RSNA Recap

Summary & Awards

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) made its anticipated return to in-person for the 2021 Annual Meeting, including a Virtual Meeting option. Attendees could travel to Chicago, IL, or participate remotely in the meeting, held November 27 – December 2, 2021. Delivering dynamic, high-quality presentations in a hybrid format is no easy feat, but the UW-Madison Department of Radiology faculty were up to the challenge!

Our faculty delivered talks and moderated sessions on a range of innovative topics (see page 8 for a full list). Additionally, two of our faculty members led programming efforts for the meeting, including Tabby Kennedy, MD as the Committee Chair for the Head and Neck Programming and GuangHong Chen, PhD as the Committee Chair for the Physics Programming. We were honored to have several educational exhibits and abstracts receive awards. Exhibits “MR Imaging of Perianal Fistula,” from authors Meghan Lubner, MD; David Kim, MD, FACR; and Perry Pickhardt, MD, and “O-RADS MRI Risk Stratification System: Pearls & Pitfalls,” from Elizabeth Sadowski, MD, received Cum Laude. Three exhibits were also awarded Certificates of Merit. This includes “Three Diagnoses You Need to Be About to Make,” by Jennifer Pitts, MD; Kirkland Davis, MD, FACR; and Kenneth Lee, MD, MBA, “Ultrasound-Guided Musculoskeletal Intervention of the Ankle and Foot” by Isaiah Tan, MD; Lindsay Stratchko, DO; Kenneth Lee, MD, MBA; and Andrew Ross, MD, MPH, and “Advancements in Vascular Ultrasound” by Lori Mankowski Gettle, MD, MBA. Lastly, “Multi-contrast Chest X-ray Imaging System” by Ran Zhang, PhD received the Top Digital X-Ray Abstract from the AuntMinnie.com Roadies.

Several faculty were recognized by the RSNA for their outstanding educational contributions to their fields. David Bluemke, MD, PhD, MsB; Lori Mankowski Gettle, MD, MBA; Jeffrey Kanne, MD, FACR; and Scott Reeder, MD, PhD each received the 2021 RSNA Honored Educator Award.

While the meeting may be over, attendees can still access Virtual Meeting content until April 30th, 2022. We look forward to seeing everyone again for RSNA 2022!

Faculty Presentations

Sunday, November 28

Jessica Robbins, MD: “Unprofessionalism in the Workplace” David Bluemke, MD, PhD, MsB: “Science Session with Keynote: Cardiac (Clinical Trials in Cardiac Imaging)” Kirkland Davis, MD, FACR: “Knee MRI: How I Do It: 3 Meniscus Tears You Don’t Want to Miss” David Kim, MD, FACR: “Gastrointestinal - Colorectal Cancer (Moderator)” Michael Tuite, MD, FACR: “Shoulder Imaging: How I Do It”

Monday, November 29

Guang-Hong Chen, PhD: “Deep Learning in CT Imaging” Tabby Kennedy, MD: “Essentials in Trauma Imaging: Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Neuroradiology” Cristopher Meyer, MD, FACR: “Thoracic Imaging Practice - Polling Session” Steve Cho, MD: “Best of Clinical Trials at RSNA 2021: Live Discussant for The Impact Of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT On the Management of Patients with Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Trial”

Tuesday, November 30

Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD: “How CT Protocols Affect Technologist Repeat Rates, Throughput, and Image Quality” Jessica Robbins, MD: “Dealing with Unconscious Bias in your Career”

Wednesday, December 1

Donna G. Blankenbaker, MD, FACR: “Hip Consensus & Controversies Session” Scott Reeder, MD, PhD: “Hot Topics Session: Fat Quantification” & “Practical Tips for Building a Research Career” Greg Avey, MD: “Case-based Review: Head and Neck Imaging” Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD: “RSNA Innovation Theater Session “Protocol Ecosystem” Anand Narayan, MD: “Nationwide Estimates of CT Colonography Utilization: Cross-sectional Survey Results from the 2019 National Health Interview Survey” Elizabeth Sadowski, MD: “Classic Versus Non-classic Isolated Adnexal Lesions: Risk Of Ovarian Cancer In 878 Women” Kenneth Lee, MD: “Platelet-Rich Plasma: Has it reached prime time?” & “Artificial intelligence in MSK: will it dominate?”

Thursday, December 2

Meghan Lubner, MD: “Deep Learning-enabled Single-kV Deluxe Functionalities” Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD: “Chasing the Holy Grail: Reducing Radiation Dose and Improving Image Quality” & “Protocol Optimization for Low Dose CT (Moderator)” Kenneth Lee, MD: “Musculoskeletal - Image-guided Interventions (Moderator)” Richard Bruce, MD: “Scientific Session with Keynote- Radiology Informatics (Moderator)” Guang Hong Chen, PhD: “RSNA/AAPM Symposium: Together We Can Make a Difference” David Kim, MD: “CT Colonography: Practical Tips for Optimizing Your CT Colonography Exams” Lori Mankowski Gettle, MD, MBA: “PI-RADS Hands-On Workshop at RSNA” Elizabeth Sadowski: “Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Imaging” Perry Pickhardt, MD, FACR: “Artificial intelligence applications in body composition” Jeffrey Kanne, MD: “Practice Updates in Chest Imaging: Guidelines and Research - COVID-19 - Imaging Guidelines”