Executive Summary
William (Wil) Reinus, MD, MBA, FACR, is a Senior Partner at The Bracken Group and a musculoskeletal radiologist with more than 35 years in academic radiology. He has worked on clinical trials from both the clinical and CRO sides with a focus on imaging endpoints, including five years as a Medical Director at ICON Clinical Research guiding imaging in pharmaceutical trials.
Wil spent much of his academic career at Washington University’s Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, where he helped pioneer early musculoskeletal ultrasound, developed protocols for musculoskeletal MRI, and directed the musculoskeletal radiology section. He went on to serve as Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology and Professor and Chief of Musculoskeletal and Trauma Radiology at Temple University, and as Director of Radiology at Roxborough Memorial Hospital.
His research spans clinical disease and computing. He holds a patent for neural network methods for analyzing complex data and was an early investigator of neural networks for automated diagnosis of mammographic and bone lesions. He has authored 100 publications and 23 book chapters, edited two Springer textbooks, and is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology. He also holds an MBA from Washington University.
Books & Patent
Areas of Expertise
Musculoskeletal Imaging
MRI, ultrasound, CT, and radiography of bone, joint, and soft tissue disease, including early work in musculoskeletal ultrasound.
Imaging Endpoints
Imaging in clinical trials from both the clinical site and CRO sides, including five years as a CRO medical director.
Bone Tumors & Metabolic Bone Disease
Ewing’s sarcoma cooperative group studies, quantitative analysis of bone lesions, and rare metabolic bone disorders.
Neural Networks in Imaging
Patented neural network methods and early research in automated diagnosis of mammographic and bone lesions.
Emergency & Trauma Imaging
Patient selection criteria for emergency cranial CT, trauma radiology, and imaging utilization in the emergency department.
Radiology Operations & Economics
Departmental planning and leadership, scheduling models, outsourcing, and the economics of radiology practice.
