Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Are you wondering who's in the running in the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's annual awards event recognizing excellence in radiology? Wonder no more -- our list of Minnies candidates is now available; you can see who's been nominated for an award by clicking here or visiting minnies.auntminnie.com.
We received many great nominations from members for this year's contest, which includes 208 candidates in 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best Radiology Mobile App. In between, there are categories including imaging devices, software, and scientific papers.
Our expert panel will now vote on the candidates, with finalists to be announced in late September and winners unveiled in October.
Want to vote in our Best Radiology Image competition? Then just visit our Facebook page by clicking here, and click "like" on the image you think is best.
Congratulations to all of the Minnies candidates, and good luck!
MRI of concussion
Meanwhile, in our MRI Community you'll find several new articles on the use of MRI to assess the effects of concussion.
First, researchers from Toronto used a combination of diffusion-tensor imaging and functional MRI to evaluate athletes with concussion, finding evidence of depressed brain function that could indicate that the brain's recovery is lagging, even after other concussion symptoms have resolved. Learn more by clicking here.
Another study questions whether children who sustain concussions really need to get MRI scans afterward. Researchers from the state of Washington found that less than 1% of kids who had these scans actually showed findings compatible with traumatic brain injury. Get more details by clicking here.
These stories and more are available in our MRI Community, at mri.auntminnie.com.
US-guided thrombin injection
Finally, visit our Ultrasound Community for a new article that assesses the off-label use of ultrasound to guide the injection of recombinant thrombin for the treatment of extremity pseudoaneurysms. Researchers found the technique to be both safe and effective. Learn more by clicking here.
