The Collaborative for Advanced Clinical Techniques in UltraSound (CACTUS) constitutes a group of like-minded physicians, scientists, and technical experts dedicated to ultrasound technical and translational research, innovative clinical imaging, and image-guided intervention.
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Sept 2024
UTSW helps address common, chronic and underdiagnosed condition in women
CACTUS lab supported the roll out of a new pelvic ultrasound imaging protocol to screen for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), a relatively common and sometimes debilitating disease.
May 2024
CACTUS lab awarded additional grant funding
CACTUS lab members David Fetzer and Caroline Lux awarded an RSNA Seed Grant to support ongoing efforts in manufacturing hepatic steatosis phantoms for the validation and intra- and inter-modality comparison of current and emerging quantitative ultrasound techniques.
Jan 2024
Ultrasound Liver Fat Quantification (LFQ) now available at UTSW
CACTUS lab supported the clinical rollout of LFQ by ultrasound, the latest quantitative technique for the assessment of liver disease. LFQ is now available in Dallas in both inpatient and outpatient sites, and in Frisco, with plans to expand to Fort Worth and South Dallas (Red Bird Campus) in the near future.
Oct 2023
Grant awarded for innovative work in liver fat quantification
CACTUS director David Fetzer, MD, was awarded a young investigator grant from the Soceity of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) to support his continued collaboration with Dr. Caroline Lux in the TRUST lab for their work in developing next-generation liver fat tissue-mimicking phantoms for quantitative ultrasound validation and translation.
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