Voting is now complete for the 2010 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie's annual event to recognize excellence in radiology.
We offer our congratulations to all the candidates who made it to the final round, along with our thanks to everyone who participated. This year's campaign featured 169 candidates in 14 categories.
Minnies candidates are nominated by AuntMinnie.com members in September of each year. Semifinalists and finalists are selected through a vote by AuntMinnie's expert panel of editors and radiology professionals. For a full list of 2010 Minnies candidates, click here.
The 14 Minnies winners, noted in bold, are as follows:
Most Influential Radiology Researcher
1. Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, American Radiology Services-Johns Hopkins Green Spring
2. U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
Most Effective Radiology Educator
1. Lawrence R. Muroff, MD, University of South Florida, Imaging Consultants, Inc.
2. Tan-Lucien Mohammed, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Most Effective Radiologic Technologist Educator
1. Kevin Powers, American Society of Radiologic Technologists
2. George Berdejo, Montefiore Medical Center
Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager
1. Alicia Vasquez, Arcadia Radiology
2. Erwin Schwarz, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Most Effective Radiology Volunteer/Philanthropist
1. Paul Berger, MD
2. John Vanden Brink, Rotary International
Best Radiologist Training Program
1. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO
2. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
3. Duke University, Durham, NC
Three finalists are listed due to a tie for second place in this category in the semifinal round of voting. Finalists are listed above by number of votes received in the final round.
Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program
1. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2. City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Most Significant News Event in Radiology
1. CT radiation overexposure incidents prompt new FDA oversight
2. Passage of healthcare reform and its impact on radiology
Biggest Threat to Radiology
1. Impact of healthcare reform on radiology
2. Decline in Medicare and third-party reimbursement rates
Hottest Clinical Procedure
1. Digital breast tomosynthesis
2. PET/MRI
Scientific Paper of the Year
1. 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.
2. Coronary artery calcium score and risk classification for coronary heart disease prediction. Polonsky TS et al, Journal of the American Medical Association, April 28, 2010. For AuntMinnie.com's coverage of this paper click here.
Best New Radiology Device
1. CyberKnife VSI radiation therapy system, Accuray
2. Achieva 3.0T TX Mobile MRI scanner, Philips Healthcare
Best New Radiology Software
1. syngo.via image management software, Siemens Healthcare
2. ExamPACS for iPad image review software, CoActiv Medical Business Solutions
Best New Radiology Vendor
1. Acuitas Medical
2. Imorgon
Click on the above links to learn more about each vendor.
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