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.
Congratulations to the CAR 2025 Abstract Competition Winners!
CAR 2025 featured a field of incredible oral abstract presentations. The CAR is excited to congratulate the winning presentations in all categories.
CAR 2025 Award Recipients
Educational Exhibits
Rank
1st Place
Abstract
112129
Title
Pelvic Puzzles: Unraveling Female Emergencies for Radiologists
Author
Namita Sharma
University of Ottawa
Rank
2nd Place
Abstract
112132
Title
Impact of Diffuse Liver Disease on Liver Lesion Detection and Characterization
Authors
Bhavana Shyamanur, Khaled Elbanna
University Medical Imaging Toronto – University of Toronto
Rank
3rd Place
Abstract
112283
Title
Systematic Approach to Cardiac and Pericardial Assessment in Non-Gated Chest CT
Authors
Paula Patino, Francisco Calle
University of Ottawa
Quality Improvement Project
Rank
1st Place
Abstract
112131
Title
When Time is of the Essence: Optimizing Trauma Radiograph Workflow to Decrease Time to CT
Authors
Brendan Kelly, Jessica Kwok, Morgan O’Neill, Brett Mador, Christopher Fung
University of Alberta
Rank
2nd Place
Abstract
112134
Title
Cervical Spine MR Facet Joint Arthropathy Reporting Rates
Authors
Ryan Spychka¹, Shane Hoeber², Sukhvinder Dhillon¹
¹University of Alberta Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Department, ²University of Alberta Department of Medicine
Radiologist-in-Training Research Project
Rank
1st Place
Abstract
112245
Title
Leukoaraiosis Emerges from the Border Zone Regions of the Brain
Authors
Davy Vanderweyen¹, Samantha Cote², Julia Huck³, Karim Fathy⁴, Ann-Marie Beaudoin⁵, Kevin Whittingstall¹
¹Department of Radiology, University of Sherbrooke, ²Department of pediatrie, ³University of Sherbrooke, Department of informatics, ⁴University of Sherbrooke, Department of nuclear medicine and radiobiology, ⁵University of Sherbrooke, Department of Neurology, University of Sherbrooke
Rank
2nd Place
Abstract
112182
Title
Improving Post-lung Biopsy Care: CT Chest at Chest X-ray Dose
Authors
Jonatas Favero Prietto Dos Santos, Farah Cadour, Felipe T. Sanchez, Sam Santiago, Eric Salomon, Sean Carey, Sonja Kandel, Patrik Rogalla
Joint Department of Medical Imaging (UHN, Sinai Health, Women`s College Hospital), University of Toronto
Rank
3rd Place
Abstract
112024
Title
Leveraging Locally-Trained Large Language Models for Automated Synoptic Reporting in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Imaging
Authors
Zoe Hu, Umaseh Sivanesan, Shane Natalwalla, Jacob Peoples, Amber Simpson, Andrew Chung
Queen’s University
Scientific Research Project
Rank
1st Place
Abstract
112306
Title
Process-based Quality Indicators for Patients Undergoing Interventional Radiology Procedures
Authors
Victor Lee¹, Helena Bentley¹, Jaspreet Bajwa¹, Véronique Caty², Surinder Dhaliwal³, Anastasia Hadjivassiliou¹, Anirudh Mirakhur⁴, Nicolette Sinclair⁵, Alanna Supersad⁶, Jason Wong⁴, Erin Davidson⁷, Tamara Bollinger⁷, Nevin de Korompay¹, Gerald Legiehn¹
¹University of British Columbia, ²Université de Montréal, ³University of Manitoba, ⁴University of Calgary, ⁶University of Saskatchewan⁵, University of Toronto, ⁷Vancouver Coastal Health
Rank
2nd Place
Abstract
111557
Title
Analyzing the Prevalence of Injury and Violence in Transgender Patients Using Radiology Reports
Authors
Rohan Chopra, Bharti Khurana
Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center (TIRIC), Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Rank
3rd Place
Abstract
112263
Title
Improving Adherence to CAR Guidelines for Incidental Hepatobiliary Findings: Evaluating Large Language Models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Authors
Nicholas Dietrich¹, Brett Stubbert²
¹Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ²Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University