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UCSF Radiology is a leading health sciences center focused on serving patients, conducting research,

The Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco, is a leading health sciences center focused on serving patients, conducting research, and training the next generation of radiologists. We are proud to have some of the foremost names in diagnostic, therapeutic, and interventional radiology developing promising new approaches to identify and treat di

sease. We are a patient-centered team, and are proud that the community recognizes us for our compassion and care.

06/02/2026

Getting two separate imaging scans after a bone injury adds time, cost, and radiation. Research from Dr. Alexandra Gersing and UCSF's Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research group is working toward a better option.

Using advanced MRI sequences, the team can generate CT-quality images of bone fractures, all within a single MRI appointment, with zero extra radiation. The same technology is being applied to differentiate bone tumors from osteoporosis fractures, potentially catching bone health problems before they become symptomatic.

Learn more: https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/department-publications/when-can-mri-replace-ct-musculoskeletal-imaging

05/28/2026

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in San Francisco, and the standard for care there is high. A new quality improvement initiative called IR in 60 is raising it further.

IR in 60 is co-led by interventional radiologist Dr. Miles Conrad and trauma medical director Dr. Timothy Browder. The initiative focuses on ensuring IR services reach patients with life-threatening hemorrhage within the 60-minute window required by the American College of Surgeons, from team activation to arterial access.

Key improvements include a universal pager system that reduces mobilization steps, streamlined communication between trauma and radiology teams, and an IR suite with an integrated CT scanner positioned inside the operating room. That setup, conceived by ZSFG radiologist-in-chief Dr. Mark Wilson, allows the team to pinpoint bleeding sources and begin treatment faster than a traditional IR suite would allow.

Read more: https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/department-publications/improving-trauma-care-ir-60-zsfg

05/26/2026

What can a fetal MRI reveal that an ultrasound cannot? Quite a lot, it turns out.

UCSF Imaging has spent nearly three decades refining the answer to that question. A new Images feature profiles the faculty and research behind UCSF's fetal MRI program, one of the most experienced in the world, and explores where the field is headed next.

The piece covers AI-based tools that help predict which fetuses may benefit from surgery before birth, advanced imaging techniques that can detect neurological findings only a few pixels wide, and research pairing fetal MRI with genetic data to improve diagnosis earlier in pregnancy. It also highlights the human side of this work.

"Sometimes the most powerful thing we can tell a family is that everything looks normal," shares neuroradiologist Dr. Elizabeth George.

Read the full feature: https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/department-publications/tiny-anatomy-big-promise-rise-fetal-mri

04/23/2026

What does a year look like when a department of nearly 1,400 people is firing on all cylinders?

It looks like 120 grants, 56 new awards, and more than 600 publications. It looks like advances in fetal MRI, new Alzheimer's research, AI tools that make diagnosis more accurate, and a trauma care model at ZSFG that is becoming a blueprint. It looks like the 2025 UCSF Imaging Images magazine.

New issue out now: https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/department-publications

04/22/2026

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our incredible administrative team that keeps everything running behind the scenes! You make this place what it is, and we are so grateful.

04/15/2026

Alzheimer's can begin damaging the brain up to 20 years before a person notices memory loss. For most of the last decade, by the time a physician detected decline, the options were limited. That changed when the first disease-modifying therapies for early-stage Alzheimer's became available, but those treatments require close imaging monitoring to work safely. The quality of an MRI scan now has a direct impact on how well a patient can be treated.

That is the problem UCSF Imaging and GE HealthCare are working on together through the Care Innovation Hub, a three-year research collaboration launched in January 2025. Researchers are using advanced 3T MRI at UCSF's Weill Institute for Neurosciences to detect early brain changes, predict treatment-related imaging abnormalities, and build faster, more precise imaging tools.

UCSF and GE HealthCare have worked together since the 1980s. This is their most expansive program yet.

Read more in Radiology Today: https://www.radiologytoday.net/archive/rt_MA26p22.shtml

04/07/2026

Congratulations to UCSF Imaging postdoc Minjie Zhu on receiving the 2026 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring!

This award from UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs recognizes trainees who go above and beyond to mentor their colleagues in research, career development, and professional growth. https://graduate.ucsf.edu/mentoring-2026

04/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Anil Bidkar on being selected as the recipient of the SNMMI-PCF Young Investigator's Award.

Dr. Bidkar's award supports his proposal to develop a CD46-targeted radiotherapy platform designed to overcome tumor heterogeneity in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, a lethal stage of the disease that is difficult to treat due to its aggressive progression and molecular heterogeneity across metastatic lesions.

The grant is co-sponsored by the SNMMI Mars Shot Fund and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. https://snmmi.org/Web/News/Articles/Anil-Parsram-Bidkar--PhD--Receives-SNMMI-PCF-Young-Investigator-s-Award.aspx

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03/30/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Leach on being honored with a UCSF Exceptional Physician Award. This award recognizes select UCSF Health physicians who provide outstanding patient care and exemplify UCSF Health's PRIDE Values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence.

Dr. Leach's integrity and collaborative spirit have improved care for patients with large-vessel vasculitis. He led the development of a disease-specific MR angiography protocol that streamlined diagnostics, improved access, and elevated care for a vulnerable patient population. He also directs the "Conversational Radiology" elective, providing residents with personalized, meaningful instruction.

Happy National Doctors' Day to Dr. Leach and all of our physicians!

Watch his video: https://healthrecognition.ucsf.edu/exceptional-physician-awards -virtual-awards-presentations

03/24/2026

For 50 years, scientists assumed a cancer-causing enzyme called SRC stayed hidden inside cells. A new UCSF study shows tumors actually push it to the surface, making it targetable. UCSF Imaging's Dr. Michael Evans collaborated on testing radioactive antibodies that successfully found the enzyme in tumors.

Read the full story: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/03/431591/molecular-garbage-tumors-makes-easy-target-antibody-drugs

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