Minnies 2010 semifinal candidates

Sep 19, 2010

Below is a list of the candidates for the 2010 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. This year's campaign features 169 candidates in 14 categories.

Finalists in each category will be chosen by AuntMinnie's expert panel, with winners to be announced in November.

Most Influential Radiology Researcher
Ersan Altun, MD, University of North Carolina
Stephen Balter, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center
Juan Batlle, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, American Radiology Services-Johns Hopkins Green Spring
Matthew Budoff, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Andrew Einstein, MD, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center
R. Edward Hendrick, PhD, University of Colorado Denver
Alan Katz, MD, Flushing Radiation Oncology
Amir Kimia, MD, Children's Hospital Boston
James Min, MD, Weill Cornell University Medical Center
Patrik Rogalla, MD, University of Toronto
U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Hrvoje Stergar, MD, University Hospital Essen

Most Effective Radiology Educator
Matthew Barish, MD, Stony Brook University
David Dowe, MD, Atlantic Medical Imaging
Albert Hammerman, MD, Washington University
Michael Linver, MD, X-Ray Associates of New Mexico
Katarzyna Macura, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Diego Martin, MD, PhD, Emory University
Tan-Lucien Mohammed, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Lawrence Muroff, MD, University of South Florida
Carlos Restrepo, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Wendy Smoker, MD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Most Effective Radiologic Technologist Educator
George Berdejo, Montefiore Medical Center
Lorenza Clausen, Mercy General for Catholic Healthcare West
Gail Hadley, Massachusetts General Hospital
Kelli Haynes, Northwestern State University
Chad Hensley, Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology
Mani Montazemi, Geisinger Medical Center
Joanne Niewood, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Kevin Powers, American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Robert Walker, Weber State University

Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager
Carol Flynn, Sentara Leigh Hospital
John Marshall, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System
Barry Nielsen, Medical Imaging of Fredericksburg
Robyn Ouderkirk, Crouse Hospital
Jeffrey Palmucci, Vanderbilt University
Erwin Schwarz, Oregon Health and Science University
Alicia Vasquez, Arcadia Radiology
Robert White, Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Cindy Winter, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center

Most Effective Radiology Volunteer/Philanthropist
Paul Berger, MD
Gia Deangelis, MD, University of Virginia
Barbara Gearhard, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Jeffrey Heck, MD, Shoulder to Shoulder
Daniel Mollura, MD, RAD-AID
Phillip Silberberg, MD, Shoulder to Shoulder
Duncan Smith-Rohrberg Maru, MD, PhD, Nyaya Health
John Vanden Brink, Rotary International

Best Radiologist Training Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Duke University, Durham, NC
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
New York University, New York, NY
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Pima Medical Institute, Albuquerque, NM
St. Anthony Central Hospital, Denver, CO
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Weber State University, Ogden, UT

Most Significant News Event in Radiology
American College of Radiology issues new guidelines for using gadolinium contrast agents
CT radiation incidents prompt new U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight
Impact of mobile healthcare devices on practice of radiology
Ongoing shortage of technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical
Passage of healthcare reform and its effects on radiology
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force raises mammography screening age to 50

Biggest Threat to Radiology
Competition to local practices from teleradiology and national radiology groups
Concerns about CT radiation dose
Decline in Medicare and third-party reimbursement rates
Impact of healthcare reform on radiology
Increased scrutiny of imaging utilization by third-party payors
Increased use of medical imaging by physicians in other specialties (turf battles)
Ongoing shortage of medical isotopes
Softening job market for radiology professionals

Hottest Clinical Procedure
Breast MRI
Conebeam breast CT
Coronary CT angiography
CT lung screening
CyberKnife radiosurgery for prostate cancer
Digital breast tomosynthesis
Functional CT imaging
Molecular breast imaging (MBI)
MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound
PET/MRI
Positron emission mammography (PEM)
Virtual colonoscopy

Scientific Paper of the Year
Coronary artery calcium score and risk classification for coronary heart disease prediction. Polonsky T et al, Journal of the American Medical Association, April 28, 2010. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Cumulative exposure to ionizing radiation from diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac imaging procedures. Chen J et al, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, July 7, 2010. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures: A review of radiation effects on patients' skin and hair. Balter S et al, Radiology, February 2010. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Holiday ornament-related injuries in children. Kimia A et al, Pediatric Emergency Care, December 2009. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Lesion concordance, image quality, and artefacts in PET/CT: Results of a multicenter study. Stergar H et al, Nuklearmedizin, June 1, 2010.

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Change in incidence following a switch in gadolinium agents and adoption of a gadolinium policy -- report from two U.S. universities. Altun E et al, Radiology, December 2009. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Prognostic value of coronary CT angiography for the prediction of mortality: A prospective multicenter study of 10,596 patients. Hadamitzky M et al, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2009 annual meeting. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Radiation dose and imaging protocols in pediatric dynamic volume CT. Rogalla P et al, RSNA 2009 annual meeting. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Radiation dose associated with common computed tomography examinations and the associated lifetime attributable risk of cancer. Smith-Bindman R et al, Archives of Internal Medicine, December 14, 2009. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Radiation doses and cancer risks from breast imaging studies. Hendrick R, Radiology, August 24, 2010. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Reasons women at elevated risk of breast cancer refuse breast MR imaging screening: ACRIN 6666. Berg W et al, Radiology, January 2010. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for organ-confined prostate cancer. Katz A et al, BMC Urology, February 2010.

What does the 'customer' really want? How do clinicians read the radiology report and what are their preferences regarding communication [of] unexpected findings: A survey of academic center staff physicians. Tappouni R et al, RSNA 2009 annual meeting. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper, click here.

Best New Radiology Device
Achieva 3.0T TX Mobile MRI scanner, Philips Healthcare
Affirm digital upright biopsy system, Hologic
Carestream DRX-Evolution digital radiography suite, Carestream Health
CXDI-70C Wireless digital radiography detector, Canon U.S.A.
CyberKnife VSI radiation therapy system, Accuray
DX-D 500n digital radiography system, Agfa HealthCare
Ergo digital gamma camera, Digirad
FDR D-Evo flat-panel digital radiography detector, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA
M7 ultrasound scanner, Mindray Medical International
Magnetom Skyra 3-tesla MRI scanner, Siemens Healthcare
Nano HQ computed radiography system, Konica Minolta Medical Imaging
NeuViz 16 CT scanner, Neusoft Medical Systems
ProSound Alpha 6 ultrasound scanner, Aloka
Senographe Essential full-field digital mammography system, GE Healthcare
Vantage Titan 3T MRI scanner, Toshiba Medical Systems
z.one ultra sp ultrasound scanner, Zonare Medical Systems

Best New Radiology Software
3Di advanced visualization software, Shina Systems
AcuoShare image sharing software, Acuo Technologies
Aegis breast imaging workstation, Toshiba America Medical Systems
C-InSight surgical visualization software, Mazor Surgical Technologies
CADstream Liver computer-aided detection software, Merge Healthcare
Carestream Image Suite miniPACS software, Carestream Health
Caseaccess PET/CT reporting software, Mirada Medical
Centricity Advance electronic medical records software, GE Healthcare
Clarity CT dose-reduction software, Sapheneia
eMix information exchange software, DR Systems
Exam-PACS for iPad image review software, CoActiv Medical
GOPView XR2Plus image processing software, ContextVision
Horizon Practice Plus 12.0 practice management software, McKesson
Imorgon Ultrasound PACS software, Imorgon Medical
Impax Data Center 2.0 image archiving software, Agfa HealthCare
iNtuition Cloud advanced visualization software, TeraRecon
IQQA-Liver advanced visualization software, EDDA Technology
LungPoint advanced visualization software, Broncus Technologies
OsiriX Pro 64-bit image review software, Aycan Medical Systems
PerfScape/NeuroScape advanced visualization software, Olea Medical
Pulmonary Workstation 2.0 advanced visualization software, VIDA Diagnostics
SecurView DX mammography workstation, Hologic
Synapse MIP/MPR Fusion advanced visualization software, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA
syngo.via image management software, Siemens Healthcare
Trauma Image Management and Exchange (TIME) image exchange software, LifeImage
Visage 7 advanced visualization software, Visage Imaging
Visualize ultrasound image review software, Medipattern
Volpara breast density calculation software, Mātakina
Volume Visualization advanced visualization software, Sectra
WebWorks image review software, Brit Systems