Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Well, your nominations have been compiled and the full list of candidates is now available for the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's annual event to recognize excellence in radiology.
From Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Vendor, you can now view the short list of the best and brightest in radiology. We've even added a new category this year, Most Effective Radiology Volunteer/Philanthropist, to recognize the contributions being made by radiology professionals to public health issues all over the world.
You can view the list of candidates by clicking here, or go to minnies.auntminnie.com. Our expert panel will now vote on the candidates to come up with our list of finalists, to be released in the next several weeks.
CTA rules out chest pain in ED
In other news, a new study released today from the American Journal of Roentgenology indicates that coronary CT angiography (CTA) can be used to help safely discharge patients with low- to moderate-risk chest pain from the emergency department (ED).
Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle examined a small population of patients who had presented to the emergency department with chest pain. They based their decisions regarding whether to discharge patients on the results of CTA studies, then followed the outcomes of a group of 70 patients who had been released.
The results could add further weight to the use of CTA as an effective tool for ruling out serious heart disease in patients presenting to the ED. Learn more by clicking here.
In other cardiac CT news, a multicenter group from Germany and the U.S. used an automated software application to measure soft plaque in the heart -- believed to be a precursor to a cardiac event. Find out how well it worked and how it compared to the gold standard, intravascular ultrasound, by clicking here, or visit the Cardiac Imaging Digital Community at cardiac.auntminnie.com.
