2011 Award Winners

First Place Scientific Paper

Assessment of Renal Lesion Enhancement: Comparison of Single and Dual Energy CT

Jessica Ruhland, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Co-authors: Amy Hara; Alvin Silva; Rishi Gosalia; Qing Wu

Second Place Scientific Paper

Association Between Histologic Features of Prostate Cancer and Detectability on T2-weighted, Diffusion-weighted, and Dynamic Post-contrast MR Sequences

Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, M.D.
NYU Langone Medical Center
Co-authors: Samir S. Taneja; Savvas Mendrinos

Third Place Scientific Paper

Use of Low Dose 80-kVp Excretory Phase Images During CT Urography: Assessment of Image Quality

Atul B. Shinagare, M.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Co-authors: V. Anik Sahni; Cheryl A. Sadow; Sukru Mehmet Erturk; Stuart G. Silverman

MIT Award for Best Paper

MR Imaging of Renal Collecting System with Gadoxetate Disodium: Feasibility for MR Urography

R. Joshua Dym, M.D.
Montefiore Medical Center
Co-authors: Victoria Chernyak; Fernanda Mazzariol; Milana Flusberg; Alla M. Rozenblit

Best Poster Award

Iodinated Contrast Reactions: Is Premedication Necessary for Prior Hives Reaction?

Amy Kolbe, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Co-authors: Robert Hartman; Gina Hesley; Tanya Hoskin

Best Educational Poster Award

Pelvic Cystic Masses: Seeing Beyond the Ovary

Thomas Westwood, M.D.
University Hospital South Manchester
Co-authors: Emma Reid; Sue Liong; Velauthan Rudralingam; Sathi Sukumar

Research Awards

Prospective randomized comparison of hands-on high-fidelity simulation versus computer-based interactive simulation for radiology trainee contrast reaction management training

Carolyn Lee Wang, M.D.
University of Washington
Co-Investigators: Drs. Kani K, Schopp J, Petscavage J, Paladin A, Richardson M, Bush W

Photoacoustic Imaging of bladder cancer

Aya Kamaya, M.D.
Stanford University
Co-Investigators: Drs. Khuri-Yakub P, Oralkan O