Medical School

Associate Professor Craig Hacking

BSci (Biomed Sci) MBBS FRANZCR
Academic Lead for Clinical Radiology
Academy for Medical Education
Consultant Radiologist
Princess Alexandra Hospital
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Craig Hacking

Assoc Prof Craig Hacking is a consultant radiologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane and a forensic radiologist a Forensic Pathology and Coronial Services, Qld Health. He has a special interest in trauma, emergency and forensic radiology as well as radiology and anatomy education.  Craig graduated from medicine from the University of Queensland in 2005 and undertook radiology training at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, awarded the FRANZCR in early 2013.

Craig is well known for his contributions to Radiopaedia.org including the online Radiopaedia courses on medical imaging anatomy and imaging in trauma and emergency medicine. He is currently a contributing editor of Radiopaedia.org and was previously a managing editor and the anatomy section editor. Craig has a background in teaching and examining anatomy to undergraduates, medical students, surgeons and radiologists for over two decades. He was a founding executive committee member for the Australian and New Zealand Emergency Radiology Society (ANZERG) and until recently the Lead Anatomy Examiner and part 2 viva examiner for the RANZCR. 

Craig's major contribution to the UQ medical program is the development of the Radiology resources website, a comprehensive collection of lectures, video tutorials, radiographic anatomy resources, and practice radiology quizzes for medical students of all levels.

Radiology resources

Researcher biography

Assoc Prof Craig Hacking's research and teaching interests areas are:

  • trauma and emergency radiology
  • forensic radiology
  • spectral CT
  • radiographic anatomy
  • radiology and anatomy education

Publications

Book (1)
Journal Articles (11)
Conference Papers (5)

Book

Hacking, Craig and Lisle, David (2023). Imaging for students. 5th ed. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003311133

Journal Articles

Bhandari, A., Koppen, J., Wastney, T. and Hacking, C. (2023). A systematic review and meta-analysis of spectral CT to differentiate focal liver lesions. Clinical Radiology, 78 (6), 430-436. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.02.017
Min, Hang, Rabi, Yousef, Wadhawan, Ashish, Bourgeat, Pierrick, Dowling, Jason, White, Jordy, Tchernegovski, Ayden, Formanek, Blake, Schuetz, Michael, Mitchell, Gary, Williamson, Frances, Hacking, Craig, Tetsworth, Kevin and Schmutz, Beat (2023). Automatic classification of distal radius fracture using a two-stage ensemble deep learning framework. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 46 (2), 877-886. doi: 10.1007/s13246-023-01261-4
McGeorge, Stephen, Loh, Brendon, Shibu, Ryan, Dobeli, Karen, Brown, Nathan J., Esler, Rachel, Hacking, Craig, Purvey, Megan and Roberts, Matthew J. (2023). Plain x‐ray misses many ureteric calculi: Time to challenge the old dogma?. BJUI Compass, 4 (1), 59-61. doi: 10.1002/bco2.192
Shern Liang, Ee, Wastney, Timothy, Dobeli, Karen and Hacking, Craig (2022). Virtual non-contrast detector-based spectral CT predictably overestimates tissue density for the characterisation of adrenal lesions compared to true non-contrast CT. Abdominal Radiology, 47 (7), 2462-2467. doi: 10.1007/s00261-022-03528-y
Williamson, F., Coulthard, L. G., Hacking, C. and Martin-Dines, P. (2020). Identifying risk factors for suboptimal pelvic binder placement in major trauma. Injury, 51 (4), 971-977. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.099
Jeavons, Cassandra, Hacking, Craig, Beenen, Ludo F. and Gunn, Martin L. (2018). A review of split-bolus single-pass CT in the assessment of trauma patients. Emergency Radiology, 25 (4), 367-374. doi: 10.1007/s10140-018-1591-1
Blazak, Penni, Hacking, Craig, Presneill, Jeffrey and Reade, Michael (2018). Early repeat computed tomographic imaging in transferred trauma and neurosurgical patients: Incidence, indications and impact. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 62 (4), 480-486. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12711
Abeysekera, Ashvini, Lee, Jerry, Ghosh, Simon and Hacking, Craig (2017). Migration of eroded laparoscopic adjustable gastric band causing small bowel obstruction and perforation. BMJ Case Reports, 2017 219954, bcr-2017. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219954
Antony, Joyce, Hacking, Craig and Jeffree, Rosalind L. (2015). Pachymeningeal enhancement—a comprehensive review of literature. Neurosurgical Review, 38 (4), 649-659. doi: 10.1007/s10143-015-0646-y
Hacking, Craig, Weinrauch, Patrick, Whitehouse, Sarah L., Crawford, Ross W. and Donnelly, William J. (2010). Is there a need for routine follow-up after primary total hip arthroplasty?. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 80 (10), 737-740. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05346.x
Hacking, Craig P., Taylor, Craig J. and Nathanson, Leslie K. (2008). Common bile duct polyp mimicking choledocholithiasis: a case report with laparoscopic trahscystic management. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques, 18 (3), 290-293. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31815c1ea3

Conference Papers

Kippers, V, Hacking, C, Rego, P, Aland, RC and Papinczak, T (2009). Integration of allied disciplines with gross anatomy class notes. 13th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, 29 June -3 July 2009.
Kippers, V., Rego, P., Hacking, C. and Aland, R. C. (2007). Medical students and anatomy teaching: what do they want?. Summer Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists, University of Padova, Italy, 16-17 July, 2007. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/ca.20536
Kippers, V., Rego, P., Hacking, C. and Aland, R. C. (2007). Medical students and anatomy teaching: what do they want?. Summer Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists, University of Padova, Italy, 16-17 July, 2007. New York: Liss. doi: 10.1002/ca.20536
Kippers, V., Rego, P., Hacking, C. and Aland, R. C. (2007). Medical students and anatomy teaching-What do they want?. Summer Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists, University of Padova, Italy, 16-17 July, 2007. New York, U.S.A.: Liss. doi: 10.1002/ca.20536
Kippers, V., Hacking, C., Aland, C. and Rego, P. (2007). The clinical anatomy approach to teaching in a medical program.. Summer Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists, School of Medicine University of Padua, Italy, 16-17 July 2007. New York: Liss. doi: 10.1002/ca.20536