The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) and the Canadian Radiological Foundation (CRF) supports the annual abstract competitions for radiologists and radiologists-in-training in all four abstract categories.
Each year the top-ranking oral presentations for Quality Improvement Project, Radiologist-In-Training Research Project, Scientific Research Project and top-ranking Educational Exhibit electronic presentations are awarded prizes and celebrated at the CAR Awards Ceremony.
The CAR 2025 Call for Abstracts is Now Open!
Submit yours by November 26, 2024, 11:59 pm EST
Congratulations to the CAR 2024 Abstract Competition Winners!
CAR 2024 featured a field of incredible oral abstract presentations. The CAR is excited to congratulate the winning presentations in all categories.
CAR 2024 Award Recipients
Educational Exhibits
Rank
1st Place
Abstract
12195
Title
Pediatric Neurosonography: A Comprehensive Review and Systematic Approach
Authors
Neetika Gupta¹˒⁴, Shivaprakash B Hiremath², Isabelle Gauthier³, Nagwa Wilson¹, Elka Miller⁴
¹Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, ²Victoria and University Hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre, ³The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, ⁴Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Rank
2nd Place
Abstract
12218
Title
White Matter Rounds: Towards a Neuroimaging Consensus for the Workup of Adult Genetic Leukoencephalopathies and Atypical White Matter Diseases
Authors
Alexander D. Wong¹, Aditya Bharatha², Ahmad Almutlaq³, Ana Cristina Wing⁴, Anna Szekely⁵, Carla Uggetti⁷, Carolina Rush⁸, Catherine Ashton⁹, David Araujo¹, Elizabeth Finger¹⁰, Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira¹¹, Enrique Alvarez¹², Erin Longbrake⁶, Fanny Elahi¹³, Geneviève Bernard¹⁴, Giulia Fadda¹⁵, Hayet Boudjani¹⁶, Helen Branson¹⁷, Jamie Imitola¹⁸, Jack Antel¹⁹, Jennifer Orthmann-Murphy²⁰, Jenny Feng²¹, Jessica Kovitz Lensch²², Johanna Ortiz²³, John Corboy²⁴, Kees Okkersen²⁵, Laura Airas²⁶, Mark Freedman⁸, Marie-Constance Lacasse¹, Marie Dhooghe²⁷, Michael Osherov²⁸, Moogeh Baharnoori⁴, Nagwa Wilson²⁹, Natalia Shor³⁰, Philippe Beauchemin³¹, Raphael Schneider², Sirio Cocozza³², Sridar Narayanan¹⁹, Sunita Venkateswaran¹⁰, Zehra Isik Hasiloglu¹, Elka Miller¹⁷, Robert La Piana¹
¹McGill University, ²University of Toronto, ³King Fahad Medical City, ⁴Queen’s University, ⁵Yale University School of Medicine, ⁶Yale University, ⁷ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milano, Italia, ⁸Ottawa Hospital, ⁹Royal Perth Hospital, ¹⁰University of Western Ontario, ¹¹Federal University of São Paulo – UNIFESP, ¹²University of Colorado, ¹³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, ¹⁴Montreal Children’s Hospital, ¹⁵Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ¹⁶Jewish General Hospital, ¹⁷SickKids, ¹⁸UConn Health, ¹⁹Montreal Neurological Institute – Hospital, ²⁰University of Pennsylvania, ²¹Ochsner Medical Center, ²²St Mary’s Hospital, ²³Kingston General Hospital, ²⁴University of Colorado, ²⁵Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, ²⁶Turku University Hospital, ²⁷National MS Center Melsbroek and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, ²⁸Barzilay Medical Center, ²⁹Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, ³⁰ Pitié Salpêtrière hospital, ³¹CHU de Québec, ³²University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
Rank
3rd Place
Abstract
12032
Title
Boulders of the Body: Exploring Lithiasis in the Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Genitourinary Tracts
Authors
Madeline Stever¹, Georgios Sideris², Thomas Anderson², Jennifer Wu²
¹Baystate Medical Center, University of Massachusetts, ²Baystate Medical Center, UMass Chan Medical School
Quality Improvement Project
Rank
1st Place
Abstract
11562
Title
Improving Sonographic Appendix Visualization Rates in a Regional Referral Hospital; Imaging Department
Authors
Shyr Chui¹, Karina Hansen¹, Carly Phinney², Deanna Danskin¹
¹Hospital of Northern British Columbia, ²Northern Health Authority
Rank
2nd Place
Abstract
12078
Title
Standardizing Multidisciplinary Case Conferences in the Era of Epic and Improving Communication between Referring Physicians and Radiologists
Authors
Zeyad Elias¹, Usman Tarique², Patrick Veit-Haibach², Ania Kielar²
¹Temerty Faculty of Medicine, ²University of Toronto, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto
Rank
3rd Place
Abstract
11665
Title
Rate of Reporting Incidental Coronary Artery Calcification on Non-Gated Chest CT Exams – Are We Following the Latest 2016 Society of Thoracic Radiology Expert Consensus Guidelines?
Authors
Amaris Hui, Jonathan Abele, Hefin Jones
University of Alberta
Radiologist-in-Training Research Project
Rank
1st Place
Abstract
12332
Title
Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Navigation (MRN) Performance by Targeting Success of Magnetic Drug-Eluting Beads (MDEBs) in Hepatic Arteries
Authors
Amina Hadjadj¹˒²˒³, Ning Li¹˒²˒³, Marie-Lou Hautot¹˒²˒³, Mahdi Rezaei Adariani¹˒²˒³˒⁴, Omima Messihad¹˒²˒³, Mara Vagai¹˒²˒³, Feryel Azzi², Dominique Trudel², Simon Lessard¹˒²˒³, Irene Vignon Clementel⁴, Urs Hafeli⁵, Gilles Soulez¹˒²˒³
¹Clinical Laboratory of Image Processing (LCTI), ²CRCHUM, ³UdeM, ⁴Inria, Palaiseau, ⁵Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia
Rank
2nd Place
Abstract
12349
Title
Targeted Biopsy on Unilateral mpMRI Prostate PI-RADS 4 and 5 Lesions: Time to Omit Contralateral Biopsies?
Authors
Cassandra Jeavons¹, Yilin Zhang¹, Adrian Marcuzza¹, Stephen Murphy¹, Sobhan Mardan-dezfouli², Miles Mannas¹˒³, Silvia Chang¹
¹Vancouver General Hospital, ²Vancouver Imaging, ³University of British Columbia
Rank
3rd Place
Abstract
12294
Title
Phase-Contrast MRI-based Renal Blood Flow in Young Adults Born Prematurely, a Feasibility Study and Correlation with EGFR
Authors
Frédérique Leroux, Thuy Mai Luu, Anik Cloutier, Anne Monique Nuyt, Sophie Turpin, Ramy El-Jalbout
CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal
Scientific Research Project
Rank
1st Place
Abstract
12356
Title
Identifying Educational Competencies for Artificial Intelligence in Radiology
Authors
Sunam Jassar, Scott Adams
University of Saskatchewan
Rank
2nd Place
Abstract
11959
Title
Assessing the Diagnostic Yield of MRI-Guided Breast Biopsies for Non-Mass Enhancement: Unraveling Predictors and Refining Diagnostic Strategies
Authors
Tahani Alghamdi¹, Sara Al-Douri², Abdullah Alabousi¹
¹McMaster University, ²University of Guelph
Rank
3rd Place
Abstract
12363
Title
Authorship Gender among Articles about Artificial Intelligence in Breast Imaging
Authors
Sonali Sharma¹, Charlotte Yong-Hing²
¹University of British Columbia, ²Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia