Below is a list of the finalists in each category for the 2010 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging.
Winners in each category will be selected by AuntMinnie.com's Expert Panel and announced at the end of October. To see the full list of semifinalist candidates, click here.
Most Influential Radiology Researcher
Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, American Radiology Services-Johns Hopkins Green Spring
U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
Most Effective Radiology Educator
Tan-Lucien Mohammed, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Lawrence R. Muroff, MD, University of South Florida, Imaging Consultants
Most Effective Radiologic Technologist Educator
George Berdejo, Montefiore Medical Center
Kevin Powers, American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager
Erwin Schwarz, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Alicia Vasquez, Arcadia Radiology
Most Effective Radiology Volunteer/Philanthropist
Paul Berger, MD
John Vanden Brink, Rotary International
Best Radiologist Training Program
Duke University, Durham, NC
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
(Three finalists are listed due to a tie for second place in this category.)
Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Most Significant News Event in Radiology
CT radiation incidents prompt new U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight
Passage of healthcare reform and its effects on radiology
Biggest Threat to Radiology
Decline in Medicare and third-party reimbursement rates
Impact of healthcare reform on radiology
Hottest Clinical Procedure
Digital breast tomosynthesis
PET/MRI
Scientific Paper of the Year
Coronary artery calcium score and risk classification for coronary heart disease prediction. Polonsky T et al, Journal of the American Medical Association, April 28, 2010. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Radiation dose associated with common computed tomography examinations and the associated lifetime attributable risk of cancer. Smith-Bindman R et al, Archives of Internal Medicine, December 14, 2009. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Best New Radiology Device
Achieva 3.0T TX Mobile MRI scanner, Philips Healthcare
CyberKnife VSI radiation therapy system, Accuray
Best New Radiology Software
Exam-PACS for iPad image review software, CoActiv Medical Business Solutions
syngo.via image management software, Siemens Healthcare
Best New Radiology Vendor
Acuitas Medical
Imorgon
Click on the above links to learn more about each vendor.
Copyright © 2010 AuntMinnie.com
