RSNA 2011 is a Success for UW Radiology

Posted on December 2011

The UW SMPH Department of Radiology had an outstanding showing at this year’s Radiological Society of North America meeting. Over 30 of the Department’s faculty, staff, fellows, and residents participated in the international event, with 17 winning at least one award. In addition, our faculty and staff supplied 35 refresher courses, 15 scientific presentations, and 13 education exhibits.

Hosted in Chicago, RSNA is one of the world’s premier medical meetings, drawing professionals from more than 100 countries together to discuss the advancement of the profession and learn about cutting edge technical advancements in the field.

See the contributions and award-winning presentations UW made to this year’s RSNA event below.

Magna Cum Laude Award
The Contrast Nephrogram: A Multimodality Pictorial Review
Meghan G. Lubner, M.D. | Cynthia Sawhney Santillan, M.D. | Khaled Mohamed Elsayes, M.D. | Perry J. Pickhardt, M.D.| Christine O. Menias, M.D.

Cum Laude Award
Can’t Touch This: Hamartoma Time
James Adam Hanson, M.D. | Tabassum A. Kennedy, M.D.| Meghan G. Lubner, M.D. | Sanjeev Bhalla, M.D. | Perry J. Pickhardt, M.D. | Christine O. Menias, M.D.

Demystifying Medical Billing: Understanding the Impact of Billing Changes on Your Practice
Shane A. Wells, M.D. | Holly Daul | Richard K. J. Brown, M.D.

A Sight for Sore Eyes: Imaging of Ocular and Ophthalmologic Infections
Kardelina Diaz, M.D. | Deborah L. Reede, M.D. | Roy Andrew Holliday, M.D. | Wendy R. K. Smoker, M.D., FACR | Lindell R. Gentry, M.D.

Certificate of Merit Award
Vascular Anomalies of the Temporal Bone: Detection, Embryology, and Classification
Greg D. Avey, M.D. | Tabassum A. Kennedy, M.D. | Lindell R. Gentry, M.D.

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Spectrum of Imaging and Pathologic Findings
Lilia Vanessa Hardin, M.D. | Tabassum A. Kennedy, M.D. | Shahriar M. Salamat, M.D.

Uterine Masses: Beyond the Simple Fibroid
Eniola T. Obadina, M.D. | Meghan G. Lubner, M.D. | Khaled Mohamed Elsayes, M.D. | Christine O. Menias, M.D.

Image-guided Percutaneous Ablation of Benign Hepatic Masses: Why Operate When You Don’t Have To?
J. Louis Hinshaw, M.D. | Meghan G. Lubner, M.D. | Christopher L. Brace, Ph.D. | Timothy J. Ziemlewicz, M.D. | Fred T. Lee Jr., M.D.

Diffusion-weighted Imaging User’s Guide for the Novice Radiologist in the Breast, Abdomen, and Pelvis
Frederick Kelcz, M.D., Ph.D.

Exhibits Solicited For RadioGraphics Award
What Is in a Tear: Diagnosis and Classification of Meniscal Tears
Jie C Nguyen, M.D. | Humberto G. Rosas, M.D. | Arthur A. De Smet, M.D. | Ben K. Graf, M.D.

Vascular Anomalies of the Temporal Bone: Detection, Embryology, and Classification
Greg D. Avey, M.D. | Tabassum A. Kennedy, M.D. | Lindell R. Gentry, M.D.

Additional Presentations by UW
MR Arthrographic Appearance of the Postoperative Acetabular Labrum in Patients with Suspected Recurrent Labral Tears
Donna G. Blankenbaker, M.D.

How Budgetary Restrictions Effect Post-Mammography Management Decisions: An Analytical Model
Mehmet U. Ayvaci, MS, BS (Research Assistant)

A Short Microwave Ablation Zone Is Possible: In Vivo Experience with a Modified Triaxial Antenna
Meghan G. Lubner, M.D.

Timing and Nature of Complications from Image-guided Percutaneous Liver Transplant Biopsy
Kristie Guite, M.D.

Calculation of Relative Pressure and Wall Shear Stress Gradients in Intracranial Arterial Stenoses Using High-Resolution 3D Radial Phase Contrast Velocimetry (PC-VIPR)
Warren Chang, M.D., M.B.A. (student)

Hydrodissection for Thermal Ablation: Development of Injectable Hydrogels to Increase Stability of the Insulating Layer
Christopher L. Brace, Ph.D.

Gastrointestinal Imaging: What’s New, What’s Hot, and What’s Emerging (How-to Workshop)
Perry J. Pickhardt, M.D.

Virtualization and Remote Rendering for Medical Imaging (Informatics: Advances)
Gary J.Wendt, M.D.

Virtualization for Enterprise Imaging
Gary J.Wendt, M.D.

Techniques for Interventional Sonography and Thermal Ablation (Hands-on Workshop)
Kenneth S. Lee, M.D.

Musculoskeletal US with Focus on Peripheral Nerves: Small and Difficult-to-Study Nerves (Hands-on Workshop)
Humberto G. Rosas, M.D.

Dynamic Musculoskeletal US of the Upper Extremity (Hands-on Workshop)
Kenneth S. Lee, M.D.

MR Imaging Techniques for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis
Scott B. Reeder, M.D., Ph.D.

CT Colonography: Pitfalls
Perry J. Pickhardt, M.D.

CT Colonography: Summary of Results
David H. Kim, M.D.

Screening CT Colonography: Multicenter Survey of Patient Experience, Preference, and Impact on Adherence
B. D. Pooler, M.D. (Research Associate)

Abdominal MR Angiography without Contrast Agents
Thomas M. Grist, M.D.

Tendinosis: Steroid Injection, Tendon Fenestration, or Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection?
Kenneth S. Lee, M.D.

Noncontrast MR Angiography
Scott B. Reeder, M.D., Ph.D.

Smoking-related Interstitial Lung Diseases
Jeffrey P. Kanne, M.D.

Cerebrovascular Injuries
Lindell R. Gentry, M.D.

MR Imaging Appearance of the Types of Meniscal Tears with Arthroscopic Correlation
Arthur A. De Smet, M.D.

Imaging of the Extensor Mechanism
Kirkland W. Davis, M.D.

Stroke Imaging Triage: The Golden Hour
Howard A. Rowley, M.D.

Panel Discussion
Howard A. Rowley, M.D.

Pump and Puff Problems: The Cardiac Manifestations of Diffuse Lung Disease
Christopher J. FranÒ«ois, M.D.

Where the Scope Don’t Shine: MR Enterography and Correlates with Nonradiographic Imaging in Crohns Disease
Jacob Thomas, M.D.

Diurnal Variation of Major Error Rates in the Interpretation of Body CT Studies
Mark A. Kliewer, M.D.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lateral and Axial Radiographs Compared with Arthroscopic Findings of Patellofemoral Cartilage Damage
Kirkland W. Davis, M.D.

Improved Motion Correction Capabilities for T1 FLAIR PROPELLER Using Non-Cartesian Parallel Imaging
James H. Holmes, Ph.D.

Characterizing Microwave Ablation Antenna Designs by Infrared Thermal Imaging
Christopher L. Brace, Ph.D.

Spectrum of Adjunctive Techniques Used in Percutaneous Ablation
Meghan G. Lubner, M.D.

Microwave Tumor Ablation: Developmental History, Current Practice, and Future Trends
Christopher L. Brace, Ph.D.

Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of RF and Microwave Ablations: Postablation Ultrasound Predicts Ablation Zone Dimensions as well as Biphasic CT in Normal Swine Liver
Timothy J. Ziemlewicz, M.D.
Brain Perfusion Physiology and Tracer Kinetic Modeling
Aaron S. Field, M.D., Ph.D.

Imaging of Peritoneal-based Disease
Perry J. Pickhardt, M.D.

Creating a More Spherical Tumor Ablation Zone through Microwave Antenna Optimization
Jason Chiang, B.S. (Research Assistant – Employee-in-Training)

Hands-on Audience-Response Systems and Presentation Generation Systems (Hands-on Workshop)
Lonie R. Salkowski, M.D.

Hands-on Audience-Response Systems and Presentation Generation Systems (Hands-on Workshop)
Lonie R. Salkowski, M.D.

Hands-on DICOM Data Manipulation (Hands-on Workshop)
Richard J. Bruce, M.D.

Advanced Image Analysis, including Applications such as Automated Stent Planning and Multimodality Image Fusion and Treatment Planning (Hands-on Workshop)
Gary J. Wendt, M.D.

Virtualized and Cloud-based Advanced Image Analysis Utilities, including 3D (Hands-on Workshop)
Gary J. Wendt, M.D.

Hands-on HL7 Data Manipulation (Hands-on Workshop)
Richard J. Bruce, M.D.

Hands-on DICOM Data Manipulation (Hands-on Workshop)
Richard J. Bruce, M.D.

Noise Reduction with Prior Image Constrained Compressed Sensing in Chest CT
Christopher J. FranÒ«ois, M.D.

US vs MR Imaging for Musculoskeletal Radiology
Kenneth S. Lee, M.D.

Microwave Therapy: Are All Technologies (and Wavelengths) Equal?
Christopher L. Brace, Ph.D.

Predicting Diagnosis and Outcome
Elizabeth S. Burnside, M.D., M.P.H.
Resident, Fellow, and Radiologist as Interviewees
Fred T. Lee Jr., M.D.

Interview Role-Playing
Fred T. Lee Jr., M.D.

Congratulations and job well done to everyone involved!