Below is a list of the candidates for the 2004 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. This year's campaign featured 217 candidates in 14 categories.
Most Influential Radiology Researcher
Dr. Leonard Berlin, Rush North Shore Medical Center
Dr. Paul Chang, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. David Channin, Northwestern University Medical School
Dr. Constantin Cope, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Richard Ehman, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Elliot Fishman, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Matthew Freedman, Georgetown University
Dr. Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, Stanford University
Dr. Claudia Henschke, Cornell University Medical Center
Dr. Karl Herholz, University of Cologne, Germany
Dr. Charles Higgins, University of California, San Francisco
Dr. C. Daniel Johnson, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Malik Juweid, University of Iowa
Dr. David Levin, HealthHelp Networks
Dr. John Lewin, University of Colorado
Dr. Kieran Murphy, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Perry Pickhardt, University of Wisconsin
Dr. Bruce Porter, First Hill Diagnostic Imaging
Dr. Kakarla Subba Rao, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Dr. Vijay Rao, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Dr. Thomas Stavros, Swedish Medical Center
Jonathan Sunshine, Ph.D., American College of Radiology
Dr. Laszlo Tabar, University of Uppsala & Falun Central Hospital, Sweden
Dr. Ralph Weissleder, Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael J. Welch, Ph.D., Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Dr. Hadyn Williams, Medical College of Georgia
Dr. William Yuh, University of Oklahoma
Most Effective Radiology Educator
Dr. Harry Agress, Jr., Hackensack University Medical Center
Dr. Douglas Beall, University of Oklahoma
Dr. Thomas Berquist, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Dr. Barry Chatterton, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Dr. David Dowe, Atlantic Medical Imaging
Dr. Georges El-Khoury, University of Iowa
Dr. Roy Filly, University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Barry Goldberg, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Marc Gosselin, Oregon Health Sciences University
Dr. Albert Hammerman, Washington University
Dr. Bhavin Jhankaria, Jhankaria Imaging, India
Dr. Emanuel Kanal, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Douglas Katz, Winthrop University Hospital
Dr. Ella Kazerooni, University of Michigan
Dr. Donna Magid, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Stuart Mirvis, University of Maryland
Dr. Koenraad Mortele, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Ravi Ramakantan, KEM Hospital, India
Dr. Lee Rogers, American Journal of Roentgenology
Dr. Geoff Rubin, Stanford University
Dr. Mark Schweitzer, New York University
Dr. Ali Shirkhoda, William Beaumont Hospital
Dr. Barry Siegel, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Dr. David Stephens, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Manuel Viamonte, Jr., Mount Sinai Medical Center
Dr. Helen Winer-Muram, Indiana University
Most Effective Radiologic Technologist Educator
Bob DeJong, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Phyllis Edwards, Jeanes Hospital
Mike Enriquez, Merced College
Mary Jane Gentry, Fayetteville Technical Community College
Jeff Killion, Midwestern State University
Eileen Maloney, Passaic County Community College
Debra McMahan, Santa Barbara City College
Kathleen Murphy, GateWay Community College
Judy Rose, Merced College
Mark Ness, Holy Family University
Mary Anne Owen, Medical College of Georgia
Cathy Parsons, Cumberland Medical Center
Cindy Rapp, Swedish Medical Center
Gay Utz, Gadsden State Community College
Jane Van Valkenburg, Weber State University
Beth Veale, Midwestern State University
Wanda Wesolowski, Community College of Philadelphia
Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager
Jeffrey Bernard, University of Texas Southwestern
Mike Dolan, Frankford Hospitals
Terry Dowd, Banner Baywood Medical Center
Patrick Epting, Radiology Associates, New Port Richey, FL
Julie Hughes, Scottsdale Healthcare
Jay Mazurowski, Concord Hospital
Don McClendon, Marshall Medical Center South
Penny Olivi, University of Maryland
Erwin Schwarz, Oregon Health Sciences University
Best Radiologist Training Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Duke University, Durham, NC
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
University of Miami, Miami, FL
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY
Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program
Baptist Health System, San Antonio, TX
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, New York, NY
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
GateWay Community College, Phoenix, AZ
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Shands Jacksonville School of Radiologic Technology, Jacksonville, FL
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Most Significant News Event in Radiology
ACR expels member for improper lawsuit testimony
Clinical validation of PET/CT scanners
Controversy over virtual versus conventional colonoscopy
Controversy over whole-body CT screening exams
GE acquisition of Amersham Health
Impact of the Internet on radiology
Increased scrutiny of physician self-referral abuse
Introduction of 64-slice CT scanners
IOM report recommends that nonphysicians read mammograms
Medicare to reimburse PET for Alzheimer's
MRI researchers win Nobel Prize
Offshore radiologists reading U.S. studies
PMA approval of CAD for lung-nodule detection
Proposal for Medicare to begin paying for AAA screening
Radiologic technologist sickout at San Francisco General Hospital
Softening job market for radiology professionals
Biggest Threat to Radiology
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software
Decline in Medicare and third-party reimbursement rates
Increased scrutiny of imaging utilization by third-party payors
Increased use of medical imaging by physicians in other specialties (turf battles)
Increasing cost of technology acquisition
Lack of advanced education for radiologic technologists
Malpractice insurance crisis
Migration of allied health professionals to radiology
Nonlicensed radiologic technologists
Offshore radiologists reading U.S. studies
Ongoing shortage of qualified staff
Picture archiving and communications systems (PACS)
Shortage of radiologists entering academic radiology
Softening job market for radiology professionals
Unnecessary radiation dose to patients
Hottest Clinical Procedure
3D ultrasound
Amyloid imaging in Alzheimer's disease
Breast MRI
CAD for lung cancer detection
Cardiac CT
Cardiac MRI
Hybrid PET/CT scanning
Percutaneous CT-guided intratumoral gene therapy
Virtual colonoscopy
Whole-body CT screening
Scientific Paper of the Year
Breast vascular calcification and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure. Iribarren C et al. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2004 May;13(4):381-389.
Can computer-aided detection with double reading of screening mammograms help decrease the false-negative rate? Initial experience. Destounis SV et al. Radiology. 2004 Aug;232(2):578-584.
Comparison of “B” readers' interpretations of chest radiographs for asbestos related changes. Gitlin JN. Acad Radiol. 2004 Aug;11(8):843-856.
Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy): A multicenter comparison with standard colonoscopy for detection of colorectal neoplasia. Cotton P et al. JAMA. 2004 Apr 14;291(14):1713-1719.
Computed tomographic virtual colonoscopy to screen for colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults. Pickhardt PJ et al. N Engl J Med. 2003 Dec 4;349(23):2191-2200.
Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism in outpatients: Comparison of thin-collimation multi-detector row spiral CT and planar ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy. Coche E et al. Radiology. 2003 Dec;229(3):757-765.
Empirically mapping the subspecialties of cardiovascular-interventional technology. Raymond MR et al. J Allied Health. 2004 Summer;33(2):95-103.
Estimated radiation risks potentially associated with full-body CT screening. Brenner DJ et al. Radiology. 2004 Sep;232(3):735-738.
Increase in utilization rates of ultrasound examinations among radiologists and nonradiologists from 1993 to 2001. Levin DC et al. Scientific Session, 2003 Radiological Society of North America meeting.
MR imaging evaluation of myocardial viability in the setting of equivocal SPECT results with (99m)Tc sestamibi. Lee VS et al. Radiology. 2004 Jan;230(1):191-197.
Probability of lung cancer by relevant factors. Henschke C et al. Scientific Session, 2003 Radiological Society of North America meeting.
Radiographic examination of the small bowel: Survey of practice patterns in the United States. Ha AS et al. Radiology. 2004 May;231(2):407-412.
Risk for distant recurrence of breast cancer detected by mammography screening or other methods. Joensuu H et al. JAMA. 2004 Sep 1;292(9):1064-1073.
Screen-film mammography versus full-field digital mammography with soft-copy reading: Randomized trial in a population-based screening program -- the Oslo II Study. Skaane P et al. Radiology. 2004 Jul;232(1):197-204.
Whole-body tumor staging with FDG-PET/CT: Comparison with CT and PET in 260 patients. Antoch G et al. Scientific Sessions, 2004 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.
Best New Radiology Product
Agfa CP-GU x-ray film, Agfa HealthCare
Aquilion 64 64-slice CT scanner, Toshiba Medical Systems
Carl's Table soft-copy reading workspace, Anthro
Coronis 5MP Mammo flat-panel display for mammography, Barco
Dilon 6800 breast imaging gamma camera, Dilon Technologies
DirectView VIParchive software, Eastman Kodak Health Imaging
Dome C5i flat-panel display for mammography, Planar Systems
DRV digital radiography system, Del Medical Systems
FCR Velocity family of computed radiography systems, Fujifilm Medical Systems
Horizon Radiology Manager workflow management system, McKesson Information Solutions
Intelligent Visual Medical System software, Emageon
Intera Achieva family of MRI scanners, Philips Medical Systems
iVault archiving software, Stentor
LightSpeed VCT 64-slice CT scanner, GE Healthcare
Magnetom Espree 1.5-tesla MRI scanner, Siemens Medical Solutions
Misys Image Management PACS software, Misys Healthcare Systems
MobileDART Plus mobile digital radiography system, Shimadzu Medical Systems
PacsScan Enterprise document-scanning software, PACSGear
ProSound alpha 5(1) ultrasound scanner, Aloka
Quix-FP 100 Basic Kit digital radiography package, Edge Medical Devices
Regius 170 computed radiography system, Konica Minolta Medical Imaging
Sceptre P3 PET/CT scanner, Hitachi Medical Systems America
SecurViewDX mammography workstation, Hologic
Simulix Evolution digital radiation therapy simulator, Nucletron
SpeechQ for Radiology speech recognition and workflow system, MedQuist
Universal Compliance Module for HIPAA security and privacy, HIPAAT
Vacora vacuum-assisted breast biopsy device, C.R. Bard
Vision PACS software, Amicas
Best New Radiology Vendor
3mensio
HIPAAT
i3Archive
Medicsight
Point Biomedical
VuComp
Zonare Medical Systems
Best Use of the Web -- Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hospital for Special Surgery
Indiana University
Marquette General Health System
Medical Center of Central Georgia
Scripps Health
University of California, San Francisco
University of Washington
Best Use of the Web -- Imaging Center
Eastern Radiology
Radiology Associates
South Jersey Radiology Associates
South Texas Radiology
St. Paul Radiology
Suburban Imaging
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