Our 2nd #AIinMINetworkingNight will be here in no time & MI is incredibly grateful for our event sponsors, including the Ontario Association of Radiologists (OAR), whose support allows us to gather with colleagues & industry peers for a night of fun & AI. Tickets here: https://loom.ly/L2J5d64

Job Opportunity: The Department of Medical is currently recruiting for our new Neuroradiology Division Lead How to apply: https://loom.ly/2IUyUyg Closing date: March 17, 2026

On Feb. 26, MI hosted its annual Winter Resident Retreat for 63 Diagnostic Radiology PGY1-5 residents, bringing together residents and experts in Machine Learning and speakers in AI Radiology and Personal Finance. Read more about the retreat here: https://loom.ly/tZMUbmM

Congrats to Adjunct Asst Prof Dr. Tara Graham, who is a recipient of @uoftmedicine.bsky.social MD Program Teaching Award for Excellence for 2024-25! Great work, Dr. Graham!

At last week's @myesr.bsky.social #ECR2026, MI Assoc Prof & VC, Research Dr. @katehanneman.bsky.social delivered two lectures in Vienna. Great work, Dr, Hanneman!

Congrats to Pascal Tyrrell, PhD, Assoc Prof & Data, Director Science, who was selected as a winner in @parkinsoncanada.bsky.social & @braincanada.bsky.social’s Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN) Data Challenge! Great work!

The @myesr.bsky.social's ECR 2026: Rays of Knowledge, happened last week in Vienna & some MI faculty made their way over to present their work and represent MI & @utoronto.ca. See the submissions here: https://loom.ly/SOLiLmg

The @myesr.bsky.social #ECR2026 wraps up this weekend, and MI Asst Prof Dr. Farah Cadour will present her abstract focused on normal variations of myocardial T1, T2, and T2*relaxation times on cardiac MRI. Read the study here: https://loom.ly/eUDuJ1c#ECR2026

As we near closer to our 2nd AI in MI Networking Night, MI would like to thank our sponsors, including Canon Medical Systems Canada Ltd, whose sponsorship helps us continue advancing AI applications in medical imaging. Thank you for your support! Get your tickets here: https://loom.ly/H5VRBdw

This week at the myesr.bsky.social's #ECR2026: Rays of Knowledge, former #CardiothoracicImaging Fellow Dr. Heli Rueda & other MI faculty from @imagingtoronto.bsky.social, will present their abstract, focused on CT-guided chest biopsies, in Vienna. Great work!

The @myesr.bsky.social annual congress ECR 2026: Rays of Knowledge, kicks off in Vienna today, and MI Chair Dr. Michael Patlas is there presenting two lectures. Good luck today, Dr. Patlas, and all other faculty and trainees presenting this week!

A new study with contributions from PGY1 Diagnostic Radiology Resident Dr. Sara Harsini reports the first-in-human safety, biodistribution, and dosimetry evaluation of [68Ga]Ga-HTK03149 and explore organ uptake relevant to future theranostic use. Read the study here: https://loom.ly/YPGK5EA

Have you purchased your tickets yet for our second AI in MI Networking Night? Back by popular demand! After the success of last year's inaugural AI in MI event, we're excited to invite you to this year's AI in MI Networking Night! Tickets are on sale now: https://loom.ly/L2J5d64

Congrats to Asst Prof Dr. Alexandre Boutet, who received catalyst funding from the Krembil Research Institute for his proposal, “Precision Medicine in Parkinson’s Disease: Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Individualized DBS Patient Selection!" @uhn.ca

A recent study in @carjournal.bsky.social from PGY1 DR Res. Dr. Rakhshan Kamran & Chair Dr. Michael Patlas argues the merits of foundational financial reasoning as a core competency for radiologists as AI is integrated into radiology: https://loom.ly/s7DshCM

Congrats to Prof Dr. Andrea Doria, who received the 2026 RRA Research Innovation and Leadership Award from the @aaradiol.bsky.social! This award recognizes Dr. Doria’s impact, leadership and commitment to excellence in her work in radiology.

The Department of Medical Imaging's second AI in MI Networking Night is coming up in a few short months, and MI is excited to shoutout one of our Bronze Sponsors: @caradiologists.bsky.social & MD Financial Management/Scotiabank! https://loom.ly/H5VRBdw

Congrats to MI recipients of @uoftmedicine.bsky.social #MDProgramTeachingAwardforExcellence for 2024-2025 Adj Lec Dr. Yatin Chadha; Prof Dr. Elsie Nguyen; Asst Prof Dr. Rawan Abu Mughli; Assoc Prof & #EmergRad DL Dr. Ferco Berger & Asst Prof Dr. Michael O’Keeffe!

Congratulations to MI Director, Data Science, Pascal Tyrrell, PhD, whose proposal to @utoronto.ca's Learning and Education Advancement FundPlus (LEAF+) program, titled AI, Academia and the Art of Dialogue, was approved by the committee to receive funding!

Congrats to PGY5 #DiagnosticRadiologyResident Dr. Taryn Rohringer who was awarded @uoftmedicine.bsky.social's William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship & the Starr Medal, which includes funding for her proposal evaluating encephaloceles & epilepsy in females.

Congrats to PGY1 DR Resident Dr. Rakhshan Kamran, who recently delivered an Invited Lecture at the @ox.ac.uk as part of their Swiftstream Programme, where he introduced students to radiology within the medical curriculum & potential training/career pathways.

A systemic review from MI DR Residents & Faculty in @theajnr.bsky.social aimed to characterize the clinical & imaging features of intracranially extending TMJ lesions & evaluate the impact of radiological misclassification: https://loom.ly/kMlNkF0

Congrats to MI's new Neuroradiology Program Director, Assoc Prof Dr. Helen Branson! Dr. Branson will begin her 5-year term on April 1, 2026, taking over from Asst Prof Dr. Matylda Machnowska, who ends her 5-year term on March 31, 2026. Congrats to Dr. Branson & thank you to Dr. Machnowska!

MI's 2nd AI in MI Networking Night is coming up in a few short months & we're excited to shoutout Novartis @novartis.bsky.social as our Silver Sponsor for the night! Thank you for your incredible generosity & support! Purchase tickets: https://loom.ly/H5VRBdw

MedLinx, offered by @utoronto.ca TFOM, is a transformative longitudinal program designed for high school students from underrepresented communities interested in exploring careers in healthcare. On Feb 10, MI was proud to participate: https://loom.ly/qaD61y0

MI is excited to announce Dr. Ashley Leckie, Lecturer, as our new Diagnostic Radiology Residency Associate Program Director! In this new role, Dr. Leckie will focus on supporting recruitment, maintaining continuous program improvement & supporting learners. Congrats, Dr. Leckie!

Congrats to MI Prof Dr. Elsie Nguyen & her team of Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellows, whose abstract, titled The Thick of It: Approach to left Ventricular Hypertrophy on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, was awarded the ARRS 2026 Bronze Award for the ARRS 2026 Annual Meeting and Scientific Program!

Congrats to Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellow Dr. Parikha Rampal, Asst Prof Dr. Binita Riya Chacko & the rest of the team @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social, whose educational exhibit was awarded the Certificate of Merit for the ARRS 2026 Annual Meeting & Scientific Program!

As we continue to celebrate #ResidentDoctorAppreciationWeek, get to know MI's #DiagnosticRadiologyResidency Deputy Chief Resident, Dr. Sabreena Moosa, PGY3! Read how Dr. Moosa came to pursue radiology & her secret skill that definitely comes in handy on long rotations: https://loom.ly/MXXSldg

To celebrate #ResidentDoctorAppreciationWeek, MI caught up with the Chief & Deputy Chief Residents of our biggest residency program, #DiagnosticRadiology, starting with Chief Resident, Dr. Anahita Malvea, PGY4, who stresses the importance of camaraderie amongst residents: https://loom.ly/7VoUjaI

Congrats to PGY3 DRR Resident Dr. Michael Teutenberg, who received a 2025 Temerty Award for Excellence in Professional Values! Dr. Teutenberg was nominated for exemplifying Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s shared professional values. Great job, Dr. Teutenberg!

MI is excited to announce our new Special Advisor to the Chair, Prof Dr. Elka Miller! Dr. Miller will begin her initial 1-year term on Feb. 1, 2026 & will focus on providing advice and support to new and junior faculty members applying for Continuing Faculty Appointment Review.

YOU'RE INVITED! After the huge success of last year's inaugural fundraising and networking dinner, we're excited announce that, by popular demand, we are hosting our second AI in MI Networking Night on May 28, 2026! Get your tickets here: sbee.link/8mpqvhd963

Congrats to Dr. Errol Colak, Assoc Prof & Odette Professorship in Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging, who was recently appointed as Chair of @rsnasky.bsky.social AI Committee! Dr. Colak also received the 2025 RSNA Honored Educator award for his dedication to furthering radiology education.

PGY1 Diagnostic Radiology Resident Dr. Rakhshan Kamran recently led a new scoping review into the landscape of AI application in pediatric radiology, which was covered in Science Magazine. Great work, Dr. Kamran! Read the article here: bit.ly/4aaNN4y

This Black History Month, we honor William Allen, MD, recognized as the first Black X-ray technician in the U.S. His groundbreaking work in medical imaging and publications in journals including Radiology helped shape the field we know today. #BlackHistoryMonth #Radiology

MI PGY1 DR Resident Dr. Rakhshan Kamran recently co-authored a study that assessed existing core outcome sets & developed standardized outcome measurements to be applied to each domain of the previously developed core outcome set: bit.ly/4qUtfo0

Congrats to Adjunct Asst Prof Dr. Petrina Causer, who was recognized by Ontario Health Cancer Care Ontario for her contributions to the PEBC last year, particularly as expert panel member on #17-10 Version 2 Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer.

MI is starting the year off with leadership promotions! Congrats to our new Cardiothoracic Imaging Division Lead, Asst. Prof Dr. Felipe Soares Torres! Dr. Torres will start his new role on Feb 1, for an initial 1-year term, taking over from Prof Dr. Elsie Nguyen, whose 6-year term ended in December.

Congrats to Assoc. Prof Dr. Errol Colak, who accumulated numerous professional achievements over the last year, including his recent appointment as Chair of the RSNA AI Committee! Dr. Colak also received the 2025 RSNA Honored Educator Award, recognizing his educational contributions to the RSNA.

A new paper from MI PGY1 Diagnostic Radiology Resident Dr. Rakhshan Kamran and MI Chair Dr. Michael Patlas, published by @caradiologists.bsky.social, discusses the numerous changes felt historically and currently by radiologists and how they can effect and lead change management: bit.ly/4jE1FIR

Happy Holidays from MI! The University of Toronto and the Department of Medical Imaging will be closed from Dec. 24 - Jan. 2, 2026. We wish you a happy holiday season and we'll see you in the New Year!

Congrats to MI Professor & Cardiothoracic Imaging Division Lead Dr. Elsie Nguyen, who was second author on an educational exhibit examining a multidisciplinary framework for implementing cardiovascular risk screening in mammography, which received a Certificate of Merit at the RSNA annual meeting!

Congratulations to Senior Author Dr. Micheal McInnis, Asst. Professor & the team behind the presentation, "PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE (PVOD) AND PULMINARY CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMATOSIS (PHC): KEY IMAGING FINDINGS," which received a Magna Cum Laude Award at the RSNA annual meeting this month!

Congratulations to Senior Author Dr. Felipe Sanchez Tijmes, Asst. Professor & the team behind the abstract, "IMAGING SURGICALLY REPAIRED CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. WHAT THE RADIOLOGIST NEEDS TO KNOW," which received a Magna Cum Laude Award at the RSNA annual meeting this month!

Congrats to Dir., Data Science, Pascal Tyrrell, PhD, who received RSNA's 2025 Science Poster Award for his poster introducing RADFORMER, a self-supervised transformer-based radiomics foundation model designed to improve the robustness & reproducibility of radiomics pipelines.

Congratulations to Senior/Presenting Author Dr. Jorje Abreu-Gomez and team who received a Certificate of Merit for their presentation, "STANDARDIZED LANGUAGE, SMARTER SURVEILLANCE: MRI LEXICON FOR PROSTATE CANCER FOLLOW-UP" at the @rsnasky.bsky.social's Annual Meeting last week!

Congratulations to the team behind the presentation, "ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN IN ONCOLOGY PATIENTS: DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES AND IMAGING INSIGHTS", which received a Certificate of Merit at last week's @rsnasky.bsky.social Annual Meeting!

Congrats to PGY1 DR Resident Dr. Rakhshan Kamran, who was selected from 3,000+ applicants for the European Society of Radiology's (ESR) "Invest in Youth" Award for his presentation, "“Artificial Intelligence in Paediatric Radiology: Mapping the Evidence, Exposing the Gaps, Charting the Future.”

Congratulations to Senior/Presenting Author Dr. Jorje Abreu-Gomez and team, who received a Magna Cum Laude award for their presentation about the role of radiologists' in prostate cancer treatment at last week's @rsnasky.bsky.social Annual Meeting! Great work to everyone involved!