Welcome to the Body Imaging Fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center! This year-long program is dedicated to the comprehensive study of abdominal and pelvic imaging, with experiences in MRI, CT, US and fluoroscopy, with a strong emphasis on MRI. The fellows will actively participate in all functions of the division, and will assume graduated responsibility for its daily operations under the supervision of attending physicians.
The Body fellow will gain expertise in all aspects of abdominal imaging and will be proficient in interpreting the full spectrum of exam types they will encounter in academics or private practice, including:
- Liver HCC screening, loco-regional treatment response, MR elastography
- Multiparametric prostate MRI
- Staging & surveillance of rectal and gynecologic malignancies
- Dynamic pelvic floor studies
- Pancreaticobiliary disorders
- CT/MR urography & enterography
- 3D Reformatting techniques
The fellow will also gain experience in advanced CT techniques, such as dual-energy and CT colonography. They will become proficient in all facets of MRI imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, including protocoling, coil selection and problem solving, and will become the ‘go to’ person for the technologists over the course of the year.
Two blocks of elective time are offered that can be tailored to meet the fellows educational needs, including opportunities for rotations in Cardiothoracic imaging, Musculoskeletal imaging and Nuclear Medicine/PET. There is also an opportunity to gain additional training in performing CT guided procedures during the elective time, if the fellow chooses.
The fellow will also obtain leadership experience through their participation in the multiple Multidisciplinary Body Imaging Conferences each week, rotating with the body faculty presenting at these conferences. Fellows will also teach our radiology residents, both in the reading room and through didactic presentations.
Our main facility has 8 MRI scanners in operation: 4 1.5T and 4 3T magnets. We also cover a number of hospitals in the area with permanent and mobile MRI units. There are 5 CT scanners, 3 of which are dual energy units, with the 6th scanner arriving in 2026 a photon counting CT. We have 7 US rooms and cover ultrasounds from a number of regional hospitals. We have an active 3D lab staffed with 2 to 3 FTE daily.
Fellows will participate in weekend and evening call duties, which is paid at an attending rate. There are no overnight call shifts. While on call, the fellows work independently and interpret cross-sectional imaging and plain films, along with our residents, and supervise fluoroscopic procedures as needed.
At Dartmouth Health and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, there are ample opportunities to teach and participate in scholarly activity. We are highly collaborative with other departments and highly productive researchers. We encourage the fellows to teach, consider submitting abstracts and/or manuscripts, and attend national meetings.
Candidates who have completed our program have been very successful in finding positions in their areas of interest. Fellows have gone on to pursue both academic and private practice opportunities.
Please feel free to peruse our department web site, Body Division page.