The following are the candidates in the final round of the 2004 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com’s annual awards competition to recognize excellence in radiology.
Most Influential Radiology Researcher
Dr. Paul Chang, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Elliot Fishman, Johns Hopkins University
Most Effective Radiology Educator
Dr. Barry Siegel, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Dr. Donna Magid, Johns Hopkins University
Most Effective Radiologic Technologist Educator
Jane Van Valkenburg, Weber State University
Robert DeJong, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager
Penny Olivi, University of Maryland
Julie Hughes, Scottsdale Healthcare
Best Radiologist Training Program
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN
Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Most Significant News Event in Radiology
Clinical validation of PET/CT scanners
MRI researchers win Nobel Prize
Biggest Threat to Radiology
Increased use of medical imaging by physicians in other specialties (turf battles)
Decline in Medicare and third-party reimbursement rates
Hottest Clinical Procedure
Hybrid PET/CT scanning
Cardiac CT
Scientific Paper of the Year
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.
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.
Best New Radiology Product
Aquilion 64 64-slice CT scanner -- Toshiba Medical Systems
LightSpeed VCT 64-slice CT scanner -- GE Healthcare
Best New Radiology Vendor
Zonare Medical Systems
Medicsight
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