Dr. Hanna Jensen is our research support faculty. Dr. Jensen received her medical training in her native Finland, where she completed her medical degree and a doctorate in cardiovascular surgery. Her postgraduate surgical training took place in Finland and in Denmark. She completed a Post-Doc at one of the largest pediatric cardiac centers in Europe, the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, United Kingdom. She then worked as a Clinical Research Associate at the Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center in Atlanta prior to her relocation to Arkansas. Before joining UAMS full time, she worked as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Jensen has extensive experience in experimental, translational, and clinical research. Her main goal is to coordinate research projects, and support students, residents, and faculty in their research efforts. She conducts meetings every Friday morning for anyone interested in taking up research projects.
There is an ongoing research collaboration between UAMS radiology and the UARK Computer Science department Computer Vision and Image Understanding (CVIU) Lab. Headed up by department chair Dr. Arabinda Choudhary and CVIU lab director Dr. Khoa Luu, this collaboration is in its early days, but has already led to a number of grant applications and publication submissions by faculty, graduate, and post-graduate personnel from both institutions. Areas of ongoing research include correction and post-processing of chest radiographs, noise reduction in low-dose CT scans, and annotation tools which will allow faster and more accurate training of future machine learning algorithms. Other AI research at the UAMS radiology department includes collaboration between our Quantitative Imaging lab and the UAMS Myeloma Center, investigating quantitative markers of bone health and their effect on patient outcomes. AI research at UAMS involves personnel of every level, from support staff and medical students up to the department chair, and much of the active work has been led by residents and junior faculty.
Any questions about the information below, any additions or edits? Simply interested in getting involved? Please email Dr. Hanna Jensen hkjensen@uams.edu. Radiology Research Meeting occurs every Friday 8-9 a.m. via Zoom, please email Dr. Jensen for details.
Active Projects
Student / Resident Name | Faculty PI Name | Title | Research Area | Description / status |
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Looking for student | Kedar Jambhekar | Cardiac Amyloidosis in Multiple Myeloma: how does it affect the prognosis of the disease? | Diagnostic Radiology | In planning stages |
Looking for student or resident | Kevin Wong Daniel Ashton Charles James | How injection pressure changes with differing PICC lengths? | Interventional Radiology | In planning stages. |
Looking for student or resident | James Meek | Case series: VBX for TIPS reduction | Interventional Radiology | In planning stages |
Looking for student or resident | Gitanjali Bajaj | Imaging of Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas; The UAMS experience | Diagnostic Radiology | In planning stages |
Looking for student or resident | Robert J. Griffin Michael Borrelli Amanda Stolarz | Localized treatment of solid tumors with radiation triggered liposomes. Collaboration with Rejuvenics Technologies, LLC. | Basic Science Commercialization Interventional Radiology | Small Business Innovation Research funded by National Institutes of Health. Project launched Sept 2020. |
Looking for student | Mollie Meek | Retrospective review of the use of Vortex ports for apheresis | Interventional Radiology | In planning stages |
Looking for student | Mollie Meek | Redesigning the Interventional Radiology Mortality & Morbidity conference | Quality Research Interventional Radiology | In planning stages. |
Looking for student or resident | Kevin Wong Daniel Ashton Charles James | Glove and hand bacterial load with and without hand washing | Pediatric Radiology Interventional Radiology Quality Research | In planning stages. |
Looking for student or resident | Mollie Meek | Qualitative research project about perceptions of conflict of interest among interventional radiology physicians | Quality Research Outcomes Research | In planning stages. |
Looking for student or resident | Kevin Wong | Integrating RedCap into the normal IR workflow to improve research capabilities | Pediatric Radiology Interventional Radiology Quality Research | In planning stages |
Looking for student or resident | Kevin Wong | Benefits of Setting up and IR Consult Service | Quality Research Interventional Radiology | In planning stages |
Looking for student or resident | Kevin Wong | Quantification of Academic Achievements Review | Quality Research | In planning stages |
Looking for student or resident | Kevin Wong | Factors that Influence the Choice of Radiologic Fellowship | Quality Research | In planning stages |
Looking for student or resident | Kevin Wong | Effectiveness of SphenoPalantine Ganglion Block on concussion type headaches in the pediatric population | Pediatric Radiology Interventional Radiology | In planning stages |
Looking for student or resident | Mollie Meek | Clearing the liver (Lutathera) with Y90 prior to Lu177 treatments; benefits and cost analysis? | Interventional Radiology | In planning stages - no patients yet. |
Residents / Post-Docs needed Marinna Tadros | Xiawei Ou | Impacts of nutrition and obesity on children’s brain development | Pediatric Neuroradiology | USDA-funded study at Arkansas Children's Hospital, see: https://acnc.uams.edu/home/research-cores-labs/our-laboratories-2/brain-imaging-lab/ for more details. |
Residents / Post-Docs needed | Xiawei Ou | Maternal Obesity and Offspring Neurodevelopment: the MOON study | Pediatric Neuroradiology | NIH funded study at Arkansas Children's Hospital. The goal is to understand how maternal obesity affects offspring brain structural and functional development. |
Residents / Post-Docs needed Natalie Phelan | Xiawei Ou | Effects of prenatal opioid exposure on children’s brain development | Pediatric Neuroradiology | NIH funded study at UAMS/ACH, part of the NIH Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study. https://heal.nih.gov/research/infants-and-children/healthy-brain/ |
George Sidarous | Kevin Wong Daniel Ashton Charles James | Optical opacity reference for hip aspirations | Pediatric Radiology Interventional Radiology Basic Science | In planning stages. |
Eric Huynh | Kevin Wong | Review of efficient radiology reading patterns | Quality Research | In planning stages |
Jack Hagen | Kevin Wong | Implementation of Mid Gut Volvulus Ultrasound | Pediatric Radiology Interventional Radiology | In planning stages |
Kaley Ferguson | Kevin Wong | Mandibular Case Series | Interventional Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Literature review in progress. |
Dujuana Batiste | Kevin Wong | Bilateral Cuboid Navicular Coalition Case | Pediatric Radiology Interventional Radiology | In planning stages |
Flavio Garcia-Peres | Phillip Kenney | Extended Adrenal Case Report | Diagnostic Radiology | To include: adrenal cavernous hemangioma, adrenal histoplasmosis, traumatic adrenal injury with active bleeding (from adrenal), very atypical adenoma, calcified myelolipoma. Also perhaps more routine things like RP paraganglioma, adrenal hematoma, classic adrenal carcinoma. |
Kyle Standiford | Gitanjali Bajaj | Imaging findings in abdominal manifestations of multiple myeloma | Diagnostic Radiology Multiple Myeloma | In planning stages |
Sanaz Ameli | Terry Angtuaco | Why don’t medical students choose radiology? | Quality Research | Survey to senior med school class – 26 responses that were very telling. Planning an intervention to educate (2h) pre-clinical med school classes in April. Discuss about 7 cases. |
Kyle Jackson | Lyle Burdine James Meek | Liver cancer - Y90 embolization and contralateral lobe hypertrophy for metastatic resection - UAMS experience | Interventional Radiology Liver Cancer | In planning stages |
Rebecca Minner (graduated) Olivia Ray | Mollie Meek | Why female students choose / don’t choose a specialty | Quality Research | Results presented but not published yet. |
Zach Schwartz (graduated) Natalie Phelan | Mollie Meek | Mechanical Thrombectomy of TIPS | Interventional Radiology | Draft Case Series |
Sandra Scroggins | Mollie Meek | LEAN project regarding MRI workflow | Interventional Radiology Quality Research | In planning stages |
Dhruba Dasgupta | Mollie Meek | HHT in pregnancy | Interventional Radiology | IRB in progress |
Kaley Ferguson | Mollie Meek | Lung Cancer Screening | Diagnostic Radiology Lung Cancer | IRB in progress |
Mallory Heft | Mollie Meek | Was SARS-CoV-2 Unknowingly in Arkansas Before March 2020? | Diagnostic Radiology | IRB approved, awaiting data from AR-CDR |
Jackson Mosley | James Meek | Liver Cancer | Interventional Radiology Liver Cancer | |
Dakory Lee | Mollie Meek | Intracranial Hemorrhage Morphology Algorithm | Interventional Radiology Artificial Intelligence | IRB approved, data requested from AR-CDR |
Maddie Shaw | Mollie Meek | Intimate Partner Violence | Diagnostic Radiology Artificial Intelligence | IRB being drafted |
Andrew Buchan Logan Scott-Kirchen | Mollie Meek | Pulmonary Thrombectomy | Interventional Radiology | IRB approved, published abstract and oral presentation, manuscript in progress |
Greg Malyutin | Mollie Meek | Paracentesis in an Outpatient Clinic | Interventional Radiology | Manuscript in progress |
Mathieu Sabbagh | Mollie Meek | Case Report: HHT and melorheostosis | Interventional Radiology | Manuscript in progress |
Brad Griffitts | Mollie Meek | Liver Transplant | Interventional Radiology Liver Cancer | Manuscript ready, looking for journal target |
Jimmy Palakunnel | Mollie Meek | Same-day Y90; Case series | Interventional Radiology Liver Cancer | In planning stages |
Taylor Witt | Mollie Meek | Nanopillar Catheter Coating | Basic Science Interventional Radiology | Reached out to U of A for Material Science collaborators |
Adam Berry | Mollie Meek Kyle Kalkwarf Avi Bhavaraju | Artificial Intelligence in analyzing hemothorax chest X-rays | Diagnostic Radiology Interventional Radiology Artificial Intelligence Trauma | IRN in progress |
Zain Alfanek Abby Hertzog Nathan Taylor | Martin Radvany | Head & Neck CTAs | Interventional Radiology Neuroradiology | IRB approved, chart review done, abstract submitted to EAST. Also on team: Mollie Meek, Avi Bhavaraju |
Nicole Mercier Scott Fleck | Mollie Meek | Head CT | Interventional Radiology Neuroradiology | Manuscript submitted to AJNR in July 2020 |
Reed Shelton Zoe Crystal (UAMS-NW) | Terry Angtuaco | Marshallese population; high no-show rate to imaging | Diagnostic Radiology Quality Research | Patient education materials in native language? Might pursue through Center of Health Literacy |
Nayanatara Swamy | Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith | Male Breast Cancer Screening | Diagnostic Radiology Breast Cancer | Manuscript ready, being submitted to Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. If rejected, will try Public Health Research and Practice. |
Nayanatara Swamy | Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith | Supplemental Screening for Breast Cancer in the Age of Precision Medicine | Diagnostic Radiology Breast Cancer | Accepted to ARRS |
Bradley Griffiths | Jeff Lynch Emmanuel Giorgakis | Hepatic Artery Thrombosis after Liver Transplant | Interventional Radiology Liver Cancer | Under review at Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. |
Liza Hill | Arabinda Choudhary | Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | IRB returned to address questions. Also on team: Rangarajan Purushothaman, George Vilanilam, Raghu Ramakrishnaiah, Linda Deloney, Karen Farst |
Rangarajan Purushothaman | Gitanjali Bajaj | Alignment is everything; The Kinematics, Imaging Findings and Management of Carpal Instability | Diagnostic Radiology | Abstract accepted to RSNA |
None needed | Roopa Ram, Gitanjali Bajaj, Kedar Jambekar | LIRADS - Treatment response- Role of imaging | Diagnostic Radiology | Review article for Seminars in Radiology |
Nayanatara Swamy | Roopa Ram | How well do you know the pelvic floor anatomy? | Diagnostic Radiology | Abstract accepted to RSNA |
Akshaya Jagadale | Roopa Ram | Ankle Arthroplasty: Imaging findings of changing implants & emerging complications | Diagnostic Radiology | Abstract accepted to RSNA |
Kristina Ok | Roopa Ram | What’s Up Front? An Educational Guide about the Frontal Recess for Residents | Diagnostic Radiology | Accepted to ARRS |
George Vilanilam | Roopa Ram | International Medical Graduates in Radiology: Challenges and Moving Forward | Diagnostic Radiology | Accepted as a Fast 5 presentation at RSNA. |
Hunter Vines | Kevin Wong | Spleno-Colonic Fistula case report | Interventional Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Manuscript is being prepared for submission to Pediatric Radiology |
Vibhor Wadhwa (Graduated resident) | Kevin Wong | Use of Thromboelastography in IR | Interventional Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Letter to the editor being prepared for CVIR |
Sateesh Jayappa | Kevin Wong | Torsion of the accessory lobe of the liver | Interventional Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Accepted to SPR unknown case competition |
Surbhi Rachandani | Kevin Wong | Lateral Menigocele Case series | Interventional Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Accepted, in press in Neurographics |
Kaley Ferguson | Kevin Wong | Novel Approach to mandibular AVM | Interventional Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Manuscript in progress |
Surbhi Rachandani | Kevin Wong | Pediatric Call Cases Review | Interventional Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Manuscript in progress |
George Vilanilam | Kevin Wong | Inherent Flaws of Scopus | Interventional Radiology Pediatric Radiology Quality Research | Manuscript in progress |
Iqbal Haq | Arabinda K Choudhary | Spinal Ligamentous Injury in Abusive head Trauma: A pictorial review | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
Rangarajan Purushothaman | Arabinda K Choudhary | Utility of 3D and Reformatted Head CT images in the Evaluation of Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma. | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
Flavio Garcia-Peres | Arabinda K Choudhary | Spinal Subdural Hemorrhage in Abusive Head Trauma; A Pictorial Review | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
George Koshy Vilanilam | Arabinda K Choudhary | Venous Injury in Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: A pictorial review | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
N/A | Arabinda K Choudhary | The impact of the Consensus statement on abusive head trauma in infants and young children | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
N/A | Arabinda K Choudhary Peter J Strouse | Introduction to the Child Abuse Imaging special issue | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
Rahul M. Nikam | Arabinda K Choudhary | Unravelling Neuroinflammation in Abusive Head Trauma with Radiotracer Imaging | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
Rahul M. Nikam | Arabinda K Choudhary | Birth-related Subdural Hemorrhage: Prevalence, and Imaging Morphology | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
Sorensen James | Arabinda K Choudhary | Artificial Intelligence in Child abuse imaging | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology Artificial Intelligence | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
Kshitij Mankad | Arabinda K Choudhary | Sibling Screening in Suspected Abusive Head Trauma: A Proposed Guideline | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Submitted to Pediatric Radiology |
George Koshy Vilanilam | Arabinda K Choudhary | Myodural bands and trauma in adults versus children. | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | In planning stages. |
George Koshy Vilanilam | Arabinda K Choudhary | Anatomy of arachnoid granulations | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | In planning stages. |
Liza Hill | Arabinda K Choudhary | Review of Neuroimaging of AHT in children | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Data collection on-going, IRB approved. Abstract accepted to ARRS. |
N/A | Arabinda K Choudhary | Utility of 3D and Reformatted Head CT images in the Evaluation of Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma | Diagnostic Radiology Pediatric Radiology | Accepted to ARRS. |