Former fellow publishes original article on Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty

"Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty produce the same degree of height restoration."
by Hiwatashi A, Westesson PL, Yoshiura T, Noguchi T, Togao O, Yamashita K, Kamano H, Honda H
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Apr;30(4):669-73.

“Both kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty achieve the same degree of height restoration and improved the wedge angle. Kyphoplasty resulted in less cement leakage into the disc space and paravertebral soft tissue then vertebroplasty.”

Iris Young, a physician assistant in Neuroradiology, was recognized with 3 more Strong Stars - July 28, August 5, and August 10. This brings her total to 5 Strong Stars this year. Our best congratulations to Iris for this achievement.

Former Neuroradiology faculty members, Drs. Yuji Numaguchi and Toshio Moritani will be visiting Rochester on September 14th & 15th and will present the lectures listed above to our residents and fellows.

Dr. Manoj Ketkar, who was a fellow in Neuroradiology from July 2001 to June 2003, visited Rochester this July to meet old friends and show his children where they grew up. Dr. Ketkar is now in Dallas, Texas practicing radiology with an emphasis on neuroradiology.

Strong Memorial is the only Rochester-area hospital to receive this honor, and the only Rochester-area hospital to receive any level of American Heart Association recognition for its coronary artery disease and heart failure care. Only 13 hospitals in the U.S. are recognized this year with the Triple Performance Achievement Award.

The list of award-winners will be published July 28 in an AHA/ASA advertising announcement in the "America's Best Hospitals" issue of U.S. News & World Report.

Dr. Daniel Ginat wins the RAIN (Resident Achievement in Neuroradiology) award for the second time. Dan has been successful in publishing the most case reports on our internet-based teaching file during the last academic year and received the RAIN award at the Imaging Sciences Annual Dinner.

The Department of Imaging Sciences held a graduation dinner for its residents and fellows at Casa Larga Vineyards on June 10, 2009. Pictured above from left to right are our graduating residents - Drs. Jerry Lee, Veniamin Barshay, Devang Butani, Brady Huang, AR Klekers, Sam Madoff and Scott Mooney. Missing from photo are Drs. Malin Cesarz, Ahmed Elsherief and Salman Mirza.

An Upstate New York Stroke Care Symposium was held in Rochester on Friday, June 5, 2009 under the leadership of Drs. Adam Kelly and Curtis Benesch. Drs. John Deveikis and Babak Jahromi spoke on imaging and interventional treatment of acute stroke.

A second revised edition of “Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Brain” by Drs. Moritani, Ekholm, & Westesson was recently published by Springer with outstanding image quality (see excerpts above). "Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging of the Brain" was the first book on this subject when it was published in October 2003. The progress in the field of diffusion imaging is very fast, and this second edition essentially represents a completely new book with new text and new images, and a new chapter on extra-cranial scalp and skull lesion has also been added.

Stephen D'Ambrosio, a physician assistant in Neuroradiology, was recognized with a Strong Star. In their nomination, the patient stated: Wow! I can't recall any time when a health care professional provided such respect, compassion, education and patience in discussing the procedure and also following through with administration of this care. Kudos to Steve and his team."

Neuroradiology celebrated the publication of Mark Harrigan and John Deveikis 's new book on neurovascular disease and neuroendovascular therapy that was just released by Springer, entitled "Handbook of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurointerventional Technique." This 600 page masterpiece is a complete reference for anyone involved in neurointervention.

Iris Young, a physician assistant in Neuroradiology, was recognized with another Strong Star. In their nomination, the patient stated: "The care provided by Iris during every element of my care as well as that I witnessed her providing patients around me epitomizes the very goals outlined. She exceeded my expectations of compassion, respect, and exceptional health care." We again congratulate Iris for this achievement.

Iris Young, a physician assistant in Neuroradiology, was recognized with a Strong Star. In their nomination, the patient stated: "I felt well informed about my Myelogram procedure. At all times, she made sure she knew of any discomfort I was experiencing. Her response to my needs was immediate, personal, and comforting. Her kind words helped me relax."  We congratulate Iris for this achievement.