The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) plans to bestow its Gold Medal award to Dr. Ricardo Cury at its annual meeting in Las Vegas on July 15.
The award acknowledges individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of cardiovascular CT and to the society, it said.
Cury is president and CEO of Radiology Associates of South Florida. He served as SCCT president between 2014 and 2015, and he has guided the society's International Committee and served as a program planner for SCCT scientific meetings.
Cury has published more than 100 articles in cardiology and radiology journals and has served as principal investigator on five research grants.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
