Neuroradiology Awards

RAIN - Recognition of Achievement in Neuroradiology

The Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology gives this award to the resident who publishes the most cases on our “Case of the Week” (interesting cases) web site each academic year.

2008 RAIN AWARD

2007 RAIN AWARDS

2006 RAIN AWARD

Presentation Awards to Neuroadiology

2008 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Cum Laude Award. Awarded by the Radiological Sociey of North America to Lee JC, Westesson PL, and Wang HZ for Electronic Exhibit entitled "Preoperative Embolization of Head and Neck Paragangliomas" at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 30 - December 6, 2008.

Certificate of Merit Award. Awarded by the Radiological Sociey of North America to Lee JC, Ketonen LM, and Westesson PL for Electronic Exhibit entitled "Chronological Imaging Atlas of Normal Myelination" at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 30 - December 6, 2008.

Selection for Publication in RadioGraphics. Awarded by the Radiological Sociey of North America to Mangla R, Kolar B, Ekholm S, and Westesson PL for Electronic Exhibit with CME activity entitled "Border Zone Infarcts: Pathophysiology, Imaging Features, and Review of Literature" at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 30 - December 6, 2008.

2008 American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)

Magna Cum Laude Award. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology to Drs. JC Lee, P Westesson and H Wang for scientific poster on “Preoperative Embolization of Head and Neck Paragangliomas" at the 46th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 31 - June 5, 2008.

2007 American Society of Neuroradiology

Magna Cum Laude Award. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology to Mangla R, Malhotra A, Ekholm S and Westesson PL for scientific poster on “Dynamic Susceptibility-weighted Contrast-enhanced Perfusion MR Imaging in Neurooncologic Imaging" at the 45th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, June 9-14, 2007

2007 American Roentgen Ray Society

Certificate of Merit Award. Awarded by the American Roentgen Ray Society to Kathuria S, Liu X, Ekholm S, Westesson P-L for Electronic Exhibit entitled "Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tracking Wallerian Degeneration" at the 107th Annual Meeting, Grand Lakes Orlando, Florida, May 6-11, 2007.

Certificate of Merit Award. Awarded by the American Roentgen Ray Society to Takeyama P, Larheim TA, Westesson P-L. for Electronic Exhibit entitled "Arthritides of the Temporomandibular Joint: An overview by MR Imaging" at the 107th Annual Meeting, Grand Lakes Orlando, Florida, May 6-11, 2007.

Power Hour Presentation . Awarded by the American Roentgen Ray Society to Mangla R, Ekholm S, Malhotra A, Kathuria S, Srinath G, Westesson P-L for Electronic Exhibit entitled "Dynamic Susceptibility-weighted Contrast-enhanced (DSC) Perfusion MRI in Neuro-oncological Imaging" at the 107th Annual Meeting, Grand Lakes Orlando, Florida, May 6-11, 2007.

2006 American Society of Head and Neck Radiology

2nd Prize. Awarded by the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology to Takeyama PH, Larheim TA, Westesson P-L for Scientific Poster entitled "MRI Findings of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Temporomandibular Joint" at the 40th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, September 27 - October 1, 2006.

3rd Prize. Awarded by the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology to Huang B, Larheim TA, Westesson P-L for Scientific Poster entitled "Maxillary Sinus Pathology of Odontogenic Origin" at the 40th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, September 27 - October 1, 2006.

3rd Prize. Awarded by the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology to Chang HC, Malhotra A, Westesson P-L for Scientific Poster entitled "Interventional Sialography: Why and How?" at the 40th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, September 27 - October 1, 2006.

2004 American Society of Neuroradiology

Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology: Moritani T, Hiwatashi A, Wang H, Ketonen L, Ekholm S, Westesson P. Diffusion-weighted imaging of acute excitotic brain injury. Scientific Exhibit. American Society of Neuroradiology 42nd Annual Meeting, June 5-11, 2004, Seattle, WA.

2003 Radiological Society of North America

Certificate of Merit Citation. Awarded by the the Radiological Society of North America: Moritani T, Hiwatashi A, Wang H, Ketonen L, Ekholm S, Westesson PL. Diffusion-weighted Imaging of Excitotoxic Brain Injury (Educational Exhibit) Radiological Society of North America, 89th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting; November 30-December 5, 2003, Chicago, IL.

2003 American Society of Spine Radiology

Best paper award given by the American Society of Spine Radiology: Oka, Mayumi and Westesson P-L. Subsequent Vertebroplasty for a New Fracture has the Same Prognosis as the Initial Procedure. Awarded at the ASSR 2003 Spine Imaging Symposium held February 19-23, 2003 in Scottsdale, AZ.

2002 American Association for Women in Radiology

American Association for Women in Radiology Member-in-Training award given to Mayumi Oka, M.D. for her contributions to the 2002 RSNA presentations on vertebroplasty. P-L Westesson was supervisor for the projects and presentations. Radiological Society of North America, 88th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting; November 30 – December 4, 2002, Chicago, IL.

2002 American Society of Neuroradiology

Summa Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology: Moritani T, Shrier DA, Wang HZ, Fitzgerald J, Echeverri J, Hiwatashi A, Kinoshita T, Numaguchi Y, Westesson PL. Excitotoxic mechanism in pediatric brain. Scientific Exhibit #66. ASNR 40th Annual Meeting, May 13-17, 2002, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology: Kinoshita T, Moritani T, Hiwatashi A, Shrier DA, Wang HZ, Echeverri J, Numaguchi Y, Westesson PL. New MR findings in posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy. (Scientific Exhibit) American Society of Neuroradiology 40th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 13-17, 2002.

2001 Radiological Society of North America

Certificate of Merit. Educational exhibit invited by Radiographics and awarded by the the Radiological Society of North America: Moritani T, Ito M, Westesson P-L, Wang HZ, Numaguchi Y, Shrier DA. Diffusion-weighted echoplanar MR imaging in CNS infections: clinical applications and pitfalls. (Poster) Radiological Society of North America, 87th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting; November 25-30, 2001, Chicago, IL.

2001 American Society of Neuroradiology

Magna Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology: Yano T, Moritani T, Takahashi C, Shrier DA, Wang HZ, Shibata DK, Westesson P-L, Numaguchi Y. MR findings in postictal brain lesions. Scientific Exhibit #9. ASNR 39th Annual Meeting, April 23-27, 2001, Boston, MA.

Summa Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology: Moritani T, Numaguchi Y, Zhong J, Powers JM, Ito M, Nakai K, Yano T, Westesson P-L, Shrier DA. Diffusion weighted echoplanar imaging in brain edema. Scientific Exhibit #28. ASNR 39th Annual Meeting, April 23-27, 2001, Boston, MA.

Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology: Moritani T, Numaguchi Y, Powers JM, Ito M, Chan Y, Wang HZ, Shibata D, Westesson P-L, Shrier DA. Diffusion-weighted echoplanar MR imaging in CNS infection. Scientific Exhibit #13. ASNR 39th Annual Meeting, April 23-27, 2001, Boston, MA.

Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology: Nakai K, Numaguchi Y, Foster TH, Conover D, Moritani T Shima K, Kikuchi M. Endovascular treatment using low-power ultraviolet laser for delayed vasospasm in a rabbit carotid artery model. ASNR 38th Annual Meeting, April 1-8, 2000, Atlanta, GA.

2000 American Society of Neuroradiology

Magna Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology. Moritani T, Numaguchi Y, Shrier DA et al. Diffusion weighted echoplanar MR imaging in cerebral vasculitis and vasculopathy. ASNR 38th Annual Meeting, April 1-8, 2000, Atlanta, GA.

Magna Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology. Moritani T, Numaguchi Y, Shrier DA et al. Diffusion-weighted echoplanar MR imaging in the pediatric brain, clinical applications and pitfalls. ASNR 38th Annual Meeting, April 1-8, 2000, Atlanta, GA.

2000 Radiological Society of North America

Certificate of Merit. An Invited Scientific Exhibit by Radiographics and awarded by the Radiological Society of North America 86th Annual Meeting: Moritani T, Ito M, Westesson PL, Wang HZ, Numaguchi Y, Shrier DA. Diffusion-weighted echoplanar MR imaging of CNS infection: clinical applications and pitfalls. Scientific Exhibit. Radiological Society of North America, 86th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting; November 26-December 1, 2000, Chicago, IL.

1999 American Society of Neuroradiology

Magnum Cum Laude citation. Awarded by the American Society of Neuroradiology. Moritani T, Numaguchi Y, Munechika H et al. Diffusion-weighted echoplanar MR imaging: clinical applications and pitfalls. ASNR 37th Annual Meeting, May 23-28, 1999, San Diego, CA.

1999 Radiological Society of North America

Cum Laude citation. An Invited Scientific Exhibit by Radiographics and awarded by the Radiological Society of North America. Takahashi C, Moritani T, Numaguchi Y, Shrier DA et al. CT and MR imaging of bilateral thalamic lesions. RSNA 85th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28-December 3, 1999, Chicago, IL.

Invited Scientific Exhibit by Radiographics. Moritani T, Numaguchi Y, Shrier DA et al. Diffusion-weighted echoplanar MR imaging in the pediatric brain: clinical applications and pitfalls. RSNA 85th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28-December 3, 1999, Chicago, IL.

Invited Scientific Exhibit by Radiographics. Moritani T, Numaguchi Y, Shrier DA et al. Diffusion-weighted echoplanar MR imaging of vasculitis and vasculopathy. RSNA 85th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28-December 3, 1999, Chicago, IL.

1998 Radiological Society of North America

Invited Scientific Exhibit by Radiographics. Moritani T, Takase H, Kan T et al. Prostrate carcinoma: MR imaging findings and pitfalls it its therapeutic effect and recurrence. RSNA 84th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28-December 3, 1998, Chicago, IL.

Certificate of Merit citation. Awarded by the Radiological Society of North America. Moritani T, Ohigiya Y, Tsuchiya A et al. Diffusion-weighted echoplanar MR imaging: clinical applications and pitfalls. RSNA 84th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28-December 3, 1998, Chicago, IL.

1997 Radiological Society of North America

Certificate of Merit citation. An Invited Scientific Exhibit by Radiographics and awarded by the Radiological Society of North America 86th Annual Meeting: Moritani T, Aihara T, Oguma E, Munechika H et al. Epstein-Barr virus infection in children. RSNA 83rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 30-December 5, 1997, Chicago, IL.