in 2011. Developed as a way to disseminate the educational content from ASNR’s national meeting, Neurographics primarily features review articles that use a pictorial approach, but also includes technical reports, case reports, case series, and clinical vignettes. This bimonthly journal provides enough Self-Assessment CME content for neuroradiologists to meet all of their Maintenance of Certification requirements.

Resident Achievements:

Annual Meeting of the AUR—7 residents attended at the annual meeting of the Association of University Radiologists in New Orleans LA from April 14-17, 2015. Many residents showed posters, headed discussion groups, and chaired meetings at this event.