Below is a list of the candidates for the 2012 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. This year's campaign features 164 candidates in 14 categories.
Finalists in each category will be chosen by AuntMinnie's expert panel, with winners to be announced in October.
Most Influential Radiology Researcher
Dr. Abass Alavi, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Sabine Amet, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Dr. Peter Bach, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Sarah Basma, Women's College Hospital
Dr. Wendie Berg, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. David Bluemke, U.S. National Institutes of Health
Dr. Howard P. Forman, Yale University
Dr. David Gur, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Scott Kennedy, Yale University
Dr. Constance Lehman, University of Washington
Dr. James Min, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Dr. Cyrus Raji, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Dr. Deborah Rhodes, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Dr. U. Joseph Schoepf, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Bimal Shah, Duke University
Most Effective Radiology Educator
Dr. Matthew Barish, Stony Brook University
Dr. Cheri Canon, University of Alabama
Dr. Felix Chew, University of Washington
Dr. Keith Dreyer, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. David Hirschorn, Staten Island University Hospital
Dr. Tan-Lucien Mohammed, Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Anne Osborn, University of Utah
Dr. Stephen Rose, Rose Imaging Specialists
Dr. Geoffrey Rubin, Duke University
Dr. David Yousem, Johns Hopkins University
Most Effective Radiologic Technologist Educator
Scott Cupp, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Diane Garcia, City College of San Francisco
David Gilmore, Regis College
Jeff Legg, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Joy Menser, Owensboro Community and Technical College
Bea Mudge, Johns Hopkins University
Joanna Niewood, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Jon White, Northern Virginia Community College
Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager
Joan Diaz, Abington Memorial Hospital
Lorie Kappeler, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children
Kathy Knoerl, University of California, San Francisco
Jeff Roberts, Massachusetts General Hospital
Andra Tidwell, TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center
Carlos Vasquez, Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health
Best Radiologist Training Program
American College of Radiology Radiology Leadership Institute, Reston, VA
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Duke University, Durham, NC
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
New York University, New York, NY
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Weill Medical College/Cornell University, New York, NY
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program
Adventist University of Health Sciences, Orlando, FL
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Regis College, Weston, MA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Most Significant News Event in Radiology
American Board of Radiology crackdown on board exam "recalls"
Breast density advocates pursue notification legislation
California passes radiation dose reporting bill
Decline in imaging utilization
Feds add radiology to stage 2 of meaningful use program
FDA approves Amyvid agent for PET studies
FDA holds workshop on MRI safety
FDA moves forward in regulating CT radiation dose
Introduction of CARE bill
Medicare reimbursement cuts
New guidelines support CT screening of high-risk smokers
Supreme Court upholds healthcare reform legislation
Technologist allegedly infects patients with hepatitis C
Biggest Threat to Radiology
Accountable care organizations
Competition to local practices from teleradiology and national radiology groups
Concerns about CT radiation dose
Decline in Medicare and third-party reimbursement rates
Declining job market for radiology professionals
Increased use of medical imaging by physicians in other specialties (turf battles)
Hottest Clinical Procedure
Cardiac CT angiography
CT lung cancer screening
Digital breast tomosynthesis
Molecular breast imaging
PET for Alzheimer's disease with new radiopharmaceuticals
PET/MRI
Spectral mammography
Whole-body MRI
Scientific Paper of the Year
Association between physician billing and cardiac stress testing patterns following coronary revascularization. Shah BR et al, Journal of the American Medical Association, November 9, 2011. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Benefits and harms of CT screening for lung cancer: a systematic review. Bach BP et al, Journal of the American Medical Association, May 20, 2012.
Cost-effectiveness of routine 18F-FDG PET/CT in high-risk patients with gram-positive bacteremia. Vos FJ et al, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, November 2011.
Deficit Reduction Act: effects on utilization of noninvasive musculoskeletal imaging. Kennedy S et al, Radiology, July 2012. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Detection of breast cancer with addition of annual screening ultrasound or a single screening MRI to mammography in women with elevated breast cancer risk. Berg WA et al, Journal of the American Medical Association, April 4, 2012. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Error rates in breast imaging reports: comparison of automatic speech recognition and dictation transcription. Basma S et al, American Journal of Roentgenology, October 2011. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Female-male birth gender ratios in Asian subpopulations in Santa Clara County, California. Lin GS et al, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting, April 2012. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Low-dose molecular breast imaging with Tc-99m sestamibi for screening in women with mammographically dense breasts. Rhodes D et al, RSNA meeting, November 2011. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Mammography screening and breast cancer mortality in Sweden. Autier P et al, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, July 18, 2012. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Prevalence of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in dialysis patients: the Pro-FINEST study. Amet S et al, European Congress of Radiology, March 2012. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Regular fish consumption is associated with larger gray matter volumes and reduced risk for cognitive decline in the cardiovascular health study. Raji C et al, RSNA meeting, November 2011. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Revascularization versus medical therapy in high-risk patients undergoing CCTA. Min J et al, American Heart Association meeting, November 2011. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this study, click here.
Use of diagnostic imaging studies and associated radiation exposure for patients enrolled in large integrated health care systems, 1996-2010. Smith-Bindman R et al, Journal of the American Medical Association, June 12, 2012. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.
Best New Radiology Device
Accuvix A30 ultrasound scanner, Samsung Medison
Aquilion CXL CT scanner, Toshiba America Medical Systems
BravePal peripheral body cover, Newmatic Medical
Discovery IGS 730 angiography system, GE Healthcare
DRive digital radiography system, Quantum Medical Imaging
DRX-Revolution mobile digital radiography system, Carestream Health
FDR D-Evo Suite II digital radiography system, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA
Echelon Oval MRI scanner, Hitachi Medical Systems
Impax DX-M mammography digitizer, Agfa HealthCare
Ingenuity CT CORE family of CT scanners, Philips Healthcare
Magnetom Skyra MRI scanner, Siemens Healthcare
NeuViz 64-slice CT scanner, Neusoft Medical
pedCAT 3D extremity CT scanner, CurveBeam
SonixEmbrace automated breast ultrasound scanner, Ultrasonix Medical
ViewRay MRI-guided radiation therapy system, ViewRay
Best New Radiology Software
AbbaDox CRM, Integrated Document Solutions
AccuRad REM Server dose monitoring software, AccuRad
AIDR 3D adaptive iterative dose reconstruction software, Toshiba America Medical Systems
ART assist reporting tool, MIM Software
Carestream Vue Motion zero-footprint image viewing software, Carestream Health
ClearCanvas ShareStation miniPACS software, ClearCanvas
ClearRead Compare temporal comparison software, Riverain Technologies
Colon CT software, Cadens Imaging
GammaPix smartphone-based radiation detection software, Image Insight
iDose4 Premium Package CT radiation dose reduction software, Philips Healthcare
ImagXpress V11 imaging software development kit, Accusoft
IMI Spectrum 3D imaging workstation software, Intrinsic Medical Imaging
Impax CV 12 cardiovascular information system, Agfa HealthCare
M*Modal Catalyst for Radiology reporting software, M*Modal
Opal-Mammo mammography software, Viztek
OrthoPACS orthopedic imaging software, Merge Healthcare
NovaPACS Express cloud-based PACS software, Novarad
PACSGear image exchange software, PACSGear
PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform, iCAD
Reconcillio automated image contouring software, Segasist Technologies
ResolutionMD 3.0 mobile image viewing software, Calgary Scientific
Scannerside radiation dose tracking system, Scannerside
SnapShot Freeze CT reconstruction software, GE Healthcare
Synapse Mobility 3.0 mobile image viewing software, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA
Syngo.plaza virtualized mobile image viewing software, Siemens Healthcare
Best New Radiology Vendor
CardioInsight
CurveBeam
Intrinsic Medical Imaging
Medspira
Segasist Technologies
Scannerside
Vizua
Click on the above links to learn more about each vendor.
Most Effective Philanthropy Program or Campaign
Choosing Wisely, American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation
Healthymagination Challenge, GE Healthcare
Putting Patients First, AHRA and Toshiba America Medical Systems
Ultrasound First, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Virtual Radiologic partnership with Doctors Without Borders/MSF
