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William Leicester Foster Jr.

Associate Professor Emeritus of Radiology
Radiology
Box 3808 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
8800 Hometown Dr., Raleigh, NC 27615

Overview


My research interests center around correlating gross pathology with radiology. These efforts have been most fruitful in correlating chest radiographs and CT scans with autopsy material from the weekly VA loan cutting during the past 15 years. In addition, a fair amount of correlative operative material has been obtained in cases with conventional and cross-sectional renal imaging. My resident and postgraduate talks and papers have attempted to familiarize radiologists with the gross pathology that we encounter today with high-tech imaging.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor Emeritus of Radiology · 2018 - Present Radiology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Use of 3D transabdominal ultrasound imaging for treatment planning in cervical cancer brachytherapy: Comparison to magnetic resonance and computed tomography.

Journal Article Brachytherapy · 2017 PURPOSE: To evaluate if the addition of 3D transabdominal ultrasound (3DTAUS) imaging to computed tomography (CT) can improve treatment planning in 3D adaptive brachytherapy when compared with CT-based planning alone, resulting in treatment plans closer to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prospective comparison of patient experience with colon imaging tests.

Journal Article Am J Med · September 2006 PURPOSE: Patient experience varies with the currently available colon imaging tests, including air contrast barium enema, computed tomographic colonography, and colonoscopy. We examined differences in patient experience with colon imaging tests and whether ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of radiologists and technologists in the performance of air-contrast barium enemas.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · September 2006 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the rate of polyp detection and the quality of air-contrast barium enema (ACBE) procedures performed by technologists differ from those performed by radiologists. CONCLUSION: Our results showed ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Prospective Comparison of Colonic Imaging Tests

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2005

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1973 M.D.