Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Conference Round-Up

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Conference was held Chicago, IL and virtually on November 28 – December 2, 2021. The RSNA Conference is the largest radiological conference in the U.S, attended by more than 23,000 people. The Department of Radiology faculty were a strong presence at the conference – check out the list of leadership positions, presentations, and awards below! Click here to check out RSNA meeting content. 

RSNA 2021 saw an explosion of high yield diversity, equity and inclusion content every day of the conference including plenary sessions, invited lectures, scientific presentations, and educational exhibits. These sessions highlighted a variety of strategies to promote high quality, equitable patient care including community outreach, increasing the diversity of our imaging workforce, fostering inclusive environments for health care providers and our patients, and systematically studying imaging disparities. The University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Radiology actively participated and led many of these sessions, including 10 scientific presentations and educational exhibits and invited lectures on diversity and inclusion and health equity research.

RSNA 2021 Meeting Leadership Positions:

Tabby Kennedy, MD served as Committee Chair for the Head and Neck Programming.

Guang-Hong Chen, PhD served as Committee Chair for the Physics Programming.

Outstanding Educator Awards:

David Bluemke, MD, PhD, MsB; Lori Mankowski Gettle, MD, MBAJeffrey Kanne, MD, FACR; and Scott Reeder, MD, PhD received Outstanding Educator awards. 

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Ran Zhang, PhD received the Top Digital X-Ray Abstract for his abstract, “Multi-contrast Chest X-ray Imaging System.” In Dr. Ran Zhang’s talk at RSNA, he presented a multi-contrast prototype chest x-ray imaging system, the first of its kind in the United States. This new system provides innovative changes to the rather stagnant 100-year long chest x-ray imaging protocol for general chest x-ray exams in lung cancer screening and other pulmonary diseases.

Cum Laude Exhibit Awards:

Meghan Lubner, MDDavid Kim, MD, FACR; and Perry Pickhardt, MD received the Cum Laude award for their exhibit, “MR Imaging of Perianal Fistula.” 

Elizabeth Sadowski, MD received the received the Cum Laude award for her exhibit, “O-RADS MRI Risk Stratification System: Pearls & Pitfalls.” 

Certificate of Merit Exhibit Awards:

Jennifer Pitts, MDKirkland Davis, MD, FACR; and Kenneth Lee, MD, MBA received the Certificate of Merit for their exhibit, “Three Diagnoses You Need to Be About to Make.” 

Isaiah Tan, MDLindsay Stratchko, DOKenneth Lee, MD, MBA; and Andrew Ross, MD, MPH received the Certificate of Merit for their exhibit, “Ultrasound-Guided Musculoskeletal Intervention of the Ankle and Foot.” 

Lori Mankowski Gettle, MD, MBA received the Certificate of Merit for her exhibit, “Advancements in Vascular Ultrasound.”

RadioGraphics Invitations:

Cameron Adler, MD received the invitation for his exhibit, “Leaky Valves: What Radiologists Need to Know About Varicose Veins & Venous Insufficiency.”

Eric Monroe, MD received the invitation for his exhibit, “Inside Out: An Interventionalist Guide to Intravascular Ultrasound.”

B. Keegan Markhardt, MD received the invitation for his exhibit, “Cartilage Damage Interpretation in MRI.”

Matthew Lee, MDMeghan Lubner, MDTabby Kennedy, MDPerry Pickhardt, MD, FACR; and Andrew Ross, MD, MPH received the invitation for their exhibit, “Multimodality Imaging of Hamartomas: An Interactive Case-Based Approach.”

Laura Eisenmenger, MDThomas Reher, MDHoward Rowley, MD, FACRGreg Avey, MDAaron Field, MD, PhDSusan Rebsamen, MDTabby Kennedy, MDAllison Grayev, MDAnthony Kuner, MDJustin Bucker, MD; and JP Yu, MD, PhD received their invitation for their exhibit, “Tertiary Center Experience in FAST Neuroradiology Protocol Development & Implementation.”

Anand Narayan, MDMaria Daniela Martin, MDRoberta Strigrel, MD, MS; and Mai Elezaby, MD received their invitation for their exhibit, “Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): A Practical Guide for Radiologists.”

Presentations: 

Sunday, November 28 

9:00 – 10:00 AM – Jessica Robbins, MD: “Unprofessionalism in the Workplace” 

9:30 – 10:30 AM – David Bluemke, MD, PhD, MsB: “Science Session with Keynote: Cardiac (Clinical Trials in Cardiac Imaging)”  

10:30 – 11:30 AM – Kirkland Davis, MD, FACR: “Knee MRI: How I Do It: 3 Meniscus Tears You Don’t Want to Miss” 

10:30 – 11:30 AM – David Kim, MD, FACR: “Gastrointestinal – Colorectal Cancer (Moderator)” 

2:30 – 3:30 PM – Michael Tuite, MD, FACR: “Shoulder Imaging: How I Do It” 

Monday, November 29 

8:00 – 9:00 AM – Guang-Hong Chen, PhD: “Deep Learning in CT Imaging” 

9:30 – 10:30 AM – Tabby Kennedy, MD: “Essentials in Trauma Imaging: Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Neuroradiology” 

1:30 – 2:30 PM – Cristopher Meyer, MD, FACR: “Thoracic Imaging Practice – Polling Session” 

1:30 – 2:30 PM – 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 

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD: “How CT Protocols Affect Technologist Repeat Rates, Throughput, and Image Quality” 

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM – Jessica Robbins, MD: “Dealing with Unconscious Bias in your Career” 

Wednesday, December 1 

8:00 – 9:00 AM – Donna G. Blankenbaker, MD, FACR: “Hip Consensus & Controversies Session” 

8:00 – 9:00 AM – Scott Reeder, MD, PhD: “Hot Topics Session: Fat Quantification” 

9:30 – 10:30 AM – Greg Avey, MD: “Case-based Review: Head and Neck Imaging” 

10:25 – 10:45 AM – Scott Reeder, MD, PhD: “Practical Tips for Building a Research Career” 

12:20 – 12:40 PM – Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD: “RSNA Innovation Theater Session “Protocol Ecosystem” 

3:00 – 4:00 PM – Anand Narayan, MD: “Nationwide Estimates of CT Colonography Utilization: Cross-sectional Survey Results from the 2019 National Health Interview Survey” 

3:00 – 4:00 PM – Elizabeth Sadowski, MD: “Classic Versus Non-classic Isolated Adnexal Lesions: Risk Of Ovarian Cancer In 878 Women” 

5:00 – 6:00 PM – Kenneth Lee, MD: “Platelet-Rich Plasma: Has it reached prime time?” & “Artificial intelligence in MSK: will it dominate?” 

Thursday, December 2 

8:00 – 9:00 AM – Meghan Lubner, MD: “Deep Learning-enabled Single-kV Deluxe Functionalities” 

8:00 – 9:00 AM – Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD: “Chasing the Holy Grail: Reducing Radiation Dose and Improving Image Quality” 

8:00 – 9:00 AM – Kenneth Lee, MD: “Musculoskeletal – Image-guided Interventions (Moderator)” 

9:30 – 10:30 AM – Richard Bruce, MD: “Scientific Session with Keynote- Radiology Informatics (Moderator)” 

11:00 – 12:00 PM – Guang Hong Chen, PhD: “RSNA/AAPM Symposium: Together We Can Make a Difference” 

1:30 – 2:30 PM – David Kim, MD: “CT Colonography: Practical Tips for Optimizing Your CT Colonography Exams” 

1:30 – 2:30 PM – Lori Mankowski Gettle, MD, MBA: “PI-RADS Hands-On Workshop at RSNA” 

4:30 – 5:30 PM – Elizabeth Sadowski: “Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Imaging” 

4:30 – 5:30 PM – Perry Pickhardt, MD, FACR: “Artificial intelligence applications in body composition” 

4:30 – 5:30 PM – Jeffrey Kanne, MD: “Practice Updates in Chest Imaging: Guidelines and Research – COVID-19 – Imaging Guidelines” 

5:00 – 6:00 PM –  Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD: “Protocol Optimization for Low Dose CT (Moderator)” 

Friday, December 10 

 12:30 – 12:45 PM – Jessica Robbins, MD: “Dealing with Unconscious Bias in your Career” 

 Scientific Abstracts: 

Elizabeth Sadowski, MD: SPR-RI-1: Diagnostic Performance of O-RADS Ultrasound Risk Stratification In Average Risk Women
 

Educational Exhibits/Posters: 

Jaswal J, Narayan AK, Kagetsu N, Martin MD, Strigel R, Yee J, Woods RW. Embracing Diversity in Radiology: Understanding Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL. Nov 28-Dec 2, 2021. Accepted Educational Exhibit/Poster.  Selected for CME discussion/oral presentation, AMA PRA Category 1 Credit activity.  

Milton A, Lee C, Martin MD, Flores E, Woods R, Strigel RM, Elezaby MA, Narayan AK. Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): A Practical Guide for Radiologists. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL. Nov 28-Dec 2, 2021. 

Adler, Cameron, MD: Leaky Valves: What the Radiologist Needs to Know About Varicose Veins and Venous Insufficiency. 

Martin M, Stein E, Ascher S, Kim N, Nougaret S, Reinhold C, Sadowski EA, Siegelman E, Maturen K. O-RADS US + O-RADS MRI: Understanding Their Complementary Roles. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021. 

Recht H, Nougaret S, Aherne A, Barber E, Jha P, Maturen K, Sadowski EA, Shampain Kimberly, Shinagare A, Venkatesan A, Williams V, Horowitz J. Gynecology Oncology Tumor Board: How the Radiologist Adds Value. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021. 

Maheshwari E, Nougaret S, Stein E, Rauch G, Klopp A, Beriwal S, Schmeler K, Maturen K, Rockall A, Lee S, Sadowski EA, Venkatesan A. Recurrent Tumors Of The Uterine Cervix And Corpus: Multimodality Imaging Review And Implications For Clinical Management. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021. 

Maheshwari E, Nougaret S, Stein E, Rauch G, Klopp A, Hwang K, Stafford R, Soliman P, Maturen K, Rockall A, Lee S, Sadowski EA, Venkatesan A. The 2021 Update on MRI for Endometrial Cancer: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021. 

Nougaret, S, Sadowski EA, Stein E, Hindman N, Jalaguier-Coudray A, Rockall A, Thomassin-Naggara I. O-RADS MRI Risk Stratification System: Pearls and Pitfalls. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021. 

Zhang, M, Sadowski EA, Nougaret S, Addley H, Shinagare A, Suarez-Weiss K, Reinhold C. ACR O-RADS MRI LEXICON – made simple! Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021. 

Eisenmenger, L, Reher, T, Rowley H, Avey, G., Field, A, Rebsamen S, Grayev A, Kuner A, Brucker J, Yu JP, Kennedy T. Tertiary Center Experience In Fast Neuroradiology Protocol Development And Implementation.  Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021.

Giesbach R, Otto B, Kennedy T. An Anatomic Approach to Sellar Lesions. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021.

Lang J, Kuner A, Kennedy T.  A Case Based Approach Of The Oculosympathetic Pathway: A Review Of Horner Syndrome. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021.

Lee M, Lubner M, Kennedy T, Ross A, Mellnick V, Bhalla S, Buehler D, Pickhardt P.  Multimodality Imaging of Hamartomas. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021.

Weaver JJ, Shin DS, Chick JFB, Monroe E. Inside Out: An Interventionalist Guide to Intravascular Ultrasound. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021.

Markhardt BK, Huang B, Chang E. Cartilage Damage Interpretation in MRI. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL.  November 28, 2021.