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)

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

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

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

How to perform shear wave elastography. Part I.
G. Ferraioli, R. Barr, A. Farrokh, et al. - Published 2021 - MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY

How to perform shear wave elastography. Part II.
G. Ferraioli, R. Barr, A. Farrokh, et al. - Published 2021 - MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY

Reply to “Placental Bulging Is Only Another Sign in the Placenta Accreta Spectrum Diagnosis”.
M. Dighe, Shanigarn Thiravit - Published 2021 - AJR. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY

Invited Commentary: Adnexal Torsion-Seven Tips to Not Miss the Diagnosis at Imaging.
M. Dighe - Published 2021 - RADIOGRAPHICS : A REVIEW PUBLICATION OF THE RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, INC

Quantitative contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the evaluation and early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma
Connor D. Krolak, Alicia Clark, M. Dighe, et al. - Published 2021 - THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Virtual Unenhanced Dual-Energy CT Images Obtained with a Multimaterial Decomposition Algorithm: Diagnostic Value for Renal Mass and Urinary Stone Evaluation.
Jennifer M Xiao, D. Hippe, Mladen Zecevic, et al. - Published 2021 - RADIOLOGY

Intracranial Hemorrhage and 2-year Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants.
Janessa B Law, T. Wood, Semsa Gogcu, et al. - Published 2021 - THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS