Lewis Katz School of Medicine Student Angela Udongwo Participates in Q&A with IPSY to Discuss Work with Dr. Hillel Maresky on the Lack of Research on the Radiologic Appearance of Black Hairstyles

Angela Udongwo, a third-year student at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, participated in a Q&A with IPSY to discuss her work with Hillel S. Maresky, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology at the Katz School of Medicine, on the lack of research on the radiologic appearance of Black hairstyles and how popular Black hairstyles like braids, twists, and locs appear on MRI, CT and X-ray. If a radiologist is unfamiliar with how Black hairstyles appear on radiologic imaging, it can lead to incorrect diagnoses, which may require serious follow-up. Their research is focused on teaching radiologists and ED physicians about how Black hairstyles appear on scans.