Welcome to the 2003 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com’s annual event to recognize the best of radiology!
Voting in the final round is completed. Below are the final results in each of our 17 categories. Congratulations go out to all the candidates who made it to the final round, and our thanks to everyone who participated.
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. In the 2003 edition of the Minnies, 244 candidates squared off in 17 categories. To see the complete list of candidates, click here.
The 17 Minnies winners, noted in bold, are as follows:
MOST INFLUENTIAL RADIOLOGY RESEARCHER
1. Dr. Eliot Siegel, University of Maryland
2. Dr. Laszlo Tabar, University of Uppsala & Falun Central Hospital, Sweden
MOST EFFECTIVE RADIOLOGY EDUCATOR
1. Dr. Donald Resnick, University of California, San Diego
2. Dr. Daniel Kopans, Massachusetts General Hospital
3. Dr. Ravi Ramakantan, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
MOST EFFECTIVE RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATOR
1. Stephanie Ellingson, University of Iowa
2. Jane Van Valkenburg, Weber State University
MOST EFFECTIVE RADIOLOGY ADMINISTRATOR/MANAGER
1. Fred Gaschen, Radiological Associates of Sacramento
2. Sheila Sferrella, Lehigh Valley Hospital
3. Gordon Ah Tye, Kaweah Delta Health Care District
BEST RADIOLOGIST TRAINING PROGRAM
1. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
BEST RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST TRAINING PROGRAM
1. Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
2. Weber State University, Ogden, UT
MOST SIGNIFICANT NEWS EVENT IN RADIOLOGY
1. Impact of the Internet on radiology
2. Clinical validation of PET/CT scanners
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. Comparison of whole-body MRI with whole-body dual-modality PET/CT for tumor staging in oncology, Antoch, G et al, RSNA 2002 presentation.
2. Mammography service screening and mortality in breast cancer patients: 20-year follow-up before and after introduction of screening. Tabar et al. Lancet. 2003 Apr 26;361(9367):1405-10.
3. Computer-aided detection of lung cancer on chest radiographs: differences in the interpretation time of radiologists showing versus not showing improvement with CAD, SPIE Medical Imaging 2003 Symposium, February 2003.
BEST USE OF THE WEB – IMAGING SERVICES PROVIDER
1. UCSF Department of Radiology
2. Brigham and Women’s Department of Radiology
BEST NEW RADIOLOGY PRODUCT
1. Discovery ST Mobile PET/CT scanner, GE Medical Systems
2. Aquilion 16 CFX 16-slice cardiac CT scanner, Toshiba Medical Systems
BEST NEW RADIOLOGY VENDOR
1. MaxxVision
2. Confirma
MOST INFLUENTIAL RADIOLOGY EXECUTIVE
1. Joe Hogan, GE Medical Systems
2. Erich Reinhardt, Siemens Medical Solutions
BEST SERVICE COMPANY -- OEM
1. GE Medical Systems
2. Siemens Medical Solutions
BEST SERVICE COMPANY -- THIRD PARTY
1. SourceOne Healthcare Technologies
2. Clinical Image Management Systems
BEST USE OF THE WEB -- VENDOR
1. GE Medical Systems
2. Siemens Medical Solutions
