Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Have you submitted your Minnies nomination yet? If not, there's still plenty of time to let us know who you think should be recognized in radiology's premier awards event.
Now in their 16th year, the Minnies awards recognize excellence in radiology, giving you the opportunity to tell us who should be acknowledged for their contributions to our specialty. We've set up 15 categories, ranging from Most Effective Radiology Educator to Scientific Paper of the Year. After we get your nominations, our expert panel will select the winners through two rounds of voting, with trophies presented at the RSNA 2015 meeting later this year.
So what are you waiting for? Head over to minnies.auntminnie.com to get started!
PET/CT for breast cancer
When you're done, be sure to visit our Molecular Imaging Community for an article on a new way of using PET/CT to predict survival in breast cancer cases.
Researchers from Korea developed a prognostic algorithm that's based on whole-body metabolic tumor volume to determine which patients are more likely to survive. They believe it could be more accurate than methods that rely on measuring radiopharmaceutical signal intensity from a single tumor site.
Learn how they did it by clicking here, or visit the community at molecular.auntminnie.com.
Too many head CTs for kids?
A new study is shedding light on what its lead author says is a skyrocketing number of head CT scans being performed on children who sustain sports-related head injuries.
Researchers from Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, FL, studied a population of 3,000 kids who had suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) from sports-related injuries. They found that while 53% of the kids got CT brain scans, only 2% of the total study population actually turned out to have TBI.
The results indicate that many children who are getting scanned ought to be observed instead, the researchers believe. Learn more by clicking here, or visit our CT Community at ct.auntminnie.com.
