Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Announces Winners Of Siemens Outstanding Academic Research (SOAR) Award Program
Vienna, VA (August 20, 2013) - The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) announces the 7th Annual SIEMENS Outstanding Academic Research (SOAR) Award Program winner and finalists, who recently received their awards at the society's 8th Annual Scientific Meeting (SCCT2013), held July 10-14, 2013, in Montréal, Canada.
Supported by an educational grant from SIEMENS Healthcare, the SOAR Award Program is designed to promote the research, writing, and oral presentation skills of radiology residents and cardiology fellows and may provide the catalyst for some trainees to become future thought leaders in the field of cardiovascular imaging. Applicants submitted abstracts on the designated topic of Technical Developments in CT, and six finalists were selected by an independent advisory panel to give oral presentations during a special session at SCCT2013. One first-place winner and two runner-up finalists received cash prizes, and the first-place winner will also have an opportunity to submit his or her work to the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT) for possible publication.
This year's SOAR Award Program first-place winner is:
Francesca Pugliese, MD, PhD
Dynamic Computed Tomography Perfusion Imaging: Performance in the Detection of Functionally Significant Coronary Lesions
This year's SOAR Award Program runner-up finalists are:
First runner up:
Maros Ferencik, MD, PhD
Iterative Image Reconstruction Significantly Improves the Accuracy of Semi-Automated Plaque Burden Assessment in Coronary CT Angiography: A Comparison to Intravascular Ultrasound
Second runner up:
Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, MSc
C-Arm Based CT Is Feasible For Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation/Replacement (TAVI/R) Planning
The other three finalists of this year's SOAR Award Program are as follows:
Jian Cao, MD
Radiation Dose Reduction of Coronary CT Angiography at Low Tube Voltage on an Integrated Circuit Detector with Iterative Reconstruction
Jin-Ho Choi, MD, PhD
Non-Invasive Evaluation of Coronary Artery Collateral Flow Using Transluminal Attenuation Gradient Derived from Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
Michelle Williams, MBChB, BSc, MRCP
Radiation Dose Reduction in Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using Iterative Reconstruction and Patient Tailored Imaging, with Diagnostic Accuracy Compared to Fractional Flow Reserve and Invasive Coronary Angiography
About the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
(SCCT) is the professional society devoted exclusively to cardiovascular computed tomography (CCT). It is acknowledged and recognized as the representative and advocate for research, education, and clinical excellence in the use of cardiovascular computed tomography. For more information on the society's mission and goals, please see the SCCT Website at www.SCCT.org.
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