Voting is now completed for the 2004 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie's event to recognize excellence in radiology.
Congratulations to all the candidates who made it to the final round, and our thanks to everyone who participated. In the 2004 edition of the Minnies, 217 candidates squared off in 14 categories.
Minnies winners are selected by the votes of AuntMinnie.com members in the fall of each year through a three-part process: nominations, semifinals, and finals. The two Best of the Web categories are selected by AuntMinnie Development and Editorial staff.
The 14 Minnies winners, noted in bold, are as follows:
MOST INFLUENTIAL RADIOLOGY RESEARCHER
1. Dr. Elliot Fishman, Johns Hopkins University
2. Dr. Paul Chang, University of Pittsburgh
MOST EFFECTIVE RADIOLOGY EDUCATOR
1. Dr. Barry Siegel, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
2. Dr. Donna Magid, Johns Hopkins University
MOST EFFECTIVE RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATOR
1. Robert DeJong, Johns Hopkins University
2. Jane Van Valkenburg, Weber State University
MOST EFFECTIVE RADIOLOGY ADMINISTRATOR/MANAGER
1. Julie Hughes, Scottsdale Healthcare
2. Penny Olivi, University of Maryland
BEST RADIOLOGIST TRAINING PROGRAM
1. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2. Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN
BEST RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST TRAINING PROGRAM
1. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2. Weber State University, Ogden, UT
MOST SIGNIFICANT NEWS EVENT IN RADIOLOGY
1. Clinical validation of PET/CT scanners
2. MRI researchers win Nobel Prize
BIGGEST THREAT TO RADIOLOGY
1. Increased use of medical imaging by physicians in other specialties (turf battles)
2. Decline in Medicare and third-party reimbursement rates
HOTTEST CLINICAL PROCEDURE
1. Hybrid PET/CT scanning
2. Cardiac CT
SCIENTIFIC PAPER OF THE YEAR
1. Whole-body tumor staging with FDG-PET/CT: Comparison with CT and PET in 260 patients. Antoch G, et al. Scientific Sessions, 2004 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.
2. Computed tomographic virtual colonoscopy to screen for colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults. Pickhardt PJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2003 Dec 4;349(23):2191-2200.
BEST NEW RADIOLOGY PRODUCT
1. LightSpeed VCT 64-slice CT scanner, GE Healthcare
2. Aquilion 64 64-slice CT scanner, Toshiba Medical Systems
BEST NEW RADIOLOGY VENDOR
1. Medicsight
2. Zonare Medical Systems
BEST USE OF THE WEB -- HOSPITAL
1. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
BEST USE OF THE WEB -- IMAGING CENTER
1. South Jersey Radiology Associates, Cherry Hill, NJ
2. Suburban Imaging, Minneapolis, MN
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