First Place Scientific Paper

Comparing the Effects of the Ionic Macrocyclic Gadolinium Contrast Agent Gadoterate to that of the Non-ionic Linear Chelate Gadodiamide in Rats with Reduced Renal Function

Sameh K. Morcos, FRCS, FRCR
Sheffield University

Second Place Scientific Paper

Utility of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient for Differentiating Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma of Low and High Nuclear Grade

Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, M.D.
NYU Langone Medical Center
Co-authors: Erin Fitzgerald; Hersh Chandarana; Ben Niver; Nicole Hindman; Jonathan Melamed

Third Place Scientific Paper

Iodine Quantification in a Renal Lesion with Dual Source Dual Energy CT Imaging: Preliminary Results

Hersh Chandarana, M.D.
NYU Langone Medical Center
Co-authors: Ramya Srinivasan; Benjamin A. Cohen; Danny Kim; Christianne Leidecker; James Babb; Alec Megibow; Michael Macari

MIT Award for Best Paper

Accurately Predicting Clinical Outcome in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC) Using Imaging and Clinical Factors

Andrew D. Smith, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Co-authors: Shetal N. Shah; Michael Lieber; Erick Remer

Best Poster Award

Diagnostic Advantages of Fetal MRI in the Evaluation of Prenatal Genitourinary Abnormalities

Anastasia L. Hryhorczuk, M.D.
University for Michigan
Co-authors: Matthew S. Davenport; Maria Ladino Torres

Best Educational Poster Award

Imaging of Ovarian Cystic Lesions: Recent Imaging Trends and Interpretation Advances in Diagnostic Workup

Ashish Wasnik, M.D.
University for Michigan Health System
Co-authors: Khaled M. Elsayes; Christine Menias; Joel Platt; Elaine Caoili

Research Awards

MRI Assessment of Renal Physiology (Glomerular Filtration Rate and Blood Flow) with Validation by Inulin and Para-Amniohippuric Acid Clearance in Normal Volunteers

Kartik Jhaveri, M.D.
University of Toronto University Health Network and Mt. Sinai Hospital
Co-Investigators: Judith Miller, MD, Robert Richardson, MD and Masoom Haider, MD

Prostate Cancer: Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Detection of Extracapsular Extension and Differentiation of Malignant Versus Benign Tissue

Sadhna Verma , M.D.
University of Cincinnati
Co-Investigators: Humberto Morales, MD, Krish Gaitdonde, MD, James Donovan, MD and Shagufta Khan, MD