Below is a list of finalists in each category for the 2006 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's annual competition to recognize excellence in radiology.
In most categories, the two top vote-getters are entered. In several categories, there were ties for second place. In these categories, more than two finalist candidates are entered.
Winners in each category will be announced at the end of October. To see the full list of semifinalist candidates, click here.
Most Influential Radiology Researcher
Dr. Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, Stanford University
Dr. Claudia Henschke, Cornell University
Willi Kalendar, Ph.D., University of Erlangen, Germany
Dr. C. Daniel Johnson, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Most Effective Radiology Educator
Stewart Bushong, Ph.D., Baylor University
Dr. Donald Resnick, University of California, San Diego
Most Effective Radiologic Technologist Educator
Melissa Brown, Madigan Army Medical Center
Joy Renner, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jane Van Valkenburg, Ph.D., Weber State University
Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager
Gordon Ah Tye, Kaweah Delta Health Care District
Penny Olivi, University of Maryland
Best Radiologist Training Program
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program
Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Most Significant News Event in Radiology
Passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Growth of cardiac CT angiography
Biggest Threat to Radiology
Increased use of medical imaging by physicians in other specialties (turf battles)
Decline in Medicare and third-party reimbursement rates
Hottest Clinical Procedure
Cardiac CT angiography
Hybrid PET/CT scanning
Scientific Paper of the Year
"Flying through" and "flying around" a PET/CT scan: Pilot study and development of 3D integrated 18F-FDG PET/CT for virtual bronchoscopy and colonoscopy. Quon et al. SNM 2006.
Multidetector computed tomography for acute pulmonary embolism. Stein et al. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jun 1;354(22):2383-2385.
Best New Radiology Device
FCRm computed radiography mammography system, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA
Somatom Definition dual-source CT scanner, Siemens Medical Solutions
Best New Radiology Software
Voxar 3D Enterprise software, Barco
syngo InSpace 4D software, Siemens Medical Solutions
Best New Radiology Vendor
Commissure
CardiArc
Spectrum Dynamics
