Dear AuntMinnie Member,
We've moved into the final round of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's annual campaign to recognize excellence in radiology.
Our expert panel has chosen two candidates in each of our 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best Radiology Mobile App. Winners will now be chosen in a final vote that culminates in late October.
Who will be chosen as Most Effective Radiology Educator: Dr. Bruce Hillman of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, or Dr. Leonard Berlin of NorthShore University HealthSystem? Will the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology be named the Best Radiologist Training Program, or will that honor be seized by the ACR's Radiology Leadership Institute? See all of the Minnies finalists at minnies.auntminnie.com.
And in a new wrinkle this year, we've added a Best Radiology Image category, to be selected by members just like you who vote on our Facebook page. Cast your vote by clicking here and "liking" the image you think should win.
Congratulations to all the Minnies finalists, and good luck!
More on FDA and mobile apps
As we mentioned on Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's release on Monday of its final guidance on the regulation of mobile healthcare apps raised almost as many questions as it answered. We try to answer a few of those questions in a new follow-up article by senior editor Erik L. Ridley in our Advanced Visualization Digital Community.
Erik talked to a number of mobile app developers and users about the implications of the new policy going forward, and he also received some clarification on a major point of confusion: how the agency will regulate apps for referring physicians that are designed to view medical images but not to make diagnoses. Learn more by clicking here.
While you're in the community, make sure to check out this article on an MRI software application designed to provide better diagnosis of stroke patients.
Mammo screening in Appalachia
Finally, be sure to visit our Women's Imaging Digital Community for a new article on breast screening in Appalachia. A team of researchers has discovered an interesting correlation: Women in the poorest regions of Appalachia who have less access to screening mammography also have a higher incidence of late-stage breast cancer.
You may not be surprised, but the results could play into the ongoing debate over the value of breast screening. Many mammography skeptics have pooh-poohed the notion that screening discovers cancers earlier, in time to save the lives of many women.
Read more by clicking here, or visit our Women's Imaging Digital Community at women.auntminnie.com.
