Letter From the Editor: Multimodality Imaging of the Pregnant Patient

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It is with particular pleasure that I introduce this issue of Seminars. The Guest Editors, Drs. Tara Catanzano and Stephen O'Connor, and many of the authors practice at a large hospital located just down the street from where I live. Baystate Medical Center is the western campus of Tufts University Medical Center. It is a 783-bed acute care medical center with a medical staff of 450 physicians and a graduate medical education program of 253 residents. The members of the Radiology Department have consistently contributed to their field with numerous articles and exhibits over the years. Max Cloud, a former Chancellor of the American College of Radiology, was a member of this department, as was the author of a textbook of neuroradiology, Robert Kirkwood; then there is my good friend, David March, who did a fine job guest editing a previous issue of this journal. Members of the Radiology Department have been involved with the American Board of Radiology for many years.

So this is a collaboration between 2 very accomplished radiologists. Aside from their roles as adult and pediatric radiologists, Drs. Tara Catanzano and Stephen O'Connor devote much of their time to training residents and pursuing academic goals such as putting this issue together. This was a successful collaboration in somewhat trying circumstances. The residents were particularly stretched, with the issue deadline falling around the same time as the radiology boards that obviously competed for their attention. If that was not bad enough, the Springfield area was stricken this summer with a major tornado that tore through town within blocks of the hospital and caused great damage. Then came the tail end of Hurricane Irene. In between there was a minor earthquake. And now as I write, we are suffering the consequences of a late October blizzard that pruned much of our foliage and power lines. But it is astonishing to me that that they were able to keep their concentration through it all and produce such an excellent issue delivered on time. Good job!

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• Contributing support staff, resident and faculty authors from the Department of Radiology at Baystate Medical Center with Chair Laurie Gianturco, MD (front right).