This year, Joseph “Joe” Leach, MD, PhD, won the 2026 Exceptional Physician Award, given to just a few UCSF Health physicians ...

The UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging is pleased to welcome Zhaoyang Fan, PhD, as Professor In Residence and leader of the Vascular & Cardiac Imaging Research Group. He received his ...

Fracture of the scapula detected on a computed tomography (CT) image (A) and a ”CT-like MR” image acquired using the UTE technique (B). For many musculoskeletal imaging scenarios, the standard ...

While clinicians use standard MRI and CT imaging to measure the size and distribution of tumors, metabolic imaging offers new ways to understand how cancer therapies work on a cellular level. Renuka ...

In a recent conversation, this year’s chief residents Drs. Michael Romano, Neda Ghassemi, and Eric Lopez shared their reflections on how they balance peer relationships with leadership ...

To ensure radiopharmaceutical therapies such as 131 I-NaI for thyroid cancer, 90 Y-microspheres for liver cancer, 177 Lu-DOTATATE for neuroendocrine tumors, and 177 Lu-PSMA-617 for prostate cancer, ...

Meningioma is the most common type of brain tumor, and it is usually slow-growing which can make subtle changes difficult to detect. A new AI-enhanced tool developed by data scientist Pierre Nedelec, ...

As an abdominal radiologist, Kang Wang, MD, PhD, noticed a disconnect in his daily work between the time determining whether a cancer patient's disease is progressing, responding to treatment, or ...

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) has long been a leader in trauma care, serving as the only Level 1 Trauma Center in San Francisco. Now, ZSFG is tackling a critical challenge: ...

When UCSF performed its first fetal MRI in 1996, the technology was still largely experimental. Nearly three decades later, fetal MRI has become a vital clinical and research tool. UCSF is now among ...

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...