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Highlights from the scientific and educational abstracts presented at the ASER 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course

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The American Society of Emergency Radiology 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting and Post-Graduate Course encompassed a wide range of topics: traumatic and non-traumatic emergencies, radiation dose management, technical innovations and advancements, emergency preparedness, mass casualties, and teleradiology. This article highlights the scientific and educational abstracts presented at the meeting.

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ASER 2012 Annual Meeting Awards

ASER 2012 Annual Meeting Awards

Harris Award:

Amie Y. Lee, MD, University of Washington, for The Effect of Trauma Backboards on Radiation Dose and Image Quality

Novelline Award:

Abram Tirona, MD, Geisinger Medical Center, for Decoding the Language of Radiology—Bridging the Communication Gap

Scientific Paper Presentation Winners:

Summa Cum Laude

Amie Y. Lee, MD, University of Washington, for The Effect of Trauma Backboards on Radiation Dose and Image Quality

Magna Cum Laude

Yves Chretien, MD, Harvard Medical Center, for Non-definitive Appendiceal CT Studies: Causes, Frequency and Outcomes

Cum Laude

Monica D. Agarwal, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, for Evaluation of CT Urography Dual Phase Protocol for Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Flank Pain

Scientific & Educational Exhibit Winners:

Summa Cum Laude

Abram Tirona, MD, Geisinger Medical Center, for Decoding the Language of Radiology – Bridging the Communication Gap

Magna Cum Laude

Siddhartha Das, MD, University of British Columbia, for Pictorial Review of Patients in the 2011 Vancouver Plane Crash

Cum Laude

Jeffrey David Robinson, MD, University of Washington, for Outside Imaging of Transfer Patients: Response to a National Survey

Certificates of Merit

Ashwin Asrani, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, for Finding the Appendix: Pearls and Pitfalls in MRI of Suspected Appendicitis in Pregnancy

Nicholas Michael McDonald, MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, for Resident Interpretation of Emergent Neuroradiology MRI Examinations: Lessons Learned from a Long-term Quality Assurance Process

Case of the Day Winner:

Ashwin Asrani, MD, Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, NY

2012 ASER Fellows:

Andrew Gelbman, DO, PhD, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Aaron Sodickson, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

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Tejura, T.K., Reddy, S. Highlights from the scientific and educational abstracts presented at the ASER 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course. Emerg Radiol 20, 113–124 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-012-1099-z

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