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 five abstract categories.
Each year the top-ranking oral presentations for Departmental Clinical Audit Project, Radiologist-In-Training Research Project, Scientific Research Project, Value of Radiology Project and top-ranking Educational Exhibit digital presentations are awarded prizes and celebrated at the CAR Awards Ceremony.
CAR 2023 Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to the CAR 2023 Abstract Competition Winners!
CAR 2023 featured a field of incredible oral abstract presentations. The CAR is excited to congratulate the winning presentations in all categories.
| CAR 2023 Award Recipients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Exhibits | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 212 | MRI Characterization of T1W Hyperintense Osseus and Soft Tissue Lesions | Muhammad Israr Ahmad, Adnan Sheikh University of British Columbia |
| 2nd Place | 57 | Rare Solid Pancreatic Lesions: A Pictorial View | Eman Almomen, Silvia Chang, Emily Pang, Amrita Kalantri Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia |
| 3rd Place | 109 | Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Review of the 2020 Guidelines with Interactive Cases and a Helpful Checklist | Oscar Osorio Cruz, Jessie Kang, Carolina Souza, Carole Dennie Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Departmental Clinical Audit | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 27 | The FIND Program: Improving Follow-up of Incidental Imaging Findings | Kaitlin Zaki-Metias¹, Jeffrey MacLean¹, Alexander Satei¹, Serguei Medvedev¹, Huijuan Wang¹, Christopher Zarour¹, Paul Arpasi² ¹Trinity Health Oakland Hospital/Wayne State University School of Medicine, ²Trinity Health Oakland Hospital/Huron Valley Radiology |
| 2nd Place | 211 | An Audit on Radiology Resident Competency in Managing Acute Contrast Reaction | Bo Bao, Chris Fung University of Alberta |
| Radiologist-in-Training Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 124 | Screening Detection Rate of Breast Cancer in Post Mastectomy Patients Treated with Autologous Reconstruction: A Tertiary Care Study | Marissa Absi¹, Amit Katyan², Raman Verma¹, Jean Seely¹ ¹University of Ottawa, Department of Radiology, ²University of British Columbia, Department of Radiology |
| 2nd Place | 75 | Assessment of Hepatic Steatosis on B-Mode Ultrasound by Radiologists and Deep Learning | Pamela Boustros¹, Pedro Vianna², Sara-Ivana Calce ², Emre Aslan¹, John Marinos¹, Talal Alamri¹, Cassandra Larocque-Rigney¹, Laurent Patry-Beaudoin¹, Yi Hui Luo¹, Kim-Nhien Vu¹, Jessica MurphyLavallée¹, Jean-Sébastien Billiard¹, Emmanuel Montagnon², Michaël Chassé², Bich Nguyen³, Eugene Belilovsky⁴, Irina Rish⁴, Guy Wolf ¹, Guy Cloutier², An Tang² ¹Département de radiologie, radio-oncologie et médecine nucléaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qc, Canada, ²Centre de recherche de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, Qc, Canada, ³Department of Pathology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qc, Canada, ⁴Mila – Quebec AI institute, Montréal, Qc, Canada |
| 3rd Place | 62 | Determinants of Failure of Visceral Artery Catheterization with the Cobra Catheter | Lojan Sivakumaran¹, Richard Liu², Sahir Bhatnagar², Louis-Martin Boucher² ¹University of Montreal, ²McGill University |
| Scientific Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 197 | The ‘FLAIR Motor’ Sign: FLAIR Signal Abnormality in Precentral Cortex is Useful to Diagnose Adult Global Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury Following Cardiac Arrest | Jaykumar Nair¹, Shobhit Mathur², Sarah Abdulla³, Aditya Bharatha², Manish Joshi⁴, Lyne Noel de tilly² ¹Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, QEII Health Science Centre, Halifax Infirmary Hospital, Halifax, Canada, ²Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, ³Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (UK), ⁴Department of Radiology, University of Calgary |
| 2nd Place | 180 | Quantitative vs Qualitative Muscle MRI: Imaging Biomarker in Patients with Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) | Gerd Melkus¹, Marcos L. Sampaio¹, Shaoni Chakraborty², Ian C. Smith², Kawan S. Rakhra¹, Pierre R. Bourque³, Ari Breiner³, Jocelyn Zwicker³, Hanns Lochmüller³, Bernard Brais⁴, Jodi Warman-Chardon³ ¹Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics, University of, Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Department of Medicine (Neurology), The Ottawa Hospital/The University of Ottawa, ⁴Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 3rd Place | 80 | The Effectiveness of an Optimized Ultrasound Protocol to Confirm Central Venous Catheter Placement in the Preterm Infant | Reem Amer¹, Katya Rozovsky², Yasser Elsayed³, Martin Bunge², Chiu Aaron³ ¹Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba, ³Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Children's Hospital of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba |
| Value of Radiology Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 117 | Progressive Steps Towards a Standardized MRI Protocol for People with Multiple Sclerosis in British Columbia | David Li¹, Samuel Yim², Laura Barlow¹, Carolyn Rudden³, Lori Saslow⁴, June Halper⁴, Anthony Traboulsee¹ ¹University of British Columbia, ²Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, ³BC Ministry of Health, ⁴Consortium of MS Centers |
| 2nd Place | 132 | A Provincially Adopted Standardized Operating Protocol (SOP) for Screening of Cerebral Vascular Malformations (CVMs) in Patients with HHT in Alberta | Ryan Spychka¹, Oliver Halliwell², Michael D. Hill³, Thomas Jeerakathil⁴, Karim Samji¹, Richard J. Owen¹, Sandeep Naik¹, Jeremy Rempel¹, Dilini Vethanayagam⁵ ¹Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Department University of Alberta, ²Cumming School of Medicine Department of Radiology, ³Cumming School of Medicine Department of Clinical Neurosciences, ⁴Department of Medicine Division of Neurology University of Alberta, ⁵Department of Medicine Division of Respirology University of Alberta |
| 3rd Place | 45 | Portable Brain MRI in a Remote Northern Canadian Setting – The Preliminary Experience of Moose Factory Implementation | Chloe DesRoche¹, Elaine Innes², Ian Silver³, Donatella Tampieri³, Johanna Ortiz Jimenez³, Benjamin Kwan³, J. Gordon Boyd⁴, Omar Islam³ ¹School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, ²Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada, ³Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, ⁴Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| CAR 2022 Award Recipients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Exhibits | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | PROT74VT4KW | Dual Energy CT Iodine Maps Improve Detection of Anastomotic Leaks, Visceral Perforations and Fistula | Divyajeet Rai, Jamie Russell, Nicolas Murray, Silvia Chang, Gavin Sugrue Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital |
| 2nd Place | PROYPQDVFE8 | Pattern-Based Approach to Diffuse Lung Disease | Anne-Marie Brisson, Zachary Guenther University of Calgary |
| 3rd Place | PRO9FTDCQYN | An Approach to Acute Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Diaphragmatic Abnormalities | Sarah Keyes, Shamir Rai, Nicolas Murray Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Emergency and Trauma Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital |
| Departmental Clinical Audit | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | PRO98AZLC6L | Limited Utility of Abdominal CT Tomograms in Patients with Crohn Disease Presenting to the Emergency Department | Tina Madzima¹, Satheesh Krishna Jeyaraj¹, Luis Guimaraes¹, Ania Kielar¹, Adam Weizman², David Dushenski², Luke Devine², Erin Kennedy², Helen Macrae², Nasir Jaffer¹ ¹University of Toronto, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, ²University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital |
| 2nd Place | PROS3NSP0VG | Thyroid Nodules Detected on CT: A Retrospective Audit Study and Analysis of Differences in Reporting Practices Across Radiology Subspecialties | Aisin Ibrahim,Marlee Parsons, Jana Taylor McGill University |
| 3rd Place | PRO8ECIIOSG | Improving the Quality and Consistency of Ultrasound Reporting for Pediatric Breast Masses through Implementation of an Algorithm for Investigation | Tracee Wee¹, Evelyn Lankester¹, Caron Strahlendorf², Sonia Butterworth³, Anna Lee⁴, Heather Bray¹ ¹Department of Radiology, ²Division of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, ³Department of Surgery, ⁴Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, BC Children’s Hospital |
| Radiologist-in-Training Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | PROWMZZDMPF | Predicting Transplant Kidney Function Decline from Ultrasound Using an Interpretable Artificial Intelligence Model | Ricky Hu¹, Zoe Hu¹, Rohit Singla²˒³, Cailin Ringstrom⁴, Grace Hu², Victoria Lessoway⁴, Janice Reid⁴, Robert N. Rohling⁴, Christopher Nguan⁵, Timothy Murray⁶ ¹School of Medicine, Queen’s University, ²School of Biomedical Engineering, ³Faculty of Medicine, ⁴Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ⁵Department of Urological Sciences, ⁶Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia |
| 2nd Place | PROVGLGMKBH | Nodules Identified on HCC Surveillance Ultrasound: Should CEUS or MRI be the Initial Test? | Jinghui Hu, Benjamin A Caine, Nicholas Gibson, Kelly W Burak, Stephanie R Wilson University of Calgary |
| 3rd Place | PROF48S4LP0 | Does Perception of Discrimination and Bullying Vary According to Gender, Ethnicity and the Level of Training? | Kiana Lebel¹, Elizabeth Hillier², Carol Hodgson², Tracey Hillier², Lucy B. Spalluto³, Wan Wan Yap⁴, Isabelle Trop¹, Kathryn E. Darras⁴, Charlotte J. Yong-Hing⁴ ¹Université de Montréal, ²University of Alberta, ³Vanderbilt University, ⁴University of British Columbia |
| Scientific Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | PRO7OGOOX09 | Transvenous CSF-Venous Fistula Embolization in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension | Donna Parizadeh¹, Olga Fermo², David Miller¹, Vivek Gupta¹, Prasana Vibhute¹, Todd Rozen², Thien Huynh¹ ¹Department of Radiology, ²Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic |
| 2nd Place | PROHYHBZ3AC | Can Dual Energy CT Differentiate Between Types of Peri-articular Mineralized Foci? | Jennifer Hennebry, Waleed Alkhadi, Faisal Alsugair, Dustin Hofstede, Adnan Sheikh, Savvas Nicolaou, Hugue Ouellette, Nicolas Murray Emergency and Musculoskeletal Radiology Departments, Vancouver General Hospital |
| 3rd Place | PROR6VO4EZM | Cochrane “Living” Systematic Review on Diagnostic Accuracy of Imaging for COVID-19: Version 4 | Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Nayaar Islam, Haben Dawit, Jean-Paul Salameh, Sakib Kazi, Nicholas Fabiano, Lee Treanor, Marissa Absi, Faraz Ahmad, Paul Rooprai, Ahmed Al Khalil, Kelly Harper, Neil Kamra, Ross Prager, Mariska MG Leeflang, Lotty Hooft, Christian B van der Pol, Samanjit S Hare, Carole Dennie, René Spijker, Jonathan J Deeks, Jacqueline Dinnes, Kevin Jenniskens, Daniël A Korevaar, Jérémie F Cohen, Ann Van den Bruel, Yemisi Takwoingi, Janneke van de Wijgert, Junfeng Wang, Elena Pena, Sandra Sabongui, Matthew F McInnes The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa |
| Value of Radiology Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | PROA19JN0VS | MRI Appropriateness Checklist Decreases Volume of Spine Imaging from Primary Care Physicians | Andrew Leung, Navdeep Sahota, Cornel Felder Western University |
| 2nd Place | PROJ09FFM26 | Does Creating a Universal Report Standard for Potential Living Renal Donors Ensure That All Pre-operative Data Is Acquired for Transplant Urologists? | Hadas Benhabib¹, Priscila Sacilotto Crivellaro¹, Heba Osman², Senthujan Gunaseelan³, Andrew Chung⁴, Jason Lee⁵, Errol Colak¹, Vincent Leung³, Cynthia Walsh², Ania Kielar¹ ¹Dept. of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, ²Dept. of Radiology, University of Ottawa, ³Dept. of Radiology McMaster University, ⁴Dept. of Diag. Radiology, Queen’s University, ⁵Division of Urology, University of Toronto |
| 3rd Place | PROV8MK82L2 | Demonstrating Value of Radiology in Endometriosis: Optimizing 2-way Communication with Gynecologists | Wyanne Law¹, Mostafa Atri², Nucelio Lemos³, Kartik Jhaveri², Nancy Talbot², Ania Kielar² ¹University of Toronto, ²Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, ³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s College Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital |
| CAR 2021 Award Recipients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Exhibits | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 53 | Modern Radiologic Diagnosis and Management of Acute Cholecystitis – What’s New in the Hot Gallbladder | James P. Nugent, Jessica Li, Alison Harris Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia |
| 2nd Place | 125 | Advanced MRI of the Rotator Cuff: Tough Stuff About the Cuff | John D. Karp¹, Prem Ruben Jayaram², Charlotte J Yong-Hing³, Theresa Li-Cheng Lee⁴, Nancy Martin², Steven Bak-Siew Wong⁵, Gordon T. Andrews², Bruce B Forster² ¹School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, ²Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, ³Diagnostic Imaging, BC Cancer Agency, ⁴PRP Diagnostic Imaging, ⁵Department of Radiology, Singapore General Hospital |
| 3rd Place | 86 | Systematic Approach to Sonography of Testicular Masses | Kenneth Holmes¹, Shamir Rai², Savvas Nicolaou², Nicolas Murray¹˒² ¹University of British Columbia, ²Vancouver General Hospital |
| Departmental Clinical Audit | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 71 | Diabetic Foot: How to Investigate Better | Aisin Ibrahim¹, Moncef Berkache², Sooheib Andoulsi³, Philippe Morency-Potvin³, Daniel Juneau³, Martial Koenig³, Karine Bourduas³, Véronique Freire³ ¹McGill University, ²Laval University, ³University of Montréal |
| 2nd Place | 146 | Optimizing Distal Colostogram Technique in Infants with Anorectal Malformation | Naoya Shatani¹, Juvel Lee², Heather Bray¹, Robert Baird³, Dan Rosenbaum¹ ¹Department of Radiology, ²Faculty of Medicine, ³Division of Pediatric General Surgery, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia |
| 3rd Place | 10 | Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Improving IVC Filter Insertion and Removal Rates at a Tertiary Care Centre | Victoria Linehan, Claire Woodworth, Anuj Dixit, Melissa Skanes Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Radiologist-in-Training Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 134 | Deep Learning-Based Automatic Tumour Segmentation in Breast-Conserving Surgery Navigation Systems | Zoe Hu¹, Tamas Ungi², Jay Engel¹, Gabor Fichtinger², Doris Jabs¹ ¹School of Medicine, ²School of Computing, Queen’s University |
| 2nd Place | 91 | Clinical Pregnancy Success Rates Post Fallopian Tube Recanalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Edmonton, Alberta | Ali Poonja, Rahim Samji, Murad Bandali, Sara Ilnitsky University of Alberta |
| 3rd Place | 81 | Correlation of Faculty Gender and Resident Gender at Canadian Radiology Residency Programs | Morgan Lawley, Jessica Dobson, Francine Heelan, Daria Manos Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Dalhousie University |
| Scientific Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 94 | Cochrane ‘Living’ Systematic Review on Diagnostic Accuracy of Imaging for COVID-19: Update 2 | Nayaar Islam, Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Jean-Paul Salameh, Sakib Kazi, Nicholas Fabiano, Lee Treanor, Marissa Absi, Zachary Hallgrimson, Mariska MG Leeflang, Lotty Hooft, Christian B van der Pol, Ross Prager, Samanjit S Hare, Carole Dennie, René Spijker, Jonathan J Deeks, Jacqueline Dinnes, Kevin Jenniskens, Daniël A Korevaar, Jérémie F Cohen, Ann Van den Bruel , Yemisi Takwoingi, Janneke Van De Wijgert, Johanna AAG Damen, Junfeng Wang, Matthew DF McInnes, Sanam Pirshahid University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute |
| 2nd Place | 158 | Can CTA Discriminate Between Free-Floating Thrombus and Plaque in Patients with Stroke/TIA? A Canadian Multi-Centre Study | Paulo Puac Polanco¹, Cheemun Lum¹, Ronda Lun¹, Dar Dowlatshahi¹, Grant Stotts¹, Michel Shamy¹, Aditya Bharatha², Dylan Blacquiere¹, Bijoy Menon³, Franco Momoli¹, Dave Prasham¹, Rebecca Thornhill¹, Carlos Torres¹ ¹The Ottawa Hospital & University of Ottawa, ²St. Michael’s Hospital & University of Toronto, ³Foothills Medical Centre & University of Calgary |
| 3rd Place | 119 | Association Between Patient and Physics Acquisition Parameters and Mammography Positioning Errors | Mohamed Abdolell¹˒², Nicole Paquet², Kaitlyn Tsuruda⁵, Penny Barnes¹˒², Peter Brown¹˒², Judy Caines³, Jennifer Payne¹, Olivia Tong¹, Sian Iles¹˒²˒³ ¹Dalhousie University, ²Nova Scotia Health, ³IWK Breast Health Centre, ⁴Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program, ⁵Oslo Breast Screening Registry |
| Value of Radiology Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 29 | Unnecessary Diagnostic Conventional Coronary Angiography (CCA) in Patients without Known Cardiac Diseases: Are Radiologists to Blame? | Kiana Lebel¹, Alexandre Semionov², José Correa², Karl Sayegh², Stéphane Breault³, Jaramie Thomas- Gittens³, Josephine Pressacco² ¹Sherbrooke University, ²McGill University, ³University of Montréal |
| 2nd Place | 64 | Expediting Specialist Referral for Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer through Standardization of Radiologist Recommendations | Breanne Golemiec¹, Monica LL Mullin¹, Sophia Linton¹, Gurmohan Rob Dhillon², Dominique DaBreo², Christopher M Parker¹, Geneviève C Digby¹ ¹Department of Medicine, ²Department of Radiology, Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre |
| 3rd Place | 150 | Shear-Wave Elastography Screening Reduces Hepatologist Referral Rates for NAFLD | Christopher E Smith¹, Alexandra Medellin¹, Abdel Aziz Shaheen², Deepak Bhayana¹, Mark G Swain² ¹Department of Radiology, ²Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary |
| CAR 2019 Award Recipients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Exhibits | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 51 | IgG4-Related Disease: Current Status and Future Directions | Darya Kurowecki (McMaster University), Michael Patlas (McMaster University), Ehsan Haider (St. Joeph's Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University), Abdullah Alabousi (McMaster University) |
| 2nd Place | 14 | A Global Overview of Globe Pathologies | Joseph Yang (Queen's University), Nancy Chen (University of Ottawa), Ian Silver (Queen's University), Jonathan Butler (Queen's University), Donatella Tampieri (Queen's University), Omar Islam (Queen's University), Martin ten Hove (Queen's University) , Benjamin Kwan (Queen's University) |
| 3rd Place | 131 | Out With The Old, In With The New: Clinicoserologic Classification of Inflammatory Myositis And Imaging Findings | Davis Holmes (University of British Columbia), Isabelle Dupuis (St. Paul's Hospital), Natasha Dehghan (University of British Columbia), Kun Huang (University of British Columbia), Darra Murphy (St. Paul's Hospital) |
| Departmental Clinical Audit | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 117 | Implementation of an electronic city-wide protocoling system for after-hours radiology studies | Hussam Kaka (McMaster University), Anna Sacchini (St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton), Linda Celeste (Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre), Abdullah Alabousi (McMaster University) |
| 2nd Place | 148 | Protect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology | Dennis Parhar (University of British Columbia), Brendan Quiney (St. Paul's Hospital), Yogesh Thakur (Vancouver Coastal Health Authority), Michelle Smith (St. Paul's Hospital), Carly Launza (St. Paul's Hospital), Sheila Boyd (St. Paul's Hospital) |
| 3rd Place | 171 | Appropriateness of CT Head Imaging in 1st Episode Psychosis | Davis Holmes (University of British Columbia), Raman Srivastrava (University of British Columbia), Tong Lam (Vancouver General Hospital), Jason Shewchuk (University of British Columbia) |
| Radiologist-in-Training Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 169 | Does the prostate MRI definition of sextant regions adequately correspond with transrectal ultrasound to direct non-fusion TRUS biopsy of suspicious MRI masses? | Timothy Miao (London Health Sciences Centre), Beatrice Lau (Western University), Aaron Fenster (Robarts Research Institute), Lori Gardi (Robarts Research Institute), Jonathan Izawa (London Health Sciences Centre), Joseph Chin (London Health Sciences Centre), Ashley Mercado (St. Joseph's Health Care), Derek Cool (London Health Sciences Centre) |
| 2nd Place | 115 | Susceptibility-sensitive MRI to distinguish MS-related white matter FLAIR-lesions from hyperintensities due to CIS, dementia and concussion | Craig Stewart (Queen's University), Vanessa Wiggermann (University of British Columbia), G.Y. Robin Hsiung (University of British Columbia), Luanne Metz (University of Calgary), David Li (University of British Columbia), Anthony Traboulsee (University of British Columbia), Alexander Rauscher (University of British Columbia) |
| 3rd Place | 159 | Appropriateness of MRI at a tertiary care Canadian hospital according to CAR referral guidelines | Samuel Neufeld (University of Manitoba), Iain Kirkpatrick (University of Manitoba) |
| Scientific Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 84 | Does cadaveric simulation training improve resident knowledge and confidence in performing fluoroscopic guided joint injections? | Zaid Jabri (The Ottawa Hospital), Mandi Bzdell (The Ottawa Hospital), Rebecca Hibbert (The Ottawa Hospital), Kawan Rakhra (The Ottawa Hospital) |
| 2nd Place | 143 | Deep learning for automatic multi-catheter detection on pediatric radiographs | Robert Henderson (University of Sakatchewan), Xin Yi (University of Sakatchewan), Scott Adams (University of Sakatchewan), Paul Babyn (University of Sakatchewan) |
| 3rd Place | 64 | Personalized Contrast Media Injection Protocols for Abdominal CT studies | Francesco Macri (Vancouver General Hospital), Elina Khasanova (Vancouver General Hospital), Nathaniel Mercaldo (MGH Institute for Technology Assessment), Anushri Parakh (Massachusetts General Hospital) , Avinash Kanbadakone (Massachusetts General Hospital), Travis Redeo (Massachusetts General Hospital), Dushyant Sahani (Massachusetts General Hospital) |
| Value of Radiology Research Project | |||
| Rank | Abstract | Title | Authors |
| 1st Place | 79 | Introduction of Mobile Radiography Guidelines Reduced the Number of Inappropriate Chest Radiographs Performed in British Columbia | Kevin Kobes (University of British Columbia), Annemarie Bymoen (University of British Columbia), Yogesh Thakur (Vancouver Coastal Health Authority), Charlotte Yong-Hing (BC Cancer) |
| 2nd Place | 2 | How can we help you? Elevating the value of radiology for liver reporting by asking our surgical and clinical colleagues what they need from our reports | Ania Kielar (University of Toronto), Khaled Elsayes (MD Anderson), Victoria Chernyak (Montefiore Hospital), An Tang (Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center), Richard Do (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre), Gary Dellacerra (Thomas Jefferson University), Sandeep Deshmukh (Thomas Jefferson University), Claude Sirlin (University of California San Diego) |
| 3rd Place | 155 | Communication in Emergency Radiology | Frances Walstra (University of British Columbia), Siobhan O'Neill (University of British Columbia), Arvind Vijayasarath (University of British Columbia), Savvas Nicolaou (Vancouver General Hospital), Noriko Salamon (University of British Columbia), Peter Munk (Vancouver General Hospital, Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal), Faisal Khosa (Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia) |