Radiology Personnel

Manjiri Dighe, M.D., MBBS

Professor
Medical Director of Ultrasound
Vice Chair of Quality and Safety

Abdominal Imaging

Biography

Dr. Dighe is the Medical Director of Ultrasound at the University of Washington and a UW professor of radiology. In addition to abdominal imaging, she is an expert in obstetric and thyroid imaging. She also conducts research on thyroid nodules using non-invasive ways to diagnose malignancy which includes ultrasound elastography. She also has a long interest and expertise in obstetric imaging and works closely with the Maternal Fetal Medicine group in UW to diagnose complex cases.

Dr. Dighe completed her residency in radiology in 2002. After completing her residency training, she underwent a year of abdominal imaging fellowship at the University of Washington Medical Center. Dr. Dighe joined the staff in August of 2004 as an acting assistant professor, becoming an assistant professor in 2005 and associate professor in 2011. Dr. Dighe is also the director of ultrasound at the UW Medical Center.

She is a fellow of the Society of Abdominal Radiology and Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound. She is board certified in radiology.

Recent Publications (via Semantic Scholar)



Cranial Point of Care Ultrasound for Neonatal Providers: A Feasibility Study.
Sarah E Kolnik, Annika Sahota, Thomas R Wood, et al. - Published 2024 - JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE

OR32-02 Thyroid Cancer Polygenic Risk Score Improves Risk Stratification Of Thyroid Nodules When Added To Ultrasound Imaging
N. Pozdeyev, M. Dighe, Martin Barrio, et al. - Published 2023 - JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY

Quantification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Vascular Dynamics With Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for LI-RADS Implementation.
Connor Krolak, M. Dighe, Alicia Clark, et al. - Published 2023 - INVESTIGATIVE RADIOLOGY

Thyroid cancer polygenic risk score combined with deep learning analysis of ultrasound images improves the classification of thyroid nodules as benign or malignant
N. Pozdeyev, M. Dighe, M. Barrio, et al. - Published 2023 - MEDRXIV

Thyroid cancer polygenic risk score improves classification of thyroid nodules as benign or malignant.
N. Pozdeyev, M. Dighe, Martin Barrio, et al. - Published 2023 - JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Preterm infants variability in cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy measurements in the first 72-h after birth
Sarah Kolnik, Rebecca Marquard, Olivia Brandon, et al. - Published 2023 - PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Gastrointestinal malignancies in pregnancy
M. Pectasides, Aarti Sekhar, M. Dighe, et al. - Published 2023 - ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY

RF11 | PSAT234 Deep learning analysis of thyroid nodule ultrasound images has high sensitivity and negative predictive value to rule-out thyroid cancer
Toshimasa J Clark, Trevor Cohen, B. Haugen, et al. - Published 2022 - JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY

First Series Using Ultrasonic Propulsion and Burst Wave Lithotripsy to Treat Ureteral Stones.
M. K. Hall, J. Thiel, B. Dunmire, et al. - Published 2022 - JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Role of Ultrasound and MRI in Diagnosis of Severe Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder: An Intraindividual Assessment With Emphasis on Placental Bulge.
Shanigarn Thiravit, K. Ma, I. Goldman, et al. - Published 2021 - AJR. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY