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Also Inside:■ Non-Radiologist Physicians Boost Imaging Costs ■ Salaries Rise for Radiologists in 2002■ Operating Room of the Future in Use Now at NIH ■ RSNA’s Online Journals Offer New Look and Expanded Features■ History of the RSNA—Part 25

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E D I T O RSusan D. Wall, M.D.

C O N T R I B U T I N G E D I T O RRobert E. Campbell, M.D.

M A N A G I N G E D I T O RNatalie Olinger Boden

E X E C U T I V E E D I T O RJoseph Taylor

E D I T O R I A L A D V I S O R SDave Fellers, C.A.E.

Executive Director

Roberta E. Arnold, M.A., M.H.P.E.Assistant Executive DirectorPublications and Communications

E D I T O R I A L B O A R DSusan D. Wall, M.D.

Chair

Lawrence W. Bassett, M.D.Richard H. Cohan, M.D.Nancy A. Ellerbroek, M.D.David S. Hartman, M.D.Bruce L. McClennan, M.D.William T.C. Yuh, M.D., M.S.E.E.Robert R. Hattery, M.D.

Board LiaisonHedvig Hricak, M.D., Ph.D.

Board Liaison-designate

C O N T R I B U T I N G W R I T E R SStephen BarlasStuart Birkby, M.A.James P. BozikisDennis ConnaughtonBruce K. DixonAmy Jenkins, M.S.C.Marilyn Idelman Soglin

G R A P H I C D E S I G N E RAdam Indyk

W E B M A S T E R SJames GeorgiKen Schulze

2 0 0 3 R S N A B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R SDavid H. Hussey, M.D.

Chairman

Robert R. Hattery, M.D.Liaison for Publications and Communications

R. Gilbert Jost, M.D.Liaison for Annual Meeting and Technology

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Gary J. Becker, M.D.Liaison for Science

Hedvig Hricak, M.D., Ph.D.Liaison-designate for Publications and Communications

Peggy J. Fritzsche, M.D.President

Brian C. Lentle, M.D.President-elect

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OCTOBER 2003

1 People in the News1 Letter to the Editor2 Announcements

Feature Articles 4 Non-Radiologist Physicians Boost Imaging Costs 6 Salaries Rise for Radiologists in 20028 Operating Room of the Future in Use Now at NIH

10 RSNA’s Online Journals Offer New Look and ExpandedFeatures

12 History of the RSNA—Part 25

RSNA 2003 Preview14 RSNA 2003 Scientific Program Reflects Major Trends in

Radiology17 Point and Click to Customize Your Schedule at

RSNA 200318 Gold Medalists20 Honorary Members22 Sessions/Exhibits31 Second Location Added for Education Center Store32 RSNA Research & Education Foundation Honors Donors33 Vanguard Companies to Meet Grant Recipients

Funding Radiology’s Future36 Program and Grant Announcements39 R&E Foundation Donors

40 Meeting Watch44 Chicago Restaurants Offer Treats for Every Taste

at RSNA 2003

43 Exhibitor News38 Radiology in Public Focus35 RSNA: Working for You49 www.rsna.org

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ECR Names 2004 HonoreesThe European Congress of Radiology (ECR) will present honorary mem-bership to four radiologists during ECR 2004 in Vienna, Austria, nextMarch. They are:• Peggy J. Fritzsche, M.D., 2003 RSNA President, San Bernardino, Calif.• Carl J. Zylak, M.D., 1991 RSNA President, Detroit• Sudarshan K. Aggarwal, M.D., New Delhi, India• Ryusaku Yamada, M.D., Osaka, Japan

In addition, Javier Lucaya, M.D., from Barcelona, Spain, and Rolf W.Günther, M.D., from Aachen, Germany, will receive the ECR gold medal.

PEOPLEINTHENEWS

Sones New President of Flying Physician Association Peter J. Sones Jr., M.D., a retired professor of radi-ology and surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, isthe new president of the Flying Physicians Associa-tion—an association to promote safety, education,research and human interest projects relating to aviation. Dr. Sones is also a founding member of theSoutheastern Angiographic Society.

Carl J. Zylak, M.D.Peggy J. Fritzsche, M.D.

Mexican Radiological Society Elects New BoardThe Sociedad Mexicana de Radiologia E Imagen has a new board of directors.The 2003-2004 board members are:Héctor Murrieta-González, M.D., PresidentRaul Barreda-Escalante, M.D., President-electRoque Ferreyro-Irigoyen, M.D., Secretary GeneralLuis Felipe Alva-López, M.D., TreasurerEnrique Mainero-Crespo, M.D., Secretary

Send your submissions for People in the News to [email protected], (630) 571-7837 fax, or RSNA News, 820 Jorie Blvd., OakBrook, IL 60523. Please include your full name and telephone number. You may also include a non-returnable color photo, 3x5 orlarger, or electronic photo in high-resolution (300 dpi or higher) TIFF or JPEG format (not embedded in a document). RSNA Newsmaintains the right to accept information for print based on membership status, newsworthiness and available print space.

DEAR EDITOR:I read with interest “Making the Mostof the Internet” in the August 2003issue of RSNA News. There are anincreasing number of sites that offervaluable tools to radiologists. One notmentioned in the article that many residents at my program utilize is AuntMinnie.com.

This Web site has a variety of usefulfeatures. For the practicing radiologist,

there are sections devoted to industrynews, equipment features and employ-ment opportunities. For residents, thereare sections with teaching casesarranged by organ system that can besearched by modality and diagnosis.

The Internet will play an interestingrole in the training and practice of radi-ology. Although some might considerInternet resources inappropriate educa-tional tools, and instead prefer the tradi-

tional text materials, there is no doubt in my mind that theInternet—and other educa-tional resources on DVD orCD—is becoming an increas-ingly prominent tool for radiol-ogists and residents.

Sincerely,JAMES BRADLEY SUMMERS, M.S., M.D.UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA

LETTERTOTHEEDITOR

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Berg NewDirector ofNIGMSJeremy M.Berg, Ph.D., hasbeen appointeddirector of theNational Instituteof General Medical Sciences(NIGMS). Dr.

Berg is currently director of the Institutefor Basic Biomedical Sciences and pro-fessor and director of the Department ofBiophysics and Biophysical Chemistry atthe Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicine in Baltimore. He is expected tobegin his NIGMS position in earlyNovember.

Peter J. Sones Jr., M.D.Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

2003 Introduction to Research forInternational Young Academics The participants in this year’s Introduction toResearch for International Young Academicsprogram are:

The focus of the Introduction to Researchfor International Young Academics program isto encourage young radiologists from countriesoutside of the United States and Canada to pur-sue careers in academic radiology.

The program consists of a special seminarthat is held during the RSNA Scientific Assem-bly and Annual Meeting. The participantreceives complimentary annual meeting regis-tration and a $1,000 grant is provided to theindividual’s department to help defray travelexpenses to the meeting. Fifteen InternationalYoung Academics are selected each year byRSNA’s Committee on International Relationsand Education and approved by the RSNABoard of Directors.

This program is intended for candidatesfrom both emerging and industrialized countrieswho are in the early stages of their researchcareers. Nominations are by the candidate’sdepartment chairperson or training director. Fluency in English is required.

Deadline for nominations is April 15 eachyear. For more information, contact FionaMiller at (630) 590-7741 or [email protected].

International Young Academic Country

Atinuke Agunloye NigeriaJurgita Bruzaite LithuaniaMaria Contreras Marin MexicoMartine DuJardin BelgiumNitin Ghonge IndiaMaja Hrabak CroatiaEung Kim KoreaMarc Kock The NetherlandsBruce McIvor South AfricaDirk Rutgers The NetherlandsMourad Said TunisiaRathan Subramaniam New ZealandMei Tian JapanCarolina de Oliveira Walter Porto BrazilTetyana Yalynska Ukraine

West Nile Virus MRI RegistryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Louisiana StateUniversity are collaborating on a project designed to make it easier todiagnose West Nile virus (WNV). The institutions have launched aWNV registry and are asking radiologists to contact the registry if theyare aware of patients with WNV infection who have undergone MRimaging. For more information, contact the registry at [email protected].

RSNA 2003 DedicationsRSNA President Peggy J. Fritzsche, M.D., hasannounced the following dedications for the89th RSNA Scientific Assembly and AnnualMeeting:

The Annual Meeting will be dedicated to thememory of Isadore Meschan, M.D., who diedin May at the age of 89. From 1955 to 1977, Dr.Meschan was the chairman of the Department ofRadiology at Bowman Gray School of Medicinein Winston-Salem, N.C. He was chairman emer-itus until 1993.

The Annual Oration in Diagnostic Radiology will be in honor ofIsaac Sanders, M.D., from Palm Desert, Calif.

The Annual Oration in Radiation Oncology will be dedicated tothe memory of Jerzy Einhorn, M.D., R.N.O., and Nina Einhorn,M.D., Ph.D.

2004 RSNA Visiting ProfessorsThe RSNA Board of Directors has approved the applicants for the 2004RSNA Visiting Professor Program. Administered by the RSNA Commit-tee on International Relations and Education (CIRE), the program paysfor three radiologists to spend up to two weeks in an emerging nation tohelp enhance continuing medical education in that country. In addition,CIRE provides $1,500 for educational materials from the RSNA Educa-tion Resources Catalog to be donated to the host institutions.

The 2004 Visiting Professors are:Argentina – September 2004

Edward Bluth, M.D. Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New OrleansTheodore Dubinsky, M.D. University of Washington, SeattleGia DeAngelis, M.D. University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va.

Romania – October 2004

Mihra Taljanovic, M.D. University Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz.Jan Namyslowski, M.D. Indiana University Medical Center, IndianapolisJane Share, M.D. Boston Children’s Hospital

In a separate but similar program, a team of visiting professors will travelto Mexico City in September 2004. The participants will be announcedin a future edition of RSNA News.

Isadore Meschan, M.D.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

The compliance deadline isOctober 16 for the electronictransactions and code sets stan-dards under the Health Insur-ance Portability and Account-ability Act (HIPAA). Thatmeans healthcare practices mustadopt uniform data fields if theyelectronically submit claims forhealthcare services. After Octo-ber 16, Medicare will pay only

the practices that comply, unlessthe practice has fewer than 10full-time equivalent employeesor cannot submit electronically.

For more information, go tothe CMS Web site at cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/Stepsforcompliance.pdf or the AmericanCollege of Radiology Web siteat www.acr.org/dyna/?doc=departments/econ/hipaa.

CRA Exam Planned for NovemberThe fall 2003 Certified Radiology Administrator(CRA) exam will be held on November 7 at testingcenters in Las Vegas, St. Louis, Dallas, Charlotte,N.C., and White Plains, N.Y.

The CRA program is administered by the Ameri-can Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA).The examination is designed to raise the business acu-men of imaging administrators, provide a standardizedevaluation of an imaging administrator’s competence,enhance the status of imaging administration in thehealthcare community and ensure appropriate recogni-tion of expertise as identified by the certification.

The five-year re-exami-nation requirement forthe American Registry ofRadiologic Technolo-gists (ARRT) bone den-sitometry registrationhas been temporarilysuspended pending theoutcome of a broaderinvestigation into theneed for certificationand/or registrationrequirements thatencourage the continuingqualifications of radio-

logic technologists.The first re-

examinationswere sched-uled to beginin 2005. Thosealready certifiedor becoming certified inbone densitometry dur-ing the period of suspen-sion will be subject torecertification require-ments as determined byARRT following the lift-ing of the suspension.

“This temporary sus-pension is essentially

a re-examinationof the re-examina-tion requirement,”

says ARRT Execu-tive Director Jerry B.

Reid, Ph.D. “It doesn’tnecessarily mean that thetime-limited concept willbe abandoned, but doesmean that additionaloptions will beexplored.”

ARRT Temporarily Suspends Bone DensitometryRecertification

October Deadline for HIPAA Electronic Transaction and Code Sets

NIH Urged to RestructureA new report says impor-tant organizationalchanges are needed atthe National Institutes ofHealth (NIH) to preparethe agency to effectively meet futurechallenges.

The report, by the NationalResearch Council and the Institute ofMedicine of the National Academies,says changes are required to allowNIH to devote additional resources toinnovative interdisciplinary researchthat reflects strategic objectives andcuts across all of the agency’s insti-tutes and centers.

The report also says that Congressshould establish a formal process toreview and act on specific proposalsfor changes in the number of NIHinstitutes and centers, which currentlytotal 27.

The report lists a number of rec-ommendations including combiningthe National Institute on Drug Abusewith the National Institute on AlcoholAbuse and Alcoholism, and combiningthe National Institute of General Med-ical Sciences with the National HumanGenome Research Institute.

For more detailed information, goto www.iom.edu/project.asp?id=4866.The full report, “Enhancing the Vitalityof the National Institutes of Health:Organizational Change to Meet NewChallenges,” is expected to be avail-able for purchase this month.

David S. Channin, M.D.,a member of the RSNAElectronic Communica-tions Committee, spokebefore a congressionalsteering committee inJuly about how inte-grated healthcare infor-mation systems canimprove patient safety.

Dr. Channin said thatthe Integrating theHealthcare Enterprise(IHE) initiative,launched by RSNA incooperation with theHealthcare Informationand Management Sys-

tems Society (HIMSS),has helped standardizecomputer systems so thatthey interface and makehealthcareworkflow easierand faster.

“All health-care institutionsface the challenge ofsharing informationbetween numerous het-erogeneous computersystems both within theirown facilities andbetween facilities,” saidDr. Channin, chief ofimaging information at

Northwestern’s FeinbergSchool of Medicine inChicago. “Building aframework for imple-menting common

standards toovercomethese issues iswhat IHE is

trying to accomplish.This will foster theappropriate, timely andsecure communication ofany medical informationto support clinical,research and publichealth needs.”

Lawmakers Hear About IHE


Radiologists are not the drivingforce behind the increase inMedicare outlays for noninvasive

imaging studies—non-radiologists are,according to new research out ofThomas Jefferson University (Jeffer-son) in Philadelphia.

Andrea J. Maitino, M.S., and col-leagues from Jefferson obtainedMedicare Part B claims filed from1993, 1996 and 1999 and analyzedthem for all procedure codes related tononinvasive diagnostic imaging (NDI).For each NDI diagnostic category,physicians performing the serviceswere classified as radiologists or non-radiologists. The authors then deter-mined the overall utilization rates andrelative value unit (RVU) rate changesamong radiologists and non-radiolo-gists over the six-year period. Theirfindings are published in the September2003 issue of Radiology.

“What we showedwas that if you separateout radiologists from allother physicians, it turnsout that between 1993and 1999, the utilizationrate per hundred-thou-sand Medicare benefici-aries among radiologistsactually dropped by fourpercent, while amongnon-radiologists, therate went up by 25 per-cent,” says study co-author, David C.Levin, M.D., professor and chairmanemeritus of the Radiology Departmentat Jefferson.

“We also looked at the RVU rateper 100,000 because it’s a better indica-tor of workload,” Dr. Levin explains.“Among radiologists, the RVU rate was

up by seven percent, but among non-radiologists it rose by 32 percent. Whatthat means is that virtually all of thegrowth that is occurring in NDI isoccurring at the hands of non-radiolo-gists. What’s really driving up the uti-lization of imaging is the acquisition ofimaging equipment by non-radiologistphysicians who then self-refer theirown patients for imaging studies.”

The researchers also found that thebulk of the utilization increase was incardiovascular imaging. Dr. Levinnotes, “The overall utilization rate forcardiovascular image between 1993and 1999 went up by 64 percent, whilethe rate for all non-cardiovascular stud-ies dropped four percent.” Echocardio-graphy and nuclear imaging examina-tions by non-radiologists, which roseby 56 percent and 209 percent respec-tively over the period, accounted for a

large proportionof the rise in cardiovascularimaging.

These trendsconcern study co-author, Vijay Rao,M.D., chairmanof the RadiologyDepartment atJefferson. “Overthe period westudied,[Medicare Part B]

payments to radiologists went up by 58percent. The increase for cardiologistswas 126 percent,” says Dr. Rao. “Weknow from previous research thatimaging utilization is several timeshigher where physicians do their ownimaging, rather than referring to radiol-ogists. These are staggering figures,

and I think it should be determined ifcardiologists are doing duplicativestudies on patients, such as both stressechocardiograms and stress thalliumstudies, and if these studies are med-ically necessary.”

She adds: “Radiologists need tocontinue to play an active role in con-trolling cardiac CT and cardiac MRI asthese fields expand, and also in pre-venting self-referral. If they do, wemay be able to control imaging costs inthose areas.”

Gary J. Becker, M.D., RSNA BoardLiaison for Science, agrees that thisstudy underscores the impact of self-referral to utilization, and moreobliquely, the failure of federal legisla-tion to close self-referral loopholes.“When you look at utilization and yousee how a study like this can showdiverging lines between radiologist uti-lization and non-radiologist utilizationof various procedures, it’s very reveal-ing,” he says.

Non-Radiologist Physicians Boost Imaging Costs

David C. Levin, M.D.Thomas Jefferson University

FEATURE:HOTTOPIC

Radiologists need to continue

to play an active role in

controlling cardiac CT and

cardiac MRI as these fields

expand. … If they do, we

may be able to control

imaging costs in those areas.

—Vijay Rao, M.D.


Dr. Becker, assistant medical direc-tor of the Miami Cardiac and VascularInstitute at Baptist Hospital, says thegood news is that radiologists areworking to maintaincost-effective levels ofutilization of even thelatest imaging devicesand procedures. As aresult, utilization byradiologists is notincreasing at the samealarming pace that it iswith other specialties.

Dr. Levin addsthat radiologistsshould become moreinvolved in cardiacimaging research, because that’s wherethe growth is. “There’s an old sayingthat today’s research is tomorrow’sclinical practice, and the specialtiesthat do the research usually are theones that take over the practice of afield. If we let the cardiologists do allthe research in cardiac imaging,they’re the ones who will end updoing it,” he says.

Drs. Levin and Becker say theircolleagues must remember this study’sstatistics when they’re in conversationsor debates with politicians, policymak-ers and Medicare carriers. “There are alot of people in policy-making posi-tions who just aren’t aware of these

numbers,” Dr. Levin adds. “They see arise in the utilization of imaging andthey say, ‘oh, it’s those radiologists try-ing to make more money.’ Well, it’s

actually the non-radiolo-gists who are driving upthis utilization and cost.”

Latest Numbers to beReleased at RSNA 2003The Jefferson team willpresent five additionalpapers at RSNA 2003 inChicago November 30 –December 5. The papersinclude research datathrough 2001. Amongtheir findings:

• Cardiologists continued to account forthe lion’s share of growth in RVUrates

• Cardiologists are much more aggres-sive than other physicians in usingself-referral to build up their work-load

• The costs for services by cardiologistsincreased significantly more rapidlythan those for services by radiologistsor other physicians

• Non-radiologist physicians utilizeultrasound at much higher rates thanradiologists, reflecting the influenceof echocardiography

But Dr. Rao cautions radiologistsagainst too much self-satisfaction,

pointing to those who run up healthcarecosts by promoting unproven proce-dures—such as whole body scanning—that take money out of the pockets ofconcerned patients and raise healthcarecosts by resulting in further tests andtreatments, some of which proveunnecessary. “These people bring a badname to the specialty,” she says. “Onegroup has been promoting breast MRIscreening and saying it’s nearly 100percent specific and sensitive. That’swrong. They’re misleading the publicwith propaganda for their own profit,knowing that people too often believeeverything they see on TV or on a bill-board.” ■■

Editor’s Notes: For more information on thefive additional papers by Drs. Levin, Rao andcolleagues to be presented at RSNA 2003, seepage 16 for instructions on how to view theRSNA Program online. RSNA members andsubscribers can view the full text of the Radiol-ogy study at radiology.rsnajnls.org.

Data in parentheses are percentages. *Multispecialty groups are listed as a separate category because some claims do not indicate the specialty of the physician. (Radiology 2003; 228:795-801) ©2003 RSNA. Printed with permission.

Numbers of Medicare Part B NDI Examinations Performed by Radiologists, Non-Radiologists or Multispecialty Groups


Salaries Rise for Radiologists in 2002

Anew survey by the American Medical Group Association(AMGA) shows radiologists in

group practices are the highest-paidplayers on the medical team. The surveydid not include radiologists in academia.

Of the 29 specialties the AMGAreviewed, diagnostic interventional radi-ologists had the highest median com-pensation in 2002 at $401,000—$500more than cardiac surgeons. Non-inter-ventional diagnostic radiologists wereranked fifth at $315,000.

Not only were the annual compen-sation figures impressive, the percent-age increases were also impressive forradiology. Interventional radiologistsreceived the highest per-centage salary increaseamong all 29 specialtiesat 33.7 percent from1999 to 2002; non-inter-ventional radiologistswere second at 22.8 per-cent. In contrast, cardiacsurgeons earned a 2.8percent increase.

Looking at only the 2001 and 2002figures, interventional radiologistsreceived the highest percentage salaryincrease at 12.64 percent from $356,000to $401,000, followed by otolaryngolo-gists with an 11.54 percent increase andgastroenterologists with a 10.07 percentincrease.

“Many factors influence a change inphysician compensation, some of whichare market demand for certain special-ists and new technology or new proce-dures that impact the physician’s overallproductivity,” says Donald W. Fisher,Ph.D., AMGA president and CEO.“Another factor is lower physician-serv-ice reimbursement rates from publicprogram payers (Medicare and Medic-

aid). Since these reimbursement ratesare generally used as the benchmark forcommercial insurers’ rates, many physi-cian groups are struggling with lowerrevenue from both their public and pri-vate payers, which will have a negativeimpact on compensation.”

Validity of the NumbersIt is difficult to tell how representativethe AMGA figures are. The averageAMGA member has 272 physicians and13 satellite locations. So the statisticson salary, gross productivity and workrelative value units (RVUs)—the threecategories in which the AMGA col-lected data—may be higher than for

radiologists working insmaller practices, atcommunity hospitals orsolo.

There is even a ques-tion of how representa-tive the mean salaries arefor group practices.AMGA received

responses from 182 groups. Only 31sent in data on interventional radiolo-gists.

RSM McGladrey, Inc., which col-lected and analyzed the data for theAMGA, said in a letter to the AMGAboard of directors: “The 2003 survey isnot based on a random sample of med-ical groups; therefore the data may notbe representative of all physicians or ofall medical groups. However, webelieve it to be representative of largemultispecialty groups.”

Charges and RVUsRadiologists also showed strong resultsin the other two categories measured bythe AMGA. In median gross charges, ameasure of a physician’s productivity,

both radiologist categories showedincreases of over 35 percent from 1999to 2002, putting them in second andthird place behind orthopedic surgeonsat 36.5 percent. Gross charges are thefull dollar value at the medical groups’established, nondiscounted rates for allservices provided to patients before thecharges are reduced by courtesyallowances, employee discounts or non-collected accounts.

In terms of charges for 2002, inter-ventional radiologists were at $1.58million and non-interventional radiolo-gists were at $1.46 million, puttingthem behind cardiologists working incatheterization labs at $2.1 million andcardiac surgeons at $1.83 million.

The third category used in the sur-vey was work RVUs. These numbersare established by Medicare and areused in its fee formula along with prac-tice and malpractice expense RVUs.The work RVU indicates the profes-sional value of services provided by aphysician. In this category, interven-tional radiologists held the number fourposition, behind eye surgeons and oto-laryngologists, at a median 9,078 workRVUs a year in 2002. Non-interven-tional radiologists were in the middle ofthe pack at 6,978 RVUs a year.

The AMGA survey confirms thetop-of-the-list pay scales for radiologistsreported elsewhere. For example, a sur-vey published earlier this summer byphysician search firm Merritt, Hawkins& Associates of Irving, Texas, foundthat the average salary offer made torecruit radiologists grew from $286,000in 2002 to $317,000 in 2003. Over thelast four years, average recruiting offershave grown by 41 percent, according tothe Merritt, Hawkins survey.

For more information on the

FEATURE:WORKFORCE

Interventional

radiologists received

the highest percentage

salary increase among

all 29 specialties.


Median Physician Compensation 1999-2002

Cardiac Imaging Theme Issue of RadioGraphics The October 2003 monograph issue of RadioGraphics features cardiac imaging. With an underlyingtheme of “a mutually beneficial relationship between radiologists and cardiologists for the good of thepatient,” 13 articles describe innovative techniques, such as radiofrequency ablation to treat atrial fibril-lation and applications of the newest imaging protocols, such as preoperative multisection CT to detectcalcified atherosclerotic plaque in the aorta and thereby prevent stroke during coronary artery surgery.

To access the issue online, go to radiographics.rsnajnls.org.

Source: AMGA Compensation and Productivity Survey, 2003 Report


The future of interventional radiol-ogy in the operating room isbeing validated right now at the

National Institutes of Health (NIH) inBethesda, Md.

Image-guided therapeutic tech-niques such as next generation imagedisplays, global positioning technologyfor instrument navigation and roboticsfor needle placement are all beingtested at the NIH Clinical Center,according to Senior Clinical Investiga-tor Bradford J. Wood, M.D.

What’s more, he says, it’s only amatter of time before these techniquesare in practice in hospitals across thecountry.

“We’re doingimage fusion in theprocedure room wherewe take a PET scan ora previous image froma CT scan and fuse thatimage with a post-treatment scan,” Dr. Wood says. “We’reable to do this online, while the patientis on the table. We’re also able to fuse

the data sets from a PET scan and a CTscan so you can tell exactly where toplace your needle.”

He adds that the technology is con-stantly being updated, “The next step isputting it onto an orb, so you’re not justclicking on a mouse to see all the wayaround, you can actually walk aroundand see every angle.”

The orb is a globe that creates athree-dimensional display of the imagesin the surgical suite. Better than peeringinto a computer screen, the orb allowsthe physician to look over, under,around and into the image. The tech-nology was “developed for military and

aviation needs,” Dr. Woodsays, but it is about to beput to the test at the NIHClinical Center.

Dr. Wood says inves-tigators at NIH have alsofused ultrasound and CTimages in prototype. They

are about to begin using the fusedimaging technique with patients. Inves-tigators are also working on magnetic

tracking to fix the location of deviceswithin the body. This technologyinvolves creating a weak magnetic fieldaround the patient.

“You have a guidewire, ablationneedle or other device, and there’s asmall sensor coil on it that tells youexactly where it’s sitting within thepatient and where it’s pointing,”

Operating Room of the Future in Use Now at NIH

Video games may be

the training grounds

for the future.

—Bradford J. Wood, M.D.

FEATURE:TECHNOLOGY

Bradford J. Wood, M.D.NIH Clinical Center

Dr. Wood is validat-ing on a phantomthe exquisite accu-racy of the CT robotfor “point and click”needle insertion andtumor destruction.Courtesy Philips MedicalSystems


Dr. Wood explains. The technology isanalogous to the Global PositioningSystem (GPS) tracking devices foundin automobiles today. “We’ve done thiswith pigs and it’s just around the cornerfor use with humans,” he says.

Robotics in Interventional RadiologyAs the NIH Clinical Center celebratesits 50th anniversary this year, the use ofrobotics in tumor ablation seems to begetting the most attention. Althoughrobotics is certainly not new in industryor surgery, it is new to interventionalradiology.

Because radiologists cannot look ata patient’s body cavity with the nakedeye, Dr. Wood says they must rely onsurrogate markers of imaging. Usingthe assistance of a robot, for example,to determine the exact location of nee-dle placement, can allow the team to bemore accurate than humans could everhope to be.

“When you’re picking angles andyou have 180 degrees to choose from,you can get pretty exact but you’renever going to get as good as a robot,”he says, predicting the technology willbe rapidly adopted once it’s validated.“It’s precise, it’s cost effective and itwill be easy to use once the software issimplified.”

“The robot can essentially do threethings,” says Dr. Wood. “It can tell uswhere to go to target a tumor, it can puta clamp on and let us drive the needle,and it can eventually drive the needleitself.” He adds, though, that the valida-tion process is not yet complete. “Wehave to prove the cost effectiveness andthe efficacy of these techniques anddetermine whether they’re going totranslate into helping the patient. That’sthe fun part,” he says.

Validating the robotic techniqueswill help bring the evolving technologyand its tools to the community setting.“For a specialty that’s facing a short-age, you’ll be able to get more physi-cians to do these procedures,” says Dr.Wood. “The academic centers could setup rooms like we have at NIH and getbacking from the community.”

With robotics, GPS instrument nav-igation and next generation visual dis-plays, are tomorrow’s interventionalradiologists in the living room rightnow playing video games on Play-Station 2?

“Well, I’m dating myself, becauseit was basically Pong and Asteroidswhen I was a kid,” jokes Dr. Wood,“but video games may be the traininggrounds for the future,” especially forrobotics, CPS instrument navigation

and next generation visual displays.That future is taking shape at the

NIH Clinical Center, where intramuralclinical research began with admissionof its first patient in 1953. Whereasimaging and surgery have traditionallybeen separate, Dr. Wood says the workof the Clinical Center’s interventionalradiology investigators is bringing theoperating room to the imaging suite.Dr. Wood says this work might evenlead to more interdisciplinary specialtytraining in the future.

“We’re blurring the distinctionbetween interventional radiology andsurgery. It’s possible there could beimage-guided oncology training pro-grams in the future where radiologistsand surgeons would be training shoul-der to shoulder.”

Dr. Wood participated in the RSNAMedia Briefing on Image-guided Ther-apy in June, telling reporters how theseadvances are improving success ratesand patient outcomes and will helpfacilitate emerging new procedures. ■■

This sphere creates a 3D display of an image, allowing thephysician to look over, under, around and into an image.Courtesy Actuality Systems, Inc., Burlington, Mass.

Using cross sectional imaging (CT and ultrasound), robotics, magnetictracking and rotational angiography are available on one multi-modality table.Courtesy Philips Medical Systems

Editor’s Note: For more information on themedia briefing, including press releases, PowerPoint presentations and photos, go towww.rsna.org/media/briefings/2003/.


When you log in to RadiologyOnline (radiology.rsnajnls.org)or RadioGraphics Online

(radiographics.rsnajnls.org), you maynotice some significant improvementsto the functionality of the Web sites.

“Many radiologists, even those inprivate practice, need to conduct onlinesearches,” says RSNA Assistant Direc-tor of Publications Diane BerneathLang. “A recent RSNA reader surveyfound that many members were frus-trated when they tried to search forradiology-related topics on medicalWeb sites—even RSNA’s Web site.”

In response to the reader survey,RSNA commissioned Stanford Univer-sity-based HighWire Press, the organi-zation that assists in the online produc-tion of Radiology and RadioGraphics,to make the Web sites more user-friendly.

HighWire responded by creatingmore powerful search features. Forexample, a user can find an article byusing:❶ Specify Citation – search by publi-

cation information about the article,such as the year it was published orthe volume number.

❷ Specify Authors, Keywords –search by authors or by words in thetitles, abstracts and/or full text. Ifyou are not sure about the specificwords, click on Any, All or Phrase. HighWire Press Journal Manager

Polly Siegel, Ph.D., says users canchoose a standard results format or acondensed results format, which showsmore results per screen, to help speedup their search.

When searching for articles by aparticular keyword, the Keyword inContext feature shows the user the firsttwo lines of the article where that key-

word was found. Another feature, available as of early September, is theCitation Map, which helps researchersidentify other relevant articles in thatline of inquiry. “This is helpful forresearchers to see what is really impor-tant,” Dr. Siegel says.

Once you find an article, you canuse the Quick Searchfeature in the upperright-hand corner of thescreen to find otherarticles of interest. Dr.Siegel says using thisfeature will save timebecause you won’thave to click on Searchor go back to the Website’s homepage. TheQuick Search feature isfound in RSNA journalsites and on the High-Wire site.

Search results canbe sorted to present best-match citationsfirst or newest citations first. Once rele-vant articles are found, the citations canbe downloaded to the Citation Man-ager for easy retrieval at a later time.

Another new feature is Alert Me.

Dr. Siegel says when you sign up forthat feature you will receive noticesabout specific articles of interest via e-mail as they are published. “There is atremendous amount of material avail-able on the Internet. These improve-ments to the RSNA online journalsmean researchers can now access these

materials much easierand much quicker thanin the past,” she adds.

In working withRSNA, HighWirePress consulted withstaff with strong back-grounds in library sci-ences, publishing,researching and teach-ing. “The synthesis ofall this helped us fig-ure out ways to makedata mining easier,especially forresearchers and librari-

ans,” Dr. Siegel explains.Courses on how to use these new

online features will be offered at RSNA2003 on Sunday, Nov. 30, and Tuesday,Dec. 2, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. Advanceregistration is recommended.

RSNA’s Online Journals Offer New Look and Expanded Features

There is a tremendous

amount of material

available on the Internet.

These improvements to the

RSNA online journals

mean researchers can now

access these materials

much easier and much

quicker than in the past.

—Polly Siegel, Ph.D.

RSNA:MEMBERBENEFITS

The new QuickSearch box providesimmediate access tothe expanded searchfeatures, withouthaving to click onSearch or go back tothe homepage.


RSNA Online Index to Imaging LiteratureAt its June meeting, the RSNA Boardof Directors decided to retire the cumu-lative RSNA Index to Imaging Litera-ture in January 2005. For many years,RSNA printed the index and mailed itto members and subscribers with theJanuary issue of Radiology. In 1999 theindex was converted to online only.“Twenty years ago, this was a wonder-ful piece of material for radiologists touse,” says Lang. “With the rapid devel-opments in the field of radiology and

the increased use of the Internet, itmakes sense to offer these onlineoptions.”

Lang says HighWire is workingwith a number of prestigious medicalsocieties and that means an increase insearch capabilities plus better ways tomanage the search results. “Any voidleft by the retirement of the RSNA Indexwill be filled with the search capabili-ties of Radiology, RadioGraphics,HighWire and its ties to other medicalpublications and PubMed, the Web site

of the National Library of Medicine,”Lang says.

All RSNA members have freeaccess to RSNA’s online journals. Inaddition, many hospitals, medicalschools and libraries have subscriptionsto these Web sites.

In the January issue of RSNA News,additional features will be highlightedincluding:• Instant indexing of search results• Searching by topic • Searching through MEDLINE ■■

Related Courses at RSNA 2003For specific course times or to register, go to www.rsna.org/rsna/advanceregistration/pdf/AdvanceRegistration2_online.pdf.

Advance PubMed/MEDLINE forResearch in RadiologyDaily, Sun. – Fri.infoRAD Area

Distance Learningand LiteratureSearching Throughthe RSNA Web SiteSunday, Tuesday

How to SubmitWork to the RSNAJournal RadiologyMonday, Wednesday

Preparing Your Manuscript forRadioGraphics andOverview of the Publications ProcessThursday

The Radiologist and the Internet:Continuous Learn-ing While You WorkMonday

❶ Specify Citation

❷ Specify Authors, Keywords

The SpecifyCitation featureallows users toenter a year,volume numberor first pagenumber.

The SpecifyAuthors, Key-words featureallows users tosearch byauthors or bywords in thetitles, abstractsand/or full text.


In 1997, Anthony V. Proto, M.D.,assumed his new position as editor-designate of Radiology. Dr. Proto

worked with outgoing editor Stanley S.Siegelman, M.D., during a transitionperiod. Plans were made to move theRadiology editorial office from Balti-more to Richmond, Va. Dr. Proto’s firstissue as editor of Radiology was pub-lished in January 1998.

By 1998, construction of a newRSNA headquarters building was nearlycomplete. Located on 5.3 acres ofvacant land in Oak Brook, Ill., the four-story, 101,000-square-foot contempo-rary glass structure was financedthrough bonds issued by the IllinoisDevelopment Finance Authority. RSNAstaff filled the second- and third-floorsand part of the first floor. The remainingspace was leased.

Integrating the Healthcare EnterpriseIn a further attempt to integrate medicalimaging technology with informationsystems technology, the RSNA Elec-tronic Communications Committeebegan working with corporate represen-tatives to place radiology in the pivotalposition of health information manage-ment. With the cooperation of theChicago-based Healthcare Informationand Management Systems Society, theIntegrating the Healthcare Enterprise(IHE) initiative was launched to helpstandardize systems so that they wouldinterface, make healthcare workfloweasier and faster, and ultimately lead tobetter patient care.

More Support for EducationRSNA leaders made several majorannouncements during the 1998 annualmeeting. Because the Board of Direc-tors wanted to ensure continued support

for radiologic education,RSNA President David B.Fraser, M.D., announcedthat $10 million would bedonated to the Research &Education Fund to estab-lish educational grants. Healso said the Fund wouldbe called the RSNAResearch & EducationFoundation to betterreflect its philanthropicmission.

The Board announcedtwo new positions—RSNA Science Editor andRSNA Education Editor—to help improve the coor-dination of educationaland scientific publishingactivities. Dr. Proto, aseditor of Radiology, wasnamed RSNA Science Editor.

RadioGraphics Editor William W.Olmsted, M.D., was named RSNA Edu-cation Editor. Dr. Olmsted planned toexpand educational opportunities forSociety members and radiologistsworldwide by using the latest electronictools. The Learning Center was reorgan-ized as the RSNA Education Center,and the RadioGraphics Editorial Boardbecame the Education Center EditorialBoard, directed by Dr. Olmsted.

The RSNA Board also announced athree-year sponsorship of a public-edu-cation exhibit at Walt Disney’s Epcot®

Center in Orlando. The 3,000-square-foot display showed how radiologists,using advanced radiologic technologies,would continue to improve patient carein the next century.

Turn of the CenturyBy early 2000, the RSNA Scientific Pro-

gram was organized so that similaractivities and events would take placeduring the same time at the annual meet-ing. In addition, the scientific exhibitswere renamed education exhibits, andscientific posters were introduced as anew means of communication betweeninvestigators and their colleagues.

Early 2000 was also a time of greatsadness for the Society. On March 1,2000, Executive Director Delmar J.Stauffer died suddenly of a heart attack.Twelve days later, 1995 RSNA Presi-dent Helen C. Redman, M.D., lost herbattle with metastatic breast cancer.

As a search was conducted for anew executive director, RSNA wasmanaged by its four assistant executivedirectors. They continued to guide theRSNA staff toward the 2000 meeting.During that time, RSNA Link(www.rsna.org) was revamped, as wasthe patient education Web site Radiolo-

FEATURE:HISTORY

History of the RSNA—Part 25

Into the New Millennium

1998 RSNA President David B. Fraser, M.D., meets withChicago Mayor Richard M. Daley during the annualmeeting at McCormick Place.


RSNA staff moved to this contemporary glass building in Oak Brook, Ill., in 1998. RSNA staffoccupies the second, third and a portion of the first floor. RSNA leases the remaining space.

gyInfo.org. The Society also began tooffer education courses on the Internetthrough InteractED.

While the 2000 Scientific Assemblyhad some somber moments as GoldMedals were posthumously bestowedupon Stauffer and Dr. Redman, C. Dou-glas Maynard, M.D., gave an upbeatmessage during his President’s Address,confidently predicting that radiologistswould successfully meet the challengesof the new century.

New Executive DirectorIn early 2001, Dave Fellers, C.A.E.,became the Society’s fifth executivedirector. He had three decades of expe-rience in association management withorganizations including the AmericanAssociation of Neurological Surgeonsand the American Society of PlasticSurgeons.

A New Type of WarThe world changed suddenly on Sep-tember 11, 2001, when the UnitedStates was attacked by terrorists whodestroyed the World Trade Center inNew York and damaged the Pentagon insuburban Washington, D.C.

Almost immediately afterward,Society President Jerry P. Petasnick,M.D., and the RSNA Board of Directorsreceived calls from exhibitors andRSNA members wondering if the 2001

Scientific Assembly would be cancelled.Some feared that a medical meetingwith nearly 60,000 people in one largeconvention center was an inviting targetfor terrorists. The Board ultimatelydecided not to cancel the meeting.

Attendance at RSNA 2001 was downabout 6,000 from the previous year, butattendance levels rebounded in 2002.

Into the Digital Age2002 was a key year in the Society’sdigital transformation. Members coulduse the Internet to renew their member-ship, manage their member profile ormake a donation to the RSNA Research& Education Foundation. All scientificabstracts for the scientific assemblywere submitted online. Annual meetingand course registration were also avail-able online.

Radiology began accepting elec-tronic manuscripts through a Web-basedmanuscript submission and peer-reviewsystem called Radiology ManuscriptCentral. In addition, while RSNAactive, associate and correspondingmembers had had complimentary onlineaccess to Radiology and RadioGraphicssince 1999, in July 2002, all residentmembers received free access to theonline journals.

The theme of RSNA 2002 was“Leading Medicine’s Digital Transfor-mation.” Recognizing digital technology

as a driving force in the dramatic growthof the radiologic sciences, RSNA Presi-dent R. Nick Bryan, M.D., Ph.D.,encouraged health professionals to “vig-orously and enthusiastically accept thisdigital revolution in our practices.”

A glimpse into the future of medicalpractice could be found in the infoRADarea through live demonstrations ofInternet2 and its role in the future ofmedical practice and education.infoRAD also featured presentations onhow wireless and handheld device tech-nologies are used in medical imaging.

ConclusionIn less than 90 years, RSNA faced amultitude of economic and politicalchallenges to evolve from a regionalorganization to an international society.During that period, the Societyremained true to its mission to promotethe highest standards of radiology andrelated sciences through education andresearch. As Michael S. Sullivan, M.D.,concluded during his 1997 President’sAddress: “Education and research are atthe core of radiology. Without them,nothing else will matter in the field.”1 ■■

References1. Sullivan MA. RSNA, radiology, and the lastdays of the century: through red-colored goggles.Radiology 1998; 207:281–287.

Dave Fellers, C.A.E.RSNA Executive Director.

The entire History of the RSNA series is available on our Web site atwww.rsna.org/about/history/index.html.


“The importance of the scien-tific program at RSNA 2003 forradiologists is that they can get apeek at the future of the spe-cialty,” says RSNA ScientificProgram Committee ChairmanGeorge S. Bisset III, M.D., vice-chair of the Department ofRadiology at Duke UniversityMedical Center in Durham,N.C. “What the scientific pro-gram highlights is cutting-edge

research and the state of the artin radiology. It also shows whatthe immediate future will looklike. The RSNA meeting pro-vides a comprehensive look atthe specialty of radiology—there’s no better place to do it.”

The members of the RSNA Sci-entific Program Committee andits 15 subcommittees reviewed atotal of 5,699 scientific abstractssubmitted for consideration tobe presented at RSNA 2003.Over the summer, the commit-

toward a greater use of com-puter-assisted diagnosis. And,there were a lot more abstractson multidetector CT applica-tions,” he adds.

He gave examples of some ofthe subspecialty areas in whichmultidetector CT applicationsare growing. “In gastrointestinalradiology, there are abstracts onCT and virtual gastroscopy. Inchest radiology, abstracts exam-ine the use of 3D volumetricmeasurements of masses andnodules, high-resolution CT tocorrelate with pulmonary func-tion studies and multidetectorchest CT for routine evaluationof trauma patients.”

Another trend is the emergenceof 3-T MR scanning systems.“Several sessions compare 1.5-Twith 3-T systems,” Dr. Bissetsays. “The 3-T systems have thebenefits of improved signal andspeed. We use a 3-T system andget better detail and can dothinner cuts.”

Finally, he says, “There are a lotmore functional imaging studiesthan we saw last year, particu-larly in neuroradiology with diffusion imaging and perfusionimaging.”

tee accepted 2,161. Amongthem were 1,550 abstracts forscientific paper presentationsand 611 for scientific posterpresentations.

Trends Reflected

“There were a number of trendsreflected in the scientificabstracts,” Dr. Bisset says. “Forexample, I saw much moreemphasis on emergency topics.

Most of the subspecialty areasnow have focus sessions inemergency radiology. In fact,next year we will have an emer-gency radiology subcommitteeof the Scientific Program Com-mittee.”

In addition, Dr. Bisset says thereis a lot more information onmultimodality imaging in thescientific program than in thepast, including research withPET-CT fusion imaging fortumors. “I also saw a trend

A number of hot topics that arecreating a buzz in radiology willalso be on the scientific programthis year, including coronaryartery imaging techniques, suchas cardiac MR and CT coronaryangiography, Dr. Bisset believes.“Another area that is just begin-ning to emerge is fluorescenceimaging,” he says.

Dr. Bisset notes that cardiacimaging is of special interest.“We had so many abstracts sub-mitted this year that focused oncardiac imaging. I think it’sinteresting that in an era of turfbattles, radiologists still have alarge interest in and renewedenthusiasm for cardiac imaging.”

Notable Abstracts

Among the noteworthy abstractsselected by Gilda Cardenosa,M.D., chairman of the Subcom-mittee on Breast Imaging, is ascientific poster demonstratingthat MR ductography and MRmammography fusion imagingcan be used successfully to showthe shape, size and extent ofintraductal lesions. Anotherbreast imaging abstract con-cluded that a multimodalityapproach, using mammography

The importance of the scientific program atRSNA 2003 for radiologists is that they canget a peek at the future of the specialty.■■ George S. Bisset III, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA Scientific Program Committee

The scientific program for RSNA 2003 will reflect a number of trendsin the field of radiology that are likely to shape the future of the specialty, including emphasis on emergency radiology, multimodalityimaging, computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD), multidetector CT appli-cations, 3-T MR scanning and functional imaging in neuroradiology.

RSNA 2003 Scientific Program Reflects MajorTrends in Radiology


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in conjunction with ultrasoundand MR imaging, to evaluatebreast cancer patients’ responseto neoadjuvant chemotherapyhas value because mammogra-phy is superior to MR imagingand ultrasound in identifyingand characterizing calcifications,MR and ultrasound are moreaccurate in determining the sizeof mass lesions, and MR imag-ing can demonstrate dynamiccontrast enhancement, helpingto differentiate residual viabletumor from granulation tissue.

Melvin E. Clouse, M.D., chair-man of the Subcommittee onCardiac Imaging, points to anumber of abstracts in his fieldthat are worth noting. Onedeals with the use of CT perfu-sion imaging to measure coro-nary perfusion reserve and assessmyocardial viability afterischemia. The authors of thisanimal study concluded thatCT perfusion imaging canmeasure the coronary perfusionreserve, and if the finding wereborne out in human studies, it

would allow radiologists to dif-ferentiate between stunned andhibernating myocardium inpatients with ischemic heart dis-ease. Another cardiac imagingabstract of interest looked at therole of multidetector-row CT inthe detection and volumetricassessment of myocardial infarc-tions. The authors concludedthat multidetector CT is a sensi-tive tool that can discernbetween acute, subacute andchronic infarctions.

Caroline Chiles, M.D., chair-man of the Subcommittee onChest Radiology finds notewor-thy an abstract from Torontodescribing the chest x-ray mani-festations of severe acute respira-tory syndrome (SARS) inhealthcare workers. Most of theSARS patients in this study pre-sented with focal air-space dis-ease on chest x-rays. AnotherSARS study from Torontofound that patients with SARSpneumonia present with x-raymanifestations of focal, periph-

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eral consolidation that eithercleared relatively quickly or pro-gressed rapidly to multilobarconsolidation and a more pro-tracted clinical course.

In the area of GastrointestinalRadiology, subcommittee chair-man Jay P. Heiken, M.D., findsnoteworthy an abstract describ-ing an animal study that usedoptical microscopy to imageangiogenesis in hepatic colorec-tal cancer metastases. “The cel-lular events identified in thisstudy may provide the basis for

the development of therapiesfocused on preventing or stop-ping tumor angiogenesis,” Dr.Heiken says. Another abstracthe finds worthy of noting hasprovided more evidence thatmultidetector CT colonographyis accurate in screening asymp-tomatic patients for colorectalneoplasia.

According to Philip J. Kenney,M.D., chairman of the Subcom-mittee on Genitourinary Radiol-ogy, there has been a resurgence


2003 RSNA Scientific Program Committee

(From left) Kimberly E. Applegate, M.D., M.S.; Simon C. Kao, M.D.; Melvin E. Clouse, M.D.; Jay P. Heiken, M.D.; H. Hugh Hawkins Jr.,M.D.; George S. Bisset III, M.D., Chairman; Maryellen L. Giger, Ph.D.; Myron A. Pozniak, M.D.; Georges Y. El-Khoury, M.D.; Philip J.Kenney, M.D.; Patrice K. Rehm, M.D.; Gilda Cardenosa, M.D.; Chul Soo Ha, M.D.; Charles F. Lanzieri, M.D.; Caroline Chiles, M.D.; andBrian Stainken, M.D., representing Anne C. Roberts, M.D. (Not pictured) Anne C. Roberts, M.D.; and David R. Pickens III, Ph.D.,AAPM Liaison.

[The authors of a noteworthy animalstudy found that] CT perfusionimaging can measure the coronaryperfusion reserve, and if the findingswere borne out in human studies, itwould allow radiologists to differenti-ate between stunned and hibernat-ing myocardium in patients withischemic heart disease.


CT fusion imaging for malig-nant tumors versus PET alone.The authors concluded thatfusion imaging found morelesions and was better able todifferentiate physiologic frompathologic foci of metabolismand localize the pathologic foci.Another abstract Dr. Rehmfinds noteworthy concludedthat PET-CT imaging was supe-rior to PET and CT imagingalone in detecting unknown pri-mary tumors in cancer patients.

For Pediatric Radiology, sub-committee chairman SimonChing-Shun Kao, M.D., notesan abstract describing the use ofMR-based total spine projectionimaging for follow-up examina-tions of juvenile and adolescentpatients with scoliosis. Theauthors concluded that MR-TSP imaging could replace radi-ographs for follow-up exams,thus reducing radiation expo-sure to pediatric scoliosispatients. Another noteworthyabstract in this subspecialtyshows the value of MR imagingin evaluating fetal gyrus and sul-cus formation, an indicator ofbrain maturation, in the thirdtrimester of gestation to predictneurologic outcome in fetuseswith intrauterine growth restric-tion.

The chairman of the Subcom-mittee on Physics, Maryellen L.Giger, Ph.D., finds noteworthyseveral abstracts that underscorethe trends Dr. Bisset identified.One of the abstracts evaluated

the use of PET-CT fusion imag-ing to improve the diagnosisand management of cancerpatients. The authors of thestudy concluded that theirfusion imaging technique was“robust, accurate and fast, whichmakes it a suitable tool for clini-cal use.” Another abstract Dr.Giger noted looked at the effectof CAD on the accuracy ofcharacterizing malignant andbenign breast masses in 3Dultrasound volumes and foundthat with a computer’s aid, radi-ologists can improve their diag-nostic accuracy.

Among the abstracts that ChulSoo Ha, M.D., chairman of theSubcommittee on RadiationOncology and Radiobiology,finds interesting is one describ-ing bronchial stenosis as anunderreported complication ofexternal beam radiotherapy doseescalation for the treatment oflung cancer. Several patients inthe study developed disabling,life-threatening complications.Another abstract in this subspe-cialty compared brachytherapywith intensity-modulated radia-tion therapy (IMRT) for thetreatment of cervical cancer andconcluded that IMRT hasadvantages for patients withlarge-volume cervical tumors.

In the field of Radiology Infor-matics, subcommittee chairmanH. Hugh Hawkins Jr., M.D.,finds of highest interest abstractson the use of wireless informa-tion devices and picture archiv-

on Musculoskeletal Radiology,finds noteworthy an abstractthat concludes whole-body, low-dose multidetector CT is asuperior alternative to x-rayimaging for staging and moni-toring patients with multiplemyeloma. Another abstract Dr.El-Khoury notes shows that vir-tual arthroscopy of the kneemay be a useful technique incharacterizing meniscal tears ofthe inner margin, but it is notsensitive enough for peripheralmeniscal tears

In the subspecialty of Neurora-diology, subcommittee chair-man Charles F. Lanzieri, M.D.,highlights an abstract showingthe usefulness of functional MRimaging in demonstrating thatdyslexia is a manifestation ofabnormal interactions between

the auditory and visual cortices.The study showed that dyslexicsdiffer from normal readers byusing neuronal ensembles in theventral visual pathway to per-form auditory matching-lan-guage tasks. Another importantabstract in neuroradiologydemonstrates that multislice CTangiography has value in theevaluation of subarachnoidhemorrhage. “We may not needto do invasive angiograms forsubarachnoid hemorrhage,” Dr.Lanzieri concludes. “CTA worksfine.”

For Nuclear Medicine, subcom-mittee chairman Patrice K.Rehm, M.D., highlights anabstract that assessed the incre-mental diagnostic value of PET-

of interest in prostate MR imag-ing as reflected in the abstractsaccepted for presentation atRSNA 2003. The authors of onesuch abstract used a combinationof endorectal MR imaging, 3Dproton MR spectroscopic imag-ing, and blood-oxygen-level-dependent MR imaging to local-ize and characterize prostatecancer during carbogen breath-ing. They concluded that thistechnique makes feasible theassessment of prostate cancermetabolism and may be helpfulin planning and assessing therapy.

In Health Services Policy andResearch, subcommittee chair-man Kimberly E. Applegate,M.D., M.S., notes a study that

used whole-body MR to screenasymptomatic individuals foratherosclerosis and colon cancerand found that the techniqueprovides a high rate of true-pos-itive relevant findings. Anotherpaper Dr. Applegate finds inter-esting is a study that looked atthe business implications ofusing CT and MR for cardio-vascular imaging. The authorsfound that “the radiologists’share of the CV imaging mar-ket, which was small in 1993,had dropped further by 2001.These trends may well be due to“self-referral” by non-radiolo-gists. See the article on page 4.

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[One study] shows the usefulnessof functional MR imaging in demonstrating that dyslexia is amanifestation of abnormal interac-tions between the auditory andvisual cortices.

[Another abstract describes]bronchial stenosis as an underre-ported complication of externalbeam radiotherapy dose escalationfor the treatment of lung cancer.



ing and communication systems(PACS) in patient care and aca-demic practice. For example,one abstract deals with the useof a tablet personal computerfor the wireless distribution ofclinical images at a patient’sbedside. Another evaluates theuse of a wireless personal digitalassistant (PDA) in academicradiology practice, finding thatPDAs allow mobile radiologistsaccess to information that canimprove their workflow. A thirdabstract describes the develop-ment of an easy-to-use teachingfile system that can be inte-grated into a PACS.

And finally, among the note-worthy abstracts selected byAnne C. Roberts, M.D., chair-man of the Subcommittee onVascular and InterventionalRadiology, is a scientific posterdescribing an easy-to-performvertebroplasty technique usingCT fluoroscopic guidance tostabilize osteoporotic vertebralfractures and lytic neoplasticlesions of the spine. Anotherabstract shows a radiologic tech-nique using color Doppler ultra-sound to diagnose chronicvenous insufficiency and screenpatients for therapy.

Myron A. Pozniak, M.D., chair-man of the Ultrasound subcom-mittee, notes an abstract thatindicated ultrasound has valueover conventional x-ray imagingin identifying gout in patientssuspected of having gout whenlaboratory findings and x-rayresults are inconclusive. Anotherabstract Dr. Pozniak finds inter-esting describes a new ultra-sound imaging technology thatconserves time during imageacquisition and allocates theconserved time to time-intensiveimage processing algorithmswithout having an impact onthe frame rate.

Customizing your sched-ule for the RSNA ScientificAssembly will be quickerand easier this year.

RSNA Link Onsite has anewly revised featuredcalled Briefcase, whichallows you to downloadinformation from the RSNA Program into a personalschedule. Once yourschedule is complete, youcan then print your sched-ule or transfer it to yourpersonal digital assistant(PDA).

➊ To begin, go torsna2003.rsna.org, createa login and then click onBriefcase at the top of thescreen. Now you areready to add activities intoyour personal briefcase.

For example, to add theOpening Session, click on➋ Session, then PlenarySessions. You can either➌ peruse the list of ple-nary sessions and click onthe ones you would like toadd, or you can click onSearch Within Areas andlocate a specific session.

Point and Click to Customize Your Schedule at RSNA 2003

• Emergency topics

• PET-CT fusion imaging for tumors

• Multidetector CT applications

• 3-T MR imaging

• Functional imaging

• Cardiac and coronaryartery imaging

Trends Reflected in 2003Scientific Abstracts

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Once you click on a sessiontitle, then click on ➍ Add toBriefcase.

To view your completedschedule, click on Briefcaseat the top of the screen. You

can check for conflicts, mod-ify your schedule or addmore sessions. When youare finished, you may printyour schedule or downloadit to a disk or PDA.

You will be able to accessyour schedule and makechanges before or duringRSNA 2003.


Stanley Baum, M.D., is a med-ical pioneer whose unwaveringdedication to radiologic researchand education was instrumentalto the formation of a medicalimaging institute at theNational Institutes of Health.

“Stanley Baum will always beremembered for being first,”said RSNA President Peggy J.Fritzsche, M.D. “He was one ofthe first interventional radiolo-gists in the country, and was thefounder and first president ofthe Society of Cardiovascularand Interventional Radiology.He established the first hospital-based MR program in thecountry. He was also one of thefirst diagnostic radiologistselected to the Institute of Medi-cine. Throughout his career,Stanley has been a leader in thepromotion of increased researchin all academic radiologydepartments and improvingresearch training.”

Three individuals will receive a Gold Medal—RSNA’s highesthonor—at the 89th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting: Stanley Baum, M.D., from Philadelphia; William G. Bradley Jr.,M.D., Ph.D., from San Diego; and David B. Fraser, M.D., fromMusquodoboit Harbor, Nova Scotia.

chairman at Penn. He was afounding member of the Acad-emy of Radiology Research(ARR) and was ARR presidentwhen the bill to establish theNational Institute of BiomedicalImaging and Bioengineering wasintroduced in the Senate.

Currently, Dr. Baum is an adhoc member of the NationalCancer Institute Training GrantStudy Section. He is also editor-in-chief of Academic Radiology.Dr. Baum has worked onnumerous editorial boards and isauthor or coauthor of more than160 peer-reviewed publicationsand book chapters. He was alsoeditor of Abrams’ Angiography.

An RSNA member since 1973,Dr. Baum served as chairman ofthe Interventional RadiologyRefresher Course Committeeand as a member of the PublicInformation Advisory Board.He holds many professionalassociation memberships andhas received numerous awards.In 2002, Penn established theStanley Baum Professorship inthe Department of Radiology.

For an expanded version of Dr. Baum’s biography, see theRSNA Program.

For his significant and long-term commitment to radiologyresearch and education, RSNAis honored to present its GoldMedal to Dr. Baum.

“Being awarded a Gold Medal isa great honor and to receive itfor work that I have alwaysenjoyed doing is a doublehonor,” said Dr. Baum. “RSNAis the world’s greatest researchand education organization andI am absolutely delighted toreceive this award.”

For more than 20 years, Dr.Baum was professor and chair-man of the Department ofRadiology at the University ofPennsylvania (Penn) in Philadel-phia. Under Dr. Baum’s leader-ship, Penn purchased its firstCT unit for imaging the head,and its first body CT unit. Healso contributed to early MRimaging development, made asignificant impact on angiogra-phy by describing the role ofvasoconstrictors in controllinggastrointestinal bleeding and therole of angiography in assessingvascular bleeding with contrastmaterial.

Despite these monumentalachievements, some of Dr.Baum’s most important workcame after he stepped down as

William G. Bradley Jr., M.D.,Ph.D., is one of the world’sleading experts in both the basicscience and clinical applicationsof MR imaging.

For nearly 25 years, he devel-oped the science of MR imaginginto a useful tool for radiologistsand other clinicians. He initiallyintroduced widely accepted con-cepts on T 1, T 2 and PD-weighting, various flow phe-nomena and MR angiography.Since the early 1980s, he haspublished extensively on cere-bral MR imaging including flowphenomena, hemorrhage, nor-mal pressure hydrocephalus,stroke, contrast agents and spec-troscopy.

“Bill Bradley is credited fordeveloping MR imaging into awidely used diagnostic examina-tion,” said RSNA PresidentPeggy J. Fritzsche, M.D. “He isfamous for his national and

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international MR imaging lec-tures, as well as for his mini MRimaging fellowships. He inspirestrainees to excel at all levels.Anyone who meets Bill isintrigued by his intellectualcuriosity, enthusiasm and fun-loving spirit.”

For his significant contributionsto MR research and education,RSNA is pleased to present itsGold Medal to Dr. Bradley.

“The greatest honor one canhave is recognition by one’speers,” Dr. Bradley said.“RSNA’s Gold Medal is theembodiment of that recogni-tion. I am truly honored by thisaward, yet fully cognizant thatwhatever contributions I madeto radiology were always part ofa team effort—whether it wasmy family, my partners or myfellows. This honor reallybelongs to all of them.”

Throughout his career, Dr.Bradley has held an academicappointment at the Universityof California. He also served asdirector of MR imaging at theHuntington Medical ResearchInstitutes in Pasadena and atLong Beach Memorial MedicalCenter. He is currently professorand chairman of the Depart-ment of Radiology at the Uni-versity of California, San Diego.

David B. Fraser, M.D., hasbeen a guiding force in radiol-ogy for nearly 50 years as amentor, teacher, researcher andleader.

“David Fraser has been a tower-ing figure in Canadian radiologyand not only by virtue ofheight,” said RSNA PresidentPeggy J. Fritzsche, M.D. “Hewas well respected as the radiol-ogy chair at Dalhousie Univer-sity and served as a mentor tothose of us becoming chairselsewhere after him. Hisapproach to life is summed upby his performance on the ten-nis court—no ball shall pass,but will be returned with inter-est in either spin or speed.”

For his significant and numer-ous contributions to radiologyeducation, specifically in cardiacimaging, RSNA is privileged topresent its Gold Medal to Dr. Fraser.

“I consider receiving the RSNAGold Medal as the greatest pos-sible honor I could have andfeel very humble knowing theoutstanding list of colleagueswho have received this honorbefore me,” said Dr. Fraser. “It’sbeen a great opportunity andprivilege to work with RSNA,an organization focused onimproving medical care throughresearch and education.”

Dr. Fraser spent most of hiscareer at Dalhousie Universityin Halifax, Nova Scotia, wherehe retired in 1999 as professor

An RSNA member since 1982,Dr. Bradley has been activelyinvolved in the annual scientificassembly. Dr. Bradley currentlyserves as chairman of the RSNAResearch & Education Founda-tion Fund Development Com-mittee, is a member of theFoundation’s Honors Counciland is a member of the PublicInformation Advisors Network.

Dr. Bradley holds a U.S. patentfor “High Resolution MagneticResonance Imaging of BodyCavities” licensed by MEDRADfor prostate coil. He is a diplo-mate of the American Board ofRadiology (ABR) and holds acertificate of added qualification(CAQ) in neuroradiology.

He is author or coauthor ofmore than 420 peer-reviewedjournal articles, abstracts, bookchapters, invited papers andbooks, including the best-sellingtextbook, Magnetic ResonanceImaging. He has receivednumerous awards and holdsmany professional memberships.

For an expanded version of Dr. Bradley’s biography, see theRSNA Program.

and chairman of the Depart-ment of Radiology. He was alsohead of the Department ofDiagnostic Radiology at Victo-ria General Hospital and atQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Fraser is a leader in cardio-vascular imaging with a passionfor teaching and a gift for nego-tiation. During an era in whichCanada faced cutbacks, health-care reform and many othercrises, Dr. Fraser guided hisdepartment through an unend-ing sequence of renovations,equipment acquisitions, and theoften tenuous relationshipbetween cardiology and radiology.

An RSNA member since 1974,Dr. Fraser has been an activevolunteer. He served as chair-man of the RSNA TechnicalExhibits Committee and was amember of the RSNA Board ofDirectors from 1990-1997,becoming the Society’s presidentin 1998. He also worked on theRSNA Research & EducationFoundation Board of Trustees,serving as chairman in 2001. He is currently chairman of the RSNA Membership and Credentials Board.

Dr. Fraser is a past-president ofCAR and is currently a memberof the CAR Organizing Com-mittee for the ICR 2004 meet-ing in Montreal. He is a memberof many other professional soci-eties and has earned a variety ofawards including the Commem-orative Medal for the Queen’sGolden Jubilee. He is the authoror coauthor of more than 70papers and publications focusingprimarily on cardiac imaging andradiologic education.

For an expanded version of Dr. Fraser’s biography, see theRSNA Program.

The RSNA Gold Medal is awardedannually by the Board of Directorsto those persons who, in the judgment of the Board, have rendered unusual service to the science of radiology.



A pioneer in the diagnosis ofsmall bowel diseases, NicholasC. Gourtsoyiannis, M.D., iscurrently evaluating MR imag-ing of the small bowel. Hisresearch and commitment to theradiologic-pathologic correlationled to the introduction of thatconcept in Europe at the Euro-pean Congress of Radiology(ECR).

“Nick faces challenges with boldvision and determination,” saidRSNA President Peggy J.Fritzsche, M.D. “These charac-teristics contributed to the suc-cess of the first completely elec-tronic scientific exhibit andposter display at ECR 2003. He is an enthusiastic and skilledteacher, and is one of theworld’s leaders in abdominalradiology.”

Honorary Membership in RSNA is presented for significant achieve-ments in the field of radiology. At RSNA 2003, Honorary Member-ship will be given to Nicholas C. Gourtsoyiannis, M.D., from Irak-lion, Crete, Greece; Lilian F.L.Y. Leong, M.D., M.B.A., from HongKong, China; Alois Rüttimann, M.D., from Zurich, Switzerland; andJacob Valk, M.D., Ph.D., from Wilnis, the Netherlands.

An active researcher and author,Dr. Gourtsoyiannis has pub-lished more than 230 scientificarticles in peer-reviewed jour-nals. He has written or coau-thored 18 book chapters, and isthe editor or co-editor of threeinternational books. Dr. Gourt-soyiannis has been a visitingprofessor at 19 universitiesworldwide and has given morethan 100 invited lectures atinternational meetings in 23countries.

Dr. Gourtsoyiannis currentlyserves as a section editor ofEuropean Radiology. He is amember of several editorial oradvisory boards, and is areviewer for several national andinternational scientific journalson medical imaging and gas-trointestinal diseases.

An RSNA member since 1988,Dr. Gourtsoyiannis has beenactive in a number of interna-tional societies and has receivednumerous awards.

For an expanded version of Dr. Gourtsoyiannis’ biography,see the RSNA Program.

For his outstanding contribu-tions to the advancement ofradiology in Europe, RSNAtakes great pride in presentingDr. Gourtsoyiannis with anHonorary Membership.

“The RSNA meeting is the goldstandard against which all radio-logical meetings are compared,both from the scientific and theorganizational point of view,”Dr. Gourtsoyiannis said. “As theimmediate past-president andcurrent chairman of the ECRBoard, I have been inspired bythe achievements of our Ameri-can sister society when trying tothink of ways to improve theEuropean meeting. Therefore, Ivalue enormously the award ofHonorary Membership of theRSNA, which has made anunsurpassed contribution to theeducation of countless radiolo-gists around the world.”

Dr. Gourtsoyiannis spent 12years in the Radiology Depart-ment at the Hellenic Air ForcesHospital in Athens, laterbecoming professor and chair-man of the Department ofRadiology at the University ofCrete. He is currently the deanof the Medical School at theUniversity of Crete.

Lilian F.L.Y. Leong, M.D.,M.B.A., is devoted to promot-ing radiology as a major compo-nent of modern healthcare inAsia. She is also committed todeveloping radiology’s profes-sional status in Hong Kong to alevel equal with other developednations. As a result, she hasassumed a leadership role inbuilding international anddomestic relationships to promote radiology.

One of the cornerstones of Dr. Leong’s achievements wasthe adoption of Hong Kong asan independent member of theInternational Congress of Radiology.

“Lilian Leong, a petite whirl-wind of energy, has been a central leader in radiology forHong Kong and, in fact, a widearea of Asia,” said RSNA Presi-dent Peggy J. Fritzsche, M.D.

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“Her unceasing labor on behalfof Chinese radiology provides afine example for young radiolo-gists around the world.”

For these outstanding contribu-tions, RSNA is pleased to pres-ent Dr. Leong with an Hon-orary Membership.

“This Honorary Membership isnot just an honor to myself, it isan honor to radiology in Asia,”said Dr. Leong. “It also signifiesthe further solidification of radi-ology in North America andAsia Oceania. I look forward tocloser cooperation for the bet-terment of radiology service andeducation in the world.”

Dr. Leong received her medicaldegree from the University ofHong Kong in 1971. She thenmoved to London where shereceived a diploma in radiodiag-nosis and obtained a fellowshipof the Royal College of Radiolo-gists. After her training, Dr.Leong returned to her nativeHong Kong and began hercareer in the medical and healthdepartment of the Hong KongGovernment’s Institute of Radi-ology and Oncology. She is aconsultant radiologist in theDepartment of Radiology atQueen Mary Hospital in HongKong. She is also an honoraryclinical associate professor of theUniversity of Hong Kong.

A well-respected researcher andeducator, Dr. Leong has pre-sented more than 100 invitedlectures and presentations. Sheis the author or coauthor ofmore than 50 publications. Sheis a member of many local,national and international med-ical organizations. She is presi-dent of the Asian and OceanianSociety of Radiology and vice-president of the Radiology Out-reach Foundation.

only learned about radiology,but I also heard the best speak-ers. Consequently, they wereinvited as faculty members tothe International DiagnosticCourse in Davos. I am verygrateful for this opportunity andthe valuable time that I spent atthe RSNA meetings.”

Dr. Rüttimann was a professorof radiology at the University ofZurich, and head of the Depart-ment of Radiodiagnostics at theCity Hospital Triernli in Zurich.He retired 16 years ago.

Intrigued by the American styleof teaching, Dr. Rüttimannintroduced the annual Interna-tional Diagnostic Course inDavos in 1968, which started anew way of teaching in Europe.The special teaching format,which offers group seminars anddirect interaction with theteachers, has been highly suc-cessful. Many departments usethe International DiagnosticCourse in Davos as a part oftheir residency program.

Dr. Rüttimann installed anannual teaching course featuringthe most prestigious interna-tional teachers. Through thiscourse, Dr. Rüttimann helpedforge a close relationshipbetween American and Euro-pean radiology. Additionally, heestablished a multistage radiol-ogy board exam. Radiology wasthe first medical specialty inSwitzerland with obligatoryboard exams. This pioneeringachievement by Dr. Rüttimannhas helped to significantlyenhance the quality of radio-logic care.

Dr. Rüttimann has authored orcoauthored five radiology text-books. He is the founder of theInternational Society of Lym-phology, and has been a mem-ber of RSNA since 1975. He is

She has been an RSNA membersince 1985, and has earned anumber of prestigious awards.

For an expanded version of Dr. Leong’s biography, see theRSNA Program.

A champion of European radio-logic education, Alois Rütti-mann, M.D., founded thehighly acclaimed InternationalDiagnostic Course in Davos,Switzerland, and designed theSwiss radiology boards.

Dr. Rüttimann’s vision and lead-ership compelled him toimprove the quality and imageof Swiss radiology. He workedto improve teaching and to setstandards of qualifications byintroducing radiology boards inSwitzerland.

“Alois is a strong leader, a per-fect gentleman, and a visionary,who is able to distinguishbetween the important and theunimportant,” said RSNA Presi-dent Peggy J. Fritzsche, M.D.

In appreciation of his numerouscontributions to research andeducation in diagnostic radiol-ogy, RSNA is pleased to presentDr. Alois Rüttimann with anHonorary Membership.

“I have attended more than 30RSNA Annual Meetings inChicago,” said Dr. Rüttimann.“From these meetings, I not

also a member of several otherradiologic organizations and hasearned high honors from severalsocieties.

For an expanded version of Dr. Rüttimann’s biography, seethe RSNA Program.

Jacob Valk, M.D., Ph.D., hasearned admiration from peersaround the world for his vastbody of scientific writings dating back to 1963.

“Jaap Valk has excelled in thefields of neurology, psychiatryand neuroradiology. He pub-lished a medical book every yearduring the middle of his career.His writings include seminalconcepts on such topics such aswhite matter disease of thebrain,” said RSNA PresidentPeggy J. Fritzsche, M.D. “He isa Renaissance man, publishingin both the arts and sciences.He is a talented pianist who hasentertained many of us with hisregalia of show tunes and classi-cal pieces. He is still activelycontributing, as a writer andteacher.”

Dr. Valk’s research is especiallydirected at pediatric neuroimag-ing, inborn errors of metabo-lism, toxic encephalopathies,and white matter disorders indementia. For his outstandingcontribution to neuroimaging,RSNA is honored to present Dr. Valk with an HonoraryMembership.




Plenary Sessions are highlights of the RSNA Scientific Assembly and are open to all registrants.

4:00 – 4:10 p.m.

Report of the RSNA Research& Education Foundation Seymour H. Levitt, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA Research &Education Foundation Boardof Trustees

4:10 – 5:45 p.m.

Image Interpretation SessionModerator:Michael P. Federle, M.D.

Panelists:Faye C. Laing, M.D.

Jeffrey S. Klein, M.D.

Alec J. Megibow, M.D., M.P.H.

Richard B. Towbin, M.D.

Hugh D. Curtin, M.D.

Monday

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Associated Sciences: ShapingOur Future—Forces at WorkConsumer-Driven Healthcare:Strategies for the Retail MedicineEra of Radiology

Russell C. Coile Jr.

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Eugene P. Pendergrass New Horizons LectureThe NIH Vision

Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.(A preview of this lecture willappear in the November issue ofRSNA News.)

Saturday

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

AAPM/RSNA Physics Tutorialfor ResidentsDigital Mammography

Organized under the directionof Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D.

2:15 – 5:15 p.m.

AAPM/RSNA Tutorial onEquipment Selection Ultrasound

Organized under the directionof Zheng Feng Lu, Ph.D.

Sunday

8:30 – 10:15 a.m.

President’s AddressCommunication: Key to Improved Patient Care

Peggy J. Fritzsche, M.D.RSNA President

Dedication of the RSNA Meet-ing to Isadore Meschan, M.D.

Announcement of OutstandingResearcher and OutstandingEducator Awards

Opening SessionTrauma Imaging: Who, How, and Why

Moderator:George S. Bisset III, M.D.

Panelists:C. Craig Blackmore, M.D.,

M.P.H.

M.G. Hunink, M.D., Ph.D.

Presentation of HonoraryMemberships• Nicholas C. Gourtsoyiannis,

M.D., Iraklion, Crete, Greece

• Lilian F.L.Y. Leong, M.D.,M.B.A., Hong Kong, China

• Alois Rüttimann, M.D.,Zurich, Switzerland

• Jacob Valk, M.D., Ph.D., Wilnis, the Netherlands

(See pages 20-22)

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Special Focus Sessions• Management of Abdominal

Aortic Aneurysms

• Health Issues for the Radiologistin the Workplace

• Molecular Imaging: Potentialsand Challenges for Radiology

• ASTRO Invited Papers

• Reengineering Radiologic Education for the 21st Century

• Latest Developments in Computer-aided Diagnosis forThoracic CT Interpretations

• Facing the New Threats of Terrorism: A Radiologist’s Perspective

• Controversies in Image-guidedTumor Ablation

• Ethical Dilemmas in RadiologyPractice: Keeping Your PersonalIntegrity

• Women’s Ultrasound Imaging

“The RSNA meeting has beenof such importance to me thatI have only missed two meet-ings in nearly 30 years,” saidDr. Valk. “RSNA is recognizedworldwide as the most impor-tant radiologic meeting offeringradiologists the opportunity tolearn about the newest develop-ments in the profession and torefresh their knowledge andskills. The meeting helps tomaintain the highest qualitystandards possible. I am veryproud and deeply honored bybeing awarded the HonoraryMembership of the RSNA.”

For nearly 20 years, Dr. Valkworked as a professor of radiol-ogy and neuroradiology, andhead of the Departments ofRadiology and Neuroradiologyat Vrije Universiteit MedicalCentre. He now works as aneuroradiologist at the MRICenter in Amsterdam.

A prolific writer, Dr. Valk is theauthor or coauthor of morethan 220 peer-reviewed articlesand book chapters. He is alsothe author of 16 books, includ-ing Computed Tomography ofCerebral Infarctions, Basic Prin-ciples of Magnetic ResonanceImaging, Magnetic Resonance ofHead, Neck and Spine, Spine,and recently, Magnetic Reso-nance of Dementia. He is coau-thor of Magnetic Resonance ofMyelin, Myelination and MyelinDisorders, which is considered astandard text in the field.

A member of RSNA since1984, Dr. Valk is also a mem-ber of many other radiologicsocieties and has earned severalawards.

For an expanded version of Dr. Valk’s biography, see theRSNA Program.


PlenaryPlenary Sessions



Tuesday

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Associated Sciences: ShapingOur Future—Forces at WorkShow me the Money: GovernmentReimbursement Policy

Bibb Allen Jr., M.D.

Are You Getting Paid for WhatYou Do? Key Indicators to Audit

James P. Trotter Jr.

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Annual Oration in DiagnosticRadiologyDedicated in honor of Isaac Sanders, M.D.

Internal Derangements of Joints:Anatomic-pathophysiologic-Imaging Correlation

Donald L. Resnick, M.D.(A preview of this lecture willappear in the November issue ofRSNA News.)

Presentation of Gold Medals• Stanley Baum, M.D.,

Philadelphia

• William G. Bradley Jr., M.D.,Ph.D., San Diego

• David B. Fraser, M.D.,Musquodoboit Harbor, Nova Scotia

(See pages 18-19)

of Primaries

• The Radiologist’s Assistant: A New Paradigm

• CT and Radiation: Finding the Bottom Line

• Interventional Oncology: A New Field for the New Era of Image-guided Therapy

• Virtual Angioscopy: State of the Art

• Role of Open Source Software in Radiology

Thursday

1:30 – 1:40 p.m.

Inauguration of the 2004 RSNABoard of Directors

1:40 – 1:50 p.m.

Introduction of 2004 AAPMOfficers and Council Chairs

1:50 – 2:45 p.m.

RSNA/AAPM SymposiumPET/CT: Function and Form Together

Moderator:David R. Pickens III, Ph.D.

Panelists:David W. Townsend, Ph.D.

Todd M. Blodgett, M.D.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Special Focus Sessions• Image Processing: Principles,

Applications and Future Directions

Wednesday

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Associated Sciences: ShapingOur Future—Forces at WorkThe Cost of Doing Business

Monte G. Clinton

Bobbi Miller, R.T.(R)(M)

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Annual Oration in RadiationOncologyDedicated to the memory ofJerzy Einhorn, M.D., R.N.O.,and Nina Einhorn, M.D., Ph.D.

The Invaluable Role of PET inRadiation Oncology

Lester J. Peters, M.D.(A preview of this lecture willappear in the November issue ofRSNA News.)

Announcement of the Education and infoRAD Exhibit Awards

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Oncodiagnosis PanelGastrointestinal Tumors

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Special Focus Sessions• Breast Image-guided Interven-

tion: The Future

• Reduction of Error in Radiology: Better Care, BetterOutcome

• ASNR Invited Papers

• Malignant Neoplasia: A Primer

• Web-based Results Distribution:New Channels of Communica-tion

• The NIBIB and Frontiers inBiomedical Imaging: Researchand Training

• Is Malpractice Tort ReformReally Necessary?

• 3-T MR Imaging: Is it Relevant?

• SIR Invited Papers

Friday

12:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Friday Imaging SymposiumMR Imaging of Sports-relatedInjuries

Moderator:John F. Feller, M.D.

Panelists:John F. Feller, M.D.

Phillip F. Tirman, M.D.

Christopher F. Beaulieu, M.D., Ph.D.

Nancy M. Major, M.D.

Javier Beltran, M.D.

Donald L. Resnick, M.D. Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.Lester J. Peters, M.D.


Ronald J. Zagoria, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA RefresherCourse Committee

see the brochure, RefresherCourse Enrollment, Scientific Pro-gram, Advance Registration andHousing, which is also availableon the Internet at www.rsna.org/rsna/advanceregistration/pdf/AdvanceRegistration2_online.pdf.

New!Case-based Review CoursesThese new single-day case-basedreview courses will be presentedin a problem-based interactiveformat. Course topics includeneuroradiology, interventionalradiology, and pediatric radiology.

Essentials of RadiologyA refresher course seriesdesigned for general radiologists,residents and subspecialists whowant to review other areas ofradiology. Courses will be heldover a two-day period. Sessionsinclude imaging of the breast,chest, liver, shoulder, pediatric,trauma, ultrasound and uroradi-ology.

RSNA 2003 offers 283 refreshercourses covering traditional andcutting-edge topics in each sub-specialty.

Advanced registration is recom-mended for all refresher courses.If a particular course is full,attendees may check for theavailability of stand-by seatingat the classroom location priorto the beginning of the course.For more detailed information,

Paul A. Larson, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA AssociatedSciences Committee

Associated Sciences ConsortiumTuesday, December 2Show Me the Money: GovernmentReimbursement Policy, presentedby Bibb Allen Jr., M.D., andAre You Getting Paid for WhatYou Do? Key Indicators to Audit,presented by James P. Trotter Jr.

Wednesday, December 3 The Cost of Doing Business, presented by Monte G. Clintonand Bobbi Miller, R.T.(R)(M)

The Associated Sciences pro-gram also includes a series ofeight refresher courses:

• How to Effectively Manage theCapital Asset Cycle: FromAcquisition Planning toReplacement Strategies

The RSNA Associated SciencesConsortium is sponsoring threesymposium lectures duringRSNA 2003. The theme for thisyear’s program is Associated Sciences: Shaping Our Future—Forces at Work.

The lectures will be held from10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.Each is approved for 1.5 cate-gory 1 CME credits.

Monday, December 1 Consumer-Driven Healthcare:Strategies for the Retail MedicineEra of Radiology, presented byRussell C. Coile Jr.

• Continuity of Care

• Advanced Radiographic Practice

• Maximizing Your PracticePotential with Nurse Practition-ers and Physician Assistants

• Workforce Crisis: Strategies forManagement

• The Digital Department: ItsArchitecture and Design

• HIPAA: The OperationalImpact in Radiology

• Digital Technology for Diagnos-tic Imaging (PACS, DigitalRadiography and ComputedRadiography)

AMA PRA category 1 creditcan be obtained at the conclu-sion of each course by deposit-ing a completed critique form inone of the credit voucher boxesat the back of each meetingroom.

Categorical Course in Diagnostic RadiologyMusculoskeletal Imaging—Exploring New Limits

Categorical Course in Diagnostic Radiology PhysicsAdvances in Digital Radiology

Minicourses:• PET in Clinical Practice

• Screening for Cancer

• Practical Answers for ComplexImaging Question—Hands-on/How-to

• Mammography Physics

• Physics of Ultrasound

• Molecular Imaging

• Radiation Oncology Physics

• MR Imaging Physics

• Radiation Safety and RiskManagement

Refresher Courses


RSNA 2003 will feature 611scientific posters covering 15subspecialties.

Scientific posters allow attendeesto:

1) Evaluate the most currentresearch

2) Identify current and futurescientific and technologicdevelopments

3) Modify academic and clinicalpractices

4) Identify and practice researchmethods

AMA PRA Category 1 credit isavailable for some posters onSunday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., and Monday throughThursday from 12:15 p.m. to1:15 p.m. during which time an author of the exhibits will bein attendance. Following inter-change with the authors, thosedesiring category 1 credit mustleave an attendance voucher withthe authors.


Lakeside Center, Level 3,Hall D

Sunday8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Monday – Thursday7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Friday7:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Scientific Poster Viewing Hours

For the convenience of those who wish to study the Scientific Posters in the evening, shuttle bus servicebetween hotels in the RSNA hotel block and the LakesideCenter shuttle gates is scheduled Monday through Thurs-day from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Limited food service isalso available from area vending machines during theevening, Monday through Thursday.

Late Night Shuttle Bus

Scientific Poster Sessions

George S. Bisset III, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA ScientificProgram Committee

Scientific Paper SessionsScientific paper sessions will beheld during nine designatedtime slots during the week.Those attending sessions will beable to:

1) Evaluate the most currentresearch

2) Identify current and futurescientific and technologicdevelopments

3) Modify academic and clinicalpractices

4) Identify and practice researchmethods

Seating for the scientific papersessions is on a space-availablebasis. AMA PRA category 1credit is earned on an hour-for-hour basis. If you move fromone meeting room to anotherduring a time block to hear dif-ferent presentations and depositan attendance voucher in each

RSNA will feature 1,550 scien-tific papers in 15 subspecialties:

• Breast Imaging

• Cardiac

• Chest

• Gastrointestinal

• Genitourinary

• Health Services, Policy, andResearch

• Musculoskeletal

• Neuroradiology/Head andNeck

• Nuclear Medicine

• Pediatrics

• Physics

• Radiation Oncology andRadiobiology

• Radiology Informatics

• Ultrasound

• Vascular and Interventional

room, you will be credited onlyonce for that particular block ofsessions.

Digital Scientific SessionsAuthors of some scientificpapers have been invited tomake the information availableas narrated PowerPoint presenta-tions. These digital scientificsessions will be available forreview in the infoRAD areathroughout the week.


Kerry M. Link, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA EducationExhibits Committee

featured. Attendees submit theirdiagnoses electronically viaRSNA Link Onsite terminals.Each correct diagnosis earns 0.5 category 1 credit. Revealedcases remain on display for theduration of the week for contin-ued self-study.

New!EPOS DemonstrationAward-winning exhibits fromthe 2003 European Congress ofRadiology (ECR) will be fea-tured in the Education Exhibitsarea. These exhibits use the newElectronic Poster OnlineSystem™ (EPOS). Twelve com-puters will be available in theexhibit hall to view the paperlesspresentations.

An online EPOS database isavailable with more than 870electronic posters presented atECR 2003.

RSNA members have free accessto the EPOS database atepos.myecr.org/posters/rsna_signup.php.

As a result of studying educa-tion exhibits, attendees will beable to:

1) Review the diagnosis of aspecific condition usingeither a single-modality ormultimodality approach

2) Identify the state-of-art imaging and methods oftreatment of various patho-logic conditions

3) Assess new research on appli-cations of various imagingand therapeutic modalities

AMA PRA category 1 credit isavailable for select exhibits onlyon Monday through Thursdaybetween 12:15 p.m. and 1:15 p.m., at which time anauthor of the exhibit will be inattendance. Following inter-change with the authors, thosedesiring category 1 credit mustleave an attendance voucherwith the authors.

AMA PRA category 1 credit isalso available for correctly diagnosing any of the 60 Caseof the Day exhibits located inthe Education Exhibit area.Each day, Sunday throughThursday, 12 new cases are

Education

Lakeside Center, Level 3,Hall D

Sunday8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.


Friday7:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Education Exhibit Hours

For the convenience of those who wish to study the EducationExhibits in the evening, shuttle bus service between hotels inthe RSNA hotel block and the Lakeside Center shuttle gates isscheduled Monday through Thursday from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Limited food service is also available from areavending machines during the evening, Monday through Thursday.

Late Night Shuttle Bus

More than 1,100 education exhibits covering 16 subspecialties will be featured at RSNA 2003.

Education Exhibits


The Technical Exhibits at the RSNA Annual Meeting comprise theworld’s largest medical exhibition. More than 600 leading manufacturers,suppliers, and developers of medical information and technology show-case an impressive array of radiology products and services.

Michael C. Brunner, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA TechnicalExhibits Committee

infoRAD education exhibits andfeatures include:

• Showcase Exhibit—Pathwayto Progress NEW!

• International InformaticsPanel Discussions NEW!

• MIRC/RadLex ClassroomNEW!

• IHE Classroom

• Web Classroom

• NLM/Internet2 Demonstra-tions – Tutorial Classroom

• Radiology Informatics/IHE

• Hands-on Computer Work-shops

• Image Manipulation/Analysis

• Literature Searches/RSNAJournal Searches

• PACS Classroom

• Personal Digital Assistants(PDA)

• Picture Archiving and Com-munication Systems (PACS)

• Practice Management/Workflow/IHE

• Decision Support/Computer-aided Diagnosis

A comprehensive list of theexhibitors and their productsand services will be available inthe Buyer’s Guide: RadiologyProducts and Services. A detailedfloor plan of the technicalexhibit areas can be found inthe Buyer’s Guide and in theRSNA 2003 Daily Bulletin.

New!Mobile Computing Pavilion

RSNA will premiere its MobileComputing Pavilion at RSNA2003. The pavilion will featurea theater area dedicated to edu-cational presentations on mobilecomputing, daily panel sessionsled by industry experts and lead-ers in the field, and exhibits ofleading wireless technologies.The pavilion is located in booth1651 on the Technical ExhibitsFloor in Hall A, next to thePublishers Row.

infoRAD Exhibits

infoRAD is the area of theannual meeting devoted to com-puter applications in radiologiceducation and practice. Itincludes a technical exhibitionand demonstration area in whichvendors display and demonstratetheir products. Hands-on Com-puter Workshops are held in theinfoRAD area.

Exhibits


Technical Exhibits/infoRAD Exhibits


Technical Exhibit Hours

Halls A & BSouth and North Buildings

Sunday–Wednesday10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Thursday10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

infoRAD Exhibit Hours

Hall D Lakeside Center

Sunday–Thursday8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Friday8:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Hands-on ComputerWorkshops

Hall D Lakeside Center

Sunday–Thursday8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Friday8:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Exhibit Hours

NEWHOURS


AMA PRA Category 1 credit isavailable for courses in theinfoRAD Tutorial Classroom,the infoRAD PACS WorkstationClassroom, the infoRAD WebClassroom and the infoRADMIRC/RadLex Classroom.

IHE Classroom

Learn to improve workflow andinformation sharing in supportof optimal patient care at thefifth round of IHE classroomsessions, which bring togethermedical professionals and indus-try experts. Sessions aredesigned to showcase the inte-gration capabilities IHE makespossible, provide a detailedunderstanding of their opera-tional and clinical benefits, andgive users and purchasers thetools they need to achieve systems integrations in theirinstitutions.

New!infoRAD Showcase Exhibit

The 2003 Showcase Exhibit willhighlight the radiology practiceof the future. It will demon-strate the use of IT tools thatenhance the workflow processesand productivity by intelligentautomation in a paperless, film-less, and most important, error-less care delivery environmentthat will ultimately improve thequality of care.

Attendees will also be able toview Internet2 demonstrationsfrom Johns Hopkins University,University of Kentucky, Stan-ford University and the Univer-sity of Chicago.

infoRAD PACS Worksta-tion Classroom

Three hands-on refreshercourses (track 53) will be held.Seating for each is limited to 90people. The courses are BasicPACS: How to Use a PACSWorkstation; Advanced PACS:How to Configure and Tune aPACS; and Workshop in SpeechRecognition.

infoRAD Web Classroom

Four hands-on refresher courses(track 54) are scheduled. Seatingfor each is limited to 90 people.The courses are How Your Radi-ology Practice Can “Work theWeb”; Introduction to PowerPointPresentations: Basic Skills; Intro-duction to PowerPoint Presenta-tions: Advanced Skills; and Howto Get Radiologic Images intoYour Personal Computer.

Six additional hands-on courseswill be held in the Web Class-room. They are PubMed/MED-LINE for International Users;Advanced PubMed/MEDLINEfor Research and Radiology; Dis-tance Learning & LiteratureSearching Through the RSNAWeb Site; How to Submit Work tothe RSNA Journal, Radiology;Preparing Your Manuscript forRadioGraphics and Overview ofthe Publications Process; and TheRadiologist and the Internet:Continuous Learning While YouWork.

infoRAD Exhibitor Presentations

Throughout the week, 20-minute presentation opportuni-ties will be scheduled for someinfoRAD exhibitors in theinfoRAD theater to provide anexpanded forum for interactionwith meeting attendees.

infoRAD Tutorial Classroom

National Library of Medicine/Internet2 Tutorial 2003: NextGeneration Internet, Internet2and the Future of Medical Prac-tice and Education

Advance registration is required.Seating is limited to 90 peoplebut standby tickets may beavailable. This workshop will beheld eight times during themeeting in identical presenta-tion. It will describe:

• Technologies comprising theinfrastructure of the currentcommodity Internet and theNext Generation Internet(NGI) and Internet2

• Advanced network applica-tions such as interactive col-laboration tools and virtualreality

• National, regional and campusnetworks that provide end-to-end high performance

• Engineering capabilities thatenable network performanceand reliability

• End-to-end performance issuesrelated to content quality, privacy, security and other factors pertinent to the use ofnetworks in medicine

• Partnerships between acade-mia, industry, government andinternational organizations todevelop and test the technol-ogy of tomorrow’s Internet.



infoRAD MIRC/RadLexClassroom

Six courses are planned. Seatingfor each is limited to 90 people.The courses are RadLex Session; ATour of the MIRC Community;How to Set Up a Personal TeachingFile System; How to Author MIRCTeaching File Documents; Insidethe RSNA MIRC Software; andHow to Build a Database-drivenMIRC Teaching File System.

New!International InformaticsPanel Discussions

Two panel discussions will takeplace over the lunch hour relat-ing to international informaticstopics. The discussions will beled by a moderator and include apanel of experts in the domain.Each panel member speaks andthen there will be an open forum

on a related topic. On Monday,the panel discussion is Interna-tional Radiology Education Viathe Internet. On Wednesday, it isInternational Approaches to theImage-enabled EMR.

infoRAD Guided Tours

Guided tours provide an in-depth look into infoRAD offer-ings for 2003. The tour willdirect your attention to cutting-edge developments in technol-ogy, provide orientation for eachof the exhibit areas, and offerinsight into which areas may beof importance to you.

Guided tours will be conductedSunday through Thursday 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Tours willbegin at the top of each hour.Preregistration is required. Tourstake approximately 20–30 minutes.

Through the Chicago’s “We’reGlad You’re Here” program,Mayor Richard M. Daley andthe Chicago Convention andTourism Bureau plan a citywidewelcome for attendees andexhibitors at the RSNA 89thScientific Assembly and AnnualMeeting. The welcome includes:

• Complimentary Chicago Tri-bune newspapers delivered toeach attendee’s hotel room.The papers will have a cus-tomized wrap highlighting theRSNA schedule-at-a-glanceand special offering/discounts.

• Attractions in Advance calen-dar highlighting special eventsand attractions in Chicagoduring the meeting.

• Ambassador Meet and Greetprogram at Terminals One andThree at O’Hare Airport todirect attendees to WelcomeCenters.

• Welcome signs displayedthroughout O’Hare, at retailoutlets, restaurants, culturalattractions and on taxicabsand shuttle buses.

• Coffee service available for exhi-bitors Sunday through Wednes-day 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

• RSNA and Chicago’s “We’reGlad You’re Here” bannersposted in more than 180 loca-tions including O’Hare Inter-national Airport and on streetsincluding S. Michigan Ave.,Fort Dearborn Dr., MartinLuther King Dr., ColumbusDr., North Water St. and Stetson Dr.

• Chicago Restaurant Connec-tion service located withinRSNA Help Centers.

• Welcome Centers available atO’Hare and Midway Airportsfor information about the Cityand RSNA.


WelcomeChicago Welcomes Meeting Attendees


More than 150 RSNA LinkOnsite terminals will be locatedthroughout McCormick Place.Access to RSNA Link Onsite willbe available from any Webbrowser at rsna2003.rsna.orgbefore, during and after theweek of the Scientific Assembly.

RSNA Link Onsite terminals feature:

Message Center

This is the e-mail facility forcommunicating with colleagues,exhibitors and others atMcCormick Place. Attendeescan log in using their badgenumber. Users outsideMcCormick Place will be ableto send Internet e-mail to atten-dees by their badge number fol-lowed by @showmail.org. Atten-dees can assign themselves apassword to increase the privacyof messages sent through theMessage Center.

Attendees who know the nameof their remote POP3 or IMAPmail service will be able to add atemporary account for remoteaccess to their e-mail.

Attendee Locator

This utility is a quick and easyway to find friends and col-leagues who are attendingRSNA 2003 and the hotelswhere they are staying.

Printing

Attendees will also be able touse RSNA Link Onsite terminalsto create printed documents,using dedicated laser printers ateach bank of terminals.

Telnet

This feature allows access toremote computers throughRSNA Link Onsite.

Cases of the Day

Education Exhibits at RSNA2003 will include the popularCases of the Day feature. Eachday, Sunday through Thursday,a new case in each of 12 cate-gories will be posted. Attendeeswill be able to submit a diagno-sis for each case at nearby RSNALink Onsite terminals or via anyWeb browser. For each correctdiagnosis submitted throughRSNA Link Onsite, attendeeswill receive 0.5 AMA PRA cate-gory 1 credit.

RSNA Press Releases

Information about RSNA 2003presented to the media, alongwith daily attendance figures,will be featured in the PressRelease section of RSNA LinkOnsite.

Tours and Events

Attendees may add prearrangedtours and events to their itiner-ary through RSNA Link Onsite.For more information, see the

RSNA Program

The online version of the RSNAProgram makes it easy for atten-dees to search for sessions,courses and exhibits. The pro-gram will remain availablethrough RSNA Link duringmost of 2004.

Virtual Briefcase

The Virtual Briefcase is a per-sonal itinerary planner withwhich attendees can maintain alist of technical exhibitors (MyExhibits), access a personalizedfloor plan (My Floor Plan), andcreate a schedule of sessionsselected from the RSNA Pro-gram. (See page 17.)

Technical Exhibits

The online Buyer’s Guide andonline floor plans offer a search-able guide to the technicalexhibits, radiologic productsand services at RSNA 2003.

Meeting Announcements

A free electronic bulletin boardis available for non-profit associ-ations and institutions to postalumni events, course informa-tion and educational activitiesdirectly related to radiology.Announcements may be submit-ted using RSNA Link Onsite ter-minals located throughoutMcCormick Place. Printed orhandwritten announcements willnot be accepted. All submissionswill be reviewed before posting.

Tours and Events brochure onRSNA Link Onsite or atwww.rsna.org/rsna/advanceregistration/pdf/tours_and_events2003.pdf. During the meeting,tickets may be purchased at theTours and Activities Desklocated in the Grand ConcourseHelp Center, Level 3, or at thePalmer House Hilton.

RSNA Link

RSNA’s Web site, RSNA Link,and the RSNA/ACR patient-oriented site, RadiologyInfoTM,are accessible through thehome-page menu of RSNA LinkOnsite.

Also accessible are manyChicago sites of interest. Linksto these sites are listed inAround Town, which is part ofthe More Info option on theinitial menu.

Information

The most current meeting and exhibitor information will be available on RSNA Link Onsite (rsna2003.rsna.org), a Web-basedinformation resource tool for those attending the annual meeting.

RSNA Link Onsite



Certificate of Attendance

Attendees can use RSNA LinkOnsite terminals to print a per-sonalized certificate of atten-dance.

Tech Note

No electrical outlets or standardtelephone lines will be providedat RSNA Link Onsite terminals.Note: RSNA cannot providetechnical support for laptop,notebook, handheld or otherportable computers, cellularphones, or other display orcommunication devices.

laptops or handheld devices canlog on to the Internet. Thesewireless networks are not secureand should not be used forsending sensitive information.These connections will useDHCP service to automaticallysupply IP addresses and Internetaccess.

Wired and WirelessAccess Points

At certain banks of RSNA LinkOnsite terminals, an RJ-45 con-nector will be provided forattendees who bring laptopcomputers with network cardsto connect to the Internet.

Areas around some banks ofRSNA Link Onsite terminals andother areas of the meeting willalso offer wireless connectivityusing the 802.11b or “WiFi”protocol. Signs will clearly markthese areas where attendees with

The RSNA Education Center Store will havetwo prominent locations at RSNA 2003.

Second Location Added for Education Center Store

InteractED is free to RSNAmembers; nonmembers pay $15per program for seven-dayaccess.

The main location will be in theLakeside Center near theentrance to the educationexhibits, scientific posters andthe editorial offices of Radiologyand RadioGraphics. New thisyear, a satellite Education Cen-ter Store will be located on thetechnical exhibits floor in HallA, Booth 1059.

The main Education CenterStore will provide an open, user-friendly environment that willallow attendees to easily exam-ine materials, including printedcourse syllabi, videotapes,slides/audiotape sets, andpatient education brochures.

Demonstrations will also beavailable for RSNA’s online edu-cation resource, InteractED(www.rsna.org/education/interac-tive/index.html). Access to

Lakeside Center Ballroom–Level 3

Saturday12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.


Friday7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Technical Exhibits FloorHall A, Booth 1059

Sunday – Wednesday10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Education Center Store


To acknowledge these contribu-tions, the R&E FoundationPavilion will highlight the indi-viduals and corporations thathave made it possible for theFoundation to carry out its mission to

improve patient care by support-ing research and education inradiology and related scientificdisciplines through fundinggrants and awards to individu-als and institutions that willadvance radiologic research,education and practice.

From October 1, 2002, until September 30, 2003, about 2,700 indivi-duals and 21 corporations donated more than $1.3 million to the RSNAResearch & Education Foundation to “Funding Radiology’s Future.”

Donor Lounge

The Pavilion will feature aDonor Lounge where R&EFoundation donors can relax,check e-mails, hang their coat orconverse with colleagues. Com-plimentary beverages and lightrefreshments will be served. Awhite donor ribbon acknowl-edging a donation to the Foun-dation is required for entry tothe lounge.

Contributions will be acceptedonsite at the Pavilion, Member-ship/Publications Booth and atthe Donor Lounge. Membersmaking a contribution at themeeting will receive a couponfor a 10-percent discount onpurchases made at the Educa-tion Center Store. The couponis valid only at RSNA 2003.

The R&E Foundation Pavilionwill also recognize the effortsand accomplishments of theRSNA Department of Research.

Established in 1984, the RSNAResearch & Education Founda-tion has provided 470 grantstotaling more than $20 million.

The Foundation has severaltypes of giving programs:

IndividualVisionaries—commitments tothe Foundation through stockor bequests

President’s Circle—donations of at least $1,500 per year

Individual Donations—donations of any amount

CorporateVanguard Program—endowment of at least $200,000

Exhibitor’s Circle—donationsof at least $1,000 per year

The R&E Foundation Pavilionwill be located in the LakesideCenter Ballroom, Level 3. ThePavilion will display the namesof all the individual donors on aDonor Wall. Various poster displays will highlight the Van-guard Companies, the grantsthey support and the 2003RSNA grant recipients with thetitles of their research and edu-cation projects. Displays willalso honor Visionaries andmembers of the President’s Circle and Exhibitor’s Circle.

Information will also be avail-able from the Academy of Radi-ology Research and the NationalInstitute of Biomedical Imagingand Bioengineering.

Throughout the annual meet-ing, the R&E Foundation staffwill be available to answer ques-tions and provide informationon all of the Foundation’s grantprograms.

Lakeside Center Ballroom-Level 3

Saturday12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.


Friday7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lakeside Center Ballroom-Level 3

Sunday7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.


R&E Foundation Pavilion

R&E Foundation Donor Lounge

Our FutureRSNA Research & EducationFoundation Honors Donors


Vanguard Companies to Meet Grant RecipientsThe RSNA Research & Educa-tion Foundation 2003 VanguardReception will be held from2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sun-day, November 30, in the HyattRegency McCormick Place,Ballroom (C, D & E).

The reception offers a uniqueopportunity to bring togetherthe Foundation’s corporate sup-porters and the individual grantrecipients they support. Thesecorporate supporters, called theVanguard Group of companies,have each contributed or haveeach expressed intent to donate$200,000 or more to the Foun-dation to endow research andeducation grant awards.

The Vanguard Reception allowscompany representatives to meetwith the grant awardees to dis-cuss and understand the researchand education projects they aresponsoring for that year. Lightrefreshments and beverages willbe served followed by remarksfrom Seymour Levitt, M.D.,chairman of the R&E Founda-tion Board of Trustees.

Last year the reception wasattended by almost 200 people.

• Philips Medical Systems

• Shimadzu Medical Systems

• Siemens Medical Solutions

• Toshiba America Medical Systems

• Varian Medical Systems

These generous corporationssupport a variety of the Founda-tion’s research grant programs,including the Research ScholarAward, the Research FellowAward, the Research ResidentAward, the Research Seed GrantAward, the Medical Student/Scholar Assistant Award and theMedical Student DepartmentalAward. In January 2004,

Vanguard Companies:

• Agfa Corporation

• Amersham Health

• Berlex Laboratories, Inc.

• Bracco Diagnostics

• Canon U.S.A.

• Cook, Inc.

• Eastman Kodak

• E-Z-EM, Inc.

• FONAR Corporation

• FUJIFILM Medical SystemsUSA

• General Electric Medical Systems

• Hitachi Medical Systems

• Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt

through a donation fromPhilips, RSNA will offer anEducation Scholar Award.

Members of the Corporate Dona-tions Subcommittee of R&EFoundation’s Fund DevelopmentCommittee have been instrumen-tal in securing funding from theFoundation’s Vanguard compa-nies. Under the direction of FundDevelopment Committee Chair-man William G. Bradley Jr.,M.D., Ph.D., the CorporateDonations Subcommittee hashelped raise nearly $19 million incorporate contributions.


2003 RSNA Research and Education Foundation Grant Recipients

William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Chairman,San Diego

William M. Angus, M.D., Ph.D., Palm Beach, Fla.

Luther W. Brady, Jr., M.D., Philadelphia

R. Nick Bryan, M.D., Ph.D., Philadelphia

Melvin E. Clouse, M.D., Boston

Marten Klop, Dallas

David C. Levin, M.D., Corporate Donations Subcommittee Chairman, Philadelphia

Anne G. Osborn, M.D., Salt Lake City

C. Leon Partain, M.D., Ph.D., Nashville, Tenn.

Jerry P. Petasnick, M.D., Chicago

Carol Rumack, M.D., Denver

Michael A. Sullivan, M.D., Individual Giving Subcommittee Chairman, New Orleans

Stephen R. Thomas, Ph.D., Cincinnati

Corporate Donations Subcommittee

David C. Levin, M.D., Chairman, Philadelphia

William M. Angus, M.D., Ph.D., Palm Beach, Fla.

Melvin E. Clouse, M.D., Boston

C. Leon Partain, M.D., Ph.D., Nashville, Tenn.

Stephen R. Thomas, Ph.D., Cincinnati

Individual Giving Subcommittee

Michael A. Sullivan, M.D., Chairman, New Orleans

Luther W. Brady Jr., M.D., Philadelphia

R. Nick Bryan, M.D., Ph.D., Philadelphia

Jerry P. Petasnick, M.D., Chicago

Marten Klop, Dallas

Anne G. Osborn, M.D., Salt Lake City

Carol Rumack, M.D., Denver

Fund Development Committee

Research ScholarsAlexander R. Gottschalk, M.D.,Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoEastman Kodak Company/RSNAResearch Scholar Grant

Smita Patel, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P.,F.R.C.R.University of Michigan Health SystemGE Medical Systems/RSNA ResearchScholar Grant

Michelle S. Yao, M.D. University of Washington MedicalCenterAgfa Corporation/RSNA ResearchScholar Grant

Research FellowsBonnie N. Joe, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, San Francisco Siemens Medical Solutions/RSNAResearch Fellow Grant

David E. Sosnovik, M.D.Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolAgfa Corporation/RSNA Research Fellow Grant

Shahriar Yaghoubi, Ph.D.Stanford UniversityRSNA Research Fellowship in BasicRadiologic Sciences

Research ResidentsJohn W. Chen, M.D., Ph.D.Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBracco Diagnostics/RSNA ResearchResident Grant

Gregg E. Franklin, M.D., Ph.D. Washington University School ofMedicineSiemens Medical Solutions /RSNAResearch Resident Grant



World Wide Web-based Educational Program GrantRecipientsLinda Lanier, M.D.University of Florida College of MedicineCo-investigator: Chris Sistrom, M.D.Co-investigator: Richard Rathe, M.D.

Charles Robert Russell Hayter,M.D., F.R.C.P., andJoyce Marion Nyhof-Young, Ph.D. Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre

International Radiology Education Program Grant to“Teach the Teachers” fromEmerging NationsMaurice M. Reeder, M.D.Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences

Institutional Clinical Fellow-ships in CardiovascularImagingStanford University Medical Center,Calif. – Department of RadiologyScientific Advisor: Geoffrey D. Rubin, M.D. Department Chair: R. Brooke Jeffrey, M.D. Fellow: TBA

Cleveland Clinic Foundation -Department of RadiologyChairman: Michael T. Modic, M.D.Scientific Advisor: Richard D. White, M.D.2004-05 Fellows: Brett B.Carmichael, M.D., NationalNaval Medical CenterAli Islam, B.Sc., M.D., University ofWestern Ontario

Educational Scholar Program Grant RecipientW. Robert Lee, M.D., M.S. Wake Forest University School ofMedicine

Ambrose Huang, M.D. New York University School of MedicineCesare Gianturco/RSNA ResearchResident Grant endowed by CookIncorporated

Stella C. Lymberis, M.D. New York UniversityPhilips Medical Systems/RSNAResearch Resident Grant

Kiran Nandalur, M.D. University of VirginiaAmersham Health/RSNA ResearchResident Grant

Vadim Spektor, M.D.New York University Medical CenterSchool of Medicine Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt/RSNA Research Resident Grant

Research Seed Grant RecipientsVibhudutta Awasthi, Ph.D. University of Texas Health SciencesCenter, San AntonioPhilips Medical Systems/RSNAResearch Seed Grant

Predrag R. Bakic, Ph.D. University of PennsylvaniaToshiba America Medical Systems,Inc./RSNA Research Seed Grant

Ashesh B. Jani, M.D., M.S.E.E.University of ChicagoPhilips Medical Systems/RSNAResearch Seed Grant

Elisa E. Konofagou, Ph.D. Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolPhilips Medical Systems/RSNAResearch Seed Grant

Katarzyna J. Macura, M.D., Ph.D.Johns Hopkins Medical InstitutionsToshiba America Medical Systems,Inc./RSNA Research Seed Grant

Samuel Ryu, M.D. Henry Ford HospitalPhilips Medical Systems/RSNAResearch Seed Grant

Dawid Schellingerhout, M.B.Ch.B.Massachusetts General HospitalToshiba America Medical Systems,Inc./RSNA Research Seed Grant

Weibin Shi, M.D., Ph.D. University of VirginiaToshiba America Medical Systems,Inc./RSNA Research Seed Grant

Benjamin M. Yeh, M.D. University of California, San FranciscoE-Z-EM, Inc./RSNA Research SeedGrant

Holman Pathway ResearchResident Seed Grant RecipientsSean X. Cavanaugh, M.D.University of Texas Health SciencesCenter, San AntonioFUJIFILM Medical SystemsUSA/RSNA Holman PathwayResearch Resident Seed Grant

Keith A. Cengel, M.D., Ph.D. University of PennsylvaniaPhilips Medical Systems/RSNA Holman Pathway Research ResidentSeed Grant

Daniel Allan Hamstra, M.D., Ph.D. University of Michigan MedicalSchool Varian Medical Systems/RSNA Holman Pathway Research ResidentSeed Grant

Joanne Barnes Weidhaas, M.D.,Ph.D. Memorial Sloan Kettering CancerCenterPhilips Medical Systems/RSNA Holman Pathway Research ResidentSeed Grant

Medical Student Departmen-tal Program Grant RecipientsDepartment of RadiologyLouisiana State University HealthSciences Center, School of Medicine,ShreveportShimadzu Medical Systems/RSNAMedical Student Departmental Program GrantMedical Student: John Anthony Hopkins BraudScientific Advisor/Chairman: Horacio R. D’Agostino, M.D.

Department of RadiologyNorthwestern University MedicalCenterCanon U.S.A./RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program GrantMedical Student: Mark HauptScientific Advisor: F. Scott Pereles, M.D.Chairman: Eric J. Russell, M.D.

Department of RadiologyLouisiana State University HealthSciences Center, New Orleans FUJIFILM Medical Systems/RSNAMedical Student Departmental Program GrantMedical Student: Pavan NarraScientific Advisor: Zhong Qian, M.D.Chairman: Wilfrido R. Castaneda, M.D.

Department of RadiologyUniversity of Southern California Shimadzu Medical Systems/RSNAMedical Student Departmental Program GrantMedical Student: Jabali Wells, M.P.H.Scientific Advisor: Johnson B. Lightfoote, M.D.Chairman: Edward Grant, M.D.

Department of RadiologyIndiana UniversityPhilips Medical Systems/RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program GrantMedical Student: D. Thor JohnsonScientific Advisor: Gordon McLennan, M.D.Chairman: Valerie P. Jackson, M.D.

Department of RadiologyHoward UniversityRSNA Medical Student DepartmentalProgram GrantMedical Student: Raymond MalveauxScientific Advisor: Paul C. Wang, Ph.D.Chairman: James Teal, M.D.

Department of RadiologyNew York University Medical CenterRSNA Medical Student DepartmentalProgram GrantMedical Student: Hsiu SuScientific Adviser: Vivian Lee, M.D.Chairman: Robert I. Grossman, M.D.

Department of RadiologyCollege of Physicians & Surgeons ofColumbia UniversityRSNA Medical Student DepartmentalProgram GrantMedical Student: Daniel W. HwangScientific Advisor: John H. Rundback, M.D.Chairman: Philip O. Alderson, M.D.

Department of RadiologyUniversity of California, San DiegoRSNA Medical Student DepartmentalProgram GrantMedical Student: Jilbert EradatScientific Advisor: John R. Hesselink, M.D.Chairman: William G. Bradley Jr., M.D., Ph.D.

Department of RadiologyBrigham and Women’s Hospital,BostonRSNA Medical Student DepartmentalProgram GrantMedical Student: Javier A. Nazario-LarrieuCo-investigator: John D. MacKenzie, M.D.Scientific Advisor: Frank J. Rybicki, M.D., Ph.D.Chairman: Steven E. Seltzer, M.D.

Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Texas Health SciencesCenter, San AntonioMedical Student: William E. Jones IIIScientific Advisor: Martin Fuss, M.D., Ph.D.Chairman: Terence S. Herman, M.D.



RSNA:MEMBERBENEFITS

Working For You

Chicago Public SchoolsThe RSNA 2003 “Exploring YourFuture in Radiology” career dayprogram for Chicago Public HighSchool students will be held onThursday, December 4. The pro-gram provides students with theopportunity to learn more aboutradiology and related career oppor-tunities through lectures, hands-onworkshops, career presentationsand tours of technical exhibits. Students will also have the oppor-tunity to compete for scholarshipsfrom RSNA.

At RSNA 2002, the first yearof the program, about 40 ChicagoPublic High School students partic-ipated. After spending the day atthe meeting, the students preparedan essay about their experience andtook a 100-question quiz. Three ofthe original student participantswill each receive a $1,000 scholar-ship to be awarded at RSNA 2003.

If you have a colleague who would like to become an RSNA member, you can download an application at www.rsna.org/about/membership/memberapps.html,or contact the RSNA Membership and Subscription Department at (877) RSNA-MEM [776-2636] (U.S. and Canada), (630) 571-7873 or [email protected].

RSNA members have the opportunityto receive free access to Community ofScience, Inc. (COS), an importantInternet resource for the globalresearch and development community.To date, COS has 480,000 memberswho use the Web site to promote theirwork, find funding, access experts, andconsult and collaborate with col-leagues. Offerings include COS Fund-ing Opportunities, a comprehensivedatabase containing more than 23,000listings of available funding sources,and COS Funding Alert, a weekly e-mail notification containing a cus-tomized list of funding opportunities.

Many RSNA members already

belong to COS through their institu-tions. For those who do not, however,they can now subscribe as an RSNAmember.

To take advantage of this newopportunity, go to the COS Web site at

www.cos.com, click Join Now in theleft-hand column, then Join, and enterRSNA as your institution. CurrentRSNA membership is required.

RSNA Featured on CareerMDFor the next year, RSNAwill be the featured associ-ation on CareerMD.com—a Web site medical students, residents and fellows use to plan theircareers and research grad-uate medical educationopportunities.

A special RSNA logoprominently appears in theResident Member sectionunder the categories ofDiagnostic Radiology,Radiation Oncology andNeuro/Diag Rad/NeuroRad.

The logo highlightsfree membership for resi-dents and fellows, andprovides a link to themembership page of RSNALink (www.rsna.org).

RSNA has developed a “Welcome New Attendees” kitfor first-time attendees of the scientific assembly andannual meeting. The kit, which will be mailed to newattendeesbefore themeeting,contains avariety of literaturedesigned tomake RSNA2003 a moreuser-friendlyexperience,such as mapsof Chicagoand McCormickPlace, a list of frequentlyasked questions andanswers, information about important educational components of the meeting, a Pocket Guide, an RSNAmembership application, a welcome letter, pen andwriting pad.

RSNA Connects with Community of Science

At the COS homepage, click on Join Now, then Join, and then fill out the profileusing RSNA as your institution.

NEWWelcome New Attendees


Online registration is nowopen at www.birow.org for the2004 Biomedical ImagingResearch Opportunities Work-shop (BIROW II) scheduledfor February 25-26 at theBethesda Marriott Hotel.Nearly 200 leading radiologicresearchers, physicists andengineers are expected to par-ticipate in the workshop.

This workshop is the sec-ond in a series being spon-sored by RSNA, AmericanAssociation of Physicists inMedicine, Biomedical Engi-neering Society, Academy ofRadiology Research andAmerican Institute for Medicaland Biological Engineering.

Information and registrationforms for the 2004 workshopare available at www.birow.org.

“RSNA supportsBIROW and encour-ages its members toparticipate to helpthe research commu-nity identify opportu-nities for basic sci-ence research andengineering development inbiomedical imaging as well asrelated diagnosis and therapy,”says RSNA President Peggy J.Fritzsche, M.D.

About 150 people attendedBIROW I earlier this year. TheBIROW concept was organ-ized and supported by various

groups representing radiolo-gists, engineers and physicists.NIH Director Elias Zerhouni,

M.D., told the audi-ence at BIROW I thatthe collaborationbetween interestedgroups presents aunique opportunity toget together and focuson the key issues.

The official report from the2003 BIROW, including anintroduction and summariesfrom the breakout committees,is available on RadiologyOnline at radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/2292030807v1.

Registration Open for BIROW II


RSNA:MEMBERBENEFITS

Working For You

SERVICE TO MEMBERS:Advertising in RSNA publicationsnot only supports the Society’s pub-lishing activities financially, it alsohelps fulfill RSNA’s educational mis-sion by keeping members informedabout new products and servicesentering the market. Revenue fromadvertising provides substantial sup-port for the monthly journal, Radiol-ogy, and it allows the Society to pro-duce a number of very helpful publi-cations to provide members withinformation about the RSNA Scien-tific Assembly and Annual Meeting.Without the $2 million plus in yearlyadvertising sales, members would befaced with paying an extra $80 indues or see the elimination of severalvery popular publications.

NAME:Jim DrewPOSITION:Director of AdvertisingWITH RSNA SINCE:January 1998

In addition to sellingadvertising, the AdvertisingDepartment works closely withjournal editors to assure thecontent of the advertisementsis appropriate for a profes-sional audience. The Depart-ment also receives, managesand places classified advertis-ing for Radiology and throughCareer Connection.WORK PHILOSOPHY:My responsibilities includeboth managing the department and makingsales calls to potential advertisers. It is impor-tant for me to maintain a positive attitude anda friendly demeanor at all times. Successcomes not only from the dollar amount ofadvertising sold, but also by reconcilingsometimes competing interests.

RSNA:PROGRAM&GRANTANNOUNCEMENTS

Program and Grant Announcements

NIH Loan Repayment ProgramDecember 31, 2003, isthe application dead-line for the NationalInstitutes of Health(NIH) Loan Repay-ment Program. NIHawards up to $35,000annually in studentloan repayments tohealth professionalsengaged in qualifyingresearch. Details andapplications are avail-able at www.lrp.nih.gov.

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ACRIN Fellowship in Clinical Trials of Medical ImagingThrough funding from theNational Cancer Institute andthe Avon Foundation, the Amer-ican College of RadiologyImaging Network (ACRIN) isseeking four individuals for fel-lowships in how to conduct rig-orous, multi-center trials ofdiagnostic imaging and image-guided interventional technolo-gies. The ultimate goal is todevelop successful, independentclinical researchers and futurescientific leadership for ACRIN.Applications must be receivedby January 3, 2004.

For more information, go towww.acrin.org/pdf_file2.html?file=fellowapp.pdf.

RSNA will sponsor a one-day course, pre-sented by National Tax & Investment Semi-nars, prior to RSNA 2003. The course willbe held Saturday, November 29, 2003, from8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., at McCormick Placein Chicago.

Objective and unbiased, this courseshows investors how to become more effi-cient with their money by making informedinvestment decisions. Unlike financial plan-ner or stockbroker provided courses, thereis absolutely no sales pitch.

Due to last year’s enthusiastic response,the course has been expanded to six hours.

Topics to be discussed will include:• Online Trading: Appreciate Its Benefits

but Watch for the Pitfalls• Why Money Managers Don’t Want You to

Know About Index Funds• Strategies to Protect Profits and Lower

Risk in Volatile Markets

• Selecting Mutual Funds Suited to YourNeeds – Not Wall Street’s

• Day Trading: If It’s Investing, Why Isn’tIt Called Day Investing

• Exchange Traded Funds: Are They ReallySuperior to Stock Index Funds?

• Funding the High Cost of Your Children’sCollege Education

Each attendee will receive a copy of theEffective Investment Strategies textbook.Written specifically for this course, the text-book is an invaluable post-seminar resource.

Registration is $169 for RSNA mem-bers, $99 for members-in-training and $189per course for non-members. Registeronline at www.rsna.org/education/short-courses. This seminar does not quality forAMA category 1 credit. For more informa-tion, contact the RSNA Education Center at(800) 381-6660 x3747 or [email protected].

Effective Investment Strategies

RSNA:PROGRAM&GRANTANNOUNCEMENTS

RSNA Research Grant Deadlines ApproachThe application deadline is January 15 for six of theeight types of research grants offered by the RSNAResearch & Education Foundation. They are:

For more information, contact Scott Walter at [email protected] or (800) 381-6660x7816. To downloadan application form, go to www.rsna.org/research/foundation/application.html.

Research Grants Deadline

Research Seed January 15

Holman Pathway Research Resident Seed Grant January 15

Research Resident January 15

Research Fellow (2004 Topic of Interest: Cardiovascular Imaging) January 15

Research Fellow in Basic Radiological Sciences January 15

Research Scholar January 15

Medical Student/Scholar Assistant (Must be nominated by Scholar) Year-round

Medical Student Departmental Year-round

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Press releases have been sent to the medical news media for the following scientificarticles appearing in the October issue of Radiology (radiology.rsnajnls.org):

Radiology in Public Focus

Diffusion-Tensor MR Imaging in Children with Developmental Delay: Preliminary Findings

New imaging technology showschildren with developmental delay

actually do have brain abnormalities.For one year, Christopher D. Fil-

ippi, M.D., formerly of New York Pres-byterian Hospital-Weill Medical Col-lege of Cornell University, and col-leagues studied 20 children withdevelopmental delay. They found thateven though conventional MR imagingappeared normal, diffusion-tensor MRimaging depicted decreases inanisotropy and increases in Dav in thewhite matter fiber tracts.

Dr. Filippi presentedthe findings September 12in Philadelphia at theAmerican Medical Associa-tion’s annual ScienceReporters Conference.

“In a child who has difficulty with coordinationwithout explanation for it,we expected to find abnor-malities in the part of thebrain that controls motormovement,” he told reporters. “Whatwe didn’t expect to find were globalabnormalities in all of these children.”

He added that the researchers are

now actively engaged in a larger studythat will examine more children over alonger period of time.(Radiology 2003; 229:44-50)

RSNA press releases are available atwww2.rsna. org/pr/pr1.cfm.

JOURNALS

“MRI Assessment of Osseous Invasion by Soft Tissue Sarcoma”

MR images of soft tissue sarcomas(STS) may show signs of osseous

invasion, even where there is no histo-logical evidence.

David A. Elias, M.B.B.S., and col-leagues, from the University of Toronto,retrospectively evaluated the T1- and T2-weighted MR images of56 osseous sites in 51patients who underwentbone resection at sur-gery for STS.

Of the 56 osseoussites, the researchersnoted 44 with MRimaging evidence ofosseous abutment, butonly 11 of those hadhistological evidence ofosseous invasion.

The researchers found the overallaccuracy of MR was 100 percent forsensitivity, 93 percent for specificity, 79 percent for positive predictive values, and 100 percent for negativepredictive values.(Radiology 2003; 229:145-152)

“Percutaneous Treatment of Osteoid Osteoma Using Radiofrequency Energy”

CT-guided percutaneous radio-frequency (RF) ablation of

osteoid osteoma is a safe and effec-tive technique.

Daniel I. Rosenthal, M.D., andcolleagues, from MassachusettsGeneral Hospital and Harvard Med-

ical School, studied263 patients with pre-sumed diagnosis ofosteoid osteoma whounderwent 271 abla-tions over an 11-yearperiod. All 271 proce-dures were technicallysuccessful.

Among the 126patients for whomtwo-year follow-updata were available,

complete relief of symptoms wasreported in 112 (89 percent). Thesuccess rate was 91 percent(107/117) in patients for whom theprocedures were done as the initialtreatment.(Radiology 2003; 229:171-175)

“Dual-Energy Contrast-enhanced Digital SubtractionMammography: Feasibility”

Anew technique appears to depictmore breast cancers than tradi-

tional mammography.John M. Lewin, M.D., from the

University of Colorado Health SciencesCenter, and colleagues evaluated thetechnique, dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital subtraction mammog-raphy (CEDSM), which they developed.

The technique consists of high-energy and low-energy digital mam-mographic images obtained followingthe administration of iodinated con-trast. A weighted subtraction of thelogarithmic transform of these imagesis then performed to obtain an imagethat preferentially shows iodine.

Of the 26 subjects, 13 had invasivecancers. Eleven enhanced strongly, oneenhanced moderately and oneenhanced weakly.

The researchers write, “Theseresults indicate that the technique isfeasible and worthy of further study.”(Radiology 2003; 229:261-268)


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Leon H. Steinberg, M.D.Troy F. Storey, M.D.Warren A. Stringer, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Richard SukovKaren W. & Michael A. Sullivan,M.D.

Clayton K. Trimmer, D.O.Teviah J. Turkat, M.D.Peter T. Zimmerman, M.D.

BRONZE ($1 - $199)Sudarshan K. Aggarwal, M.D.M. Camille Alexander, M.D.Dr. Julie AlfordKamran Ali, M.D.Urs J. Amsler, M.D.Corning Benton Jr., M.D.Donald M. Bryan, M.D.Mark M. Chernin, M.D.Felix S. Chew, M.D.F. Spencer Chivers, M.D.Suzanne Chong, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Daniel CraneArmin Dick, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Gerald D. DoddDr. & Mrs. Michael FarrellDr. & Mrs. Harold FriedmanAlisa D. Gean, M.D.Bruce L. Ginier, M.D.Basil J. Grieco, M.D.Munetaka Haida, M.D., Ph.D.Joffre M. Hew, M.D.John A. Hodak, M.D.M. G. Myriam Hunink, M.D., Ph.D.Andrew R. Kalinsky, M.D.Juri V. Kaude, M.D.Richard A. Kiszonas, D.O.Dr. and Mrs. Kyo Rak Lee, M.D.Chun Ying Lui, M.B.Ch.B.Charles C. Matthews, M.D.Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. MayRobert L. Mittl Jr., M.D.Richard W. Naufal, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. John O’ConnorFukiat Ongseng, M.D.Julita Orozco Vazquez, M.D.Tulio L. Ortiz, M.D.Andrew W. Osburn, M.D.

Nicholas Papanicolaou, M.D.Roberto Passariello, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. William PollerStanley B. Reich, M.D.Calvin L. Rumbaugh, M.D.Nathan P. Salner, M.D.Siram Satyanath, M.D.Michael J. Shortsleeve, M.D.Gary E. Simmons, M.D.Frank J. Simone, M.D.

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GOLD ($500 - $999)Gerald E. Dalrymple, M.D.Jerome J. Gleich, M.D.Mitchel M.S. Kim, M.D.Herbert Y. Kressel, M.D.Dr. Carol Diamond & Dr. HowardRowley

SILVER ($200 - $499)Isabelle Aubry, M.D.Lawrence M. Boxt, M.D.David W. Buckley, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Scott BursteinWilliam M. Chase, M.D.Kevin M. Cregan, M.D.Horacio B. D’Agostino, M.D.Anthony J. De Raimo, M.D.Jon M. Foran, M.D.William E. Frederick, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Reinhard GahbauerDr. Diane Pappas & Dr. LaurenceGoldstein

Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence GoodmanJoel E. Gray, Ph.D.Jeffrey T. Hall, M.D.Ashok B. Jain, M.D.Joseph A. Kavanagh, M.D.John W. Laude, M.D.Gregory M. Lim, M.D.Steven R. Lindemann, M.D.Anthony Lomonaco, M.D.Charles R. Luttenton, M.D.William W. Mayo-Smith, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. McKinstryDr. & Mrs. Richard A. MintzerDavid A. Moeller, M.D.William B. Morrison, M.D.Robert E. O’Mara, M.D.Robert S. Pyatt, M.D.Julie Ringuette, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey RosengartenRafia S. Saleem, M.D.Neil F. Schneider, M.D.Drs. Dale & Edward SicklesBruce D. Simonds, M.D.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the RSNA Research & Education Foundation and its recipientsof research and educational grant support gratefully acknowledge the contributions made

to the Foundation August 1–27, 2003.

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Drs. Beatriz & Marco AmendolaIn memory of Howard Pollack, M.D.

Dr. Jessica Berkowitz & Mr. Kenneth BerkowitzIn memory of Harry Landes

Rainer G. Bluemm, M.D.In honor of the continuing effort for future innovations

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Dr. & Mrs. Hayman GongIn memory of Ida Hong & Saul Gong, M.D.

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Dr. & Mrs. Gerard HurleyIn memory of Dr. Jack Hurley

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■■ Online (24 hours a day)www.rsna.org/register/Enter your membership identifica-tion number found on the mailinglabel of your brochure or on theback cover of RSNA News. Theentire process takes only a fewminutes. If you request hotelreservations, a hotel room depositwill be charged to your creditcard.

■■ Fax (24 hours a day)(800) 521-6017 (847) 940-2386 outside the United States and Canada

■■ Phone (Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT)(800) 650-7018 (847) 940-2155 outside the United States and CanadaPlease be ready to provide the following information:• Registration information (name,

organization, phone, etc.)• Fax and e-mail address,

if available• Arrival and departure dates• Preferred hotels• Type of hotel room preferred

(single, double, etc.)• Special preferences

(smoking, special needs, etc.)• Credit card information

(for hotel deposit)■■ Mail ExpoExchange/RSNA 2003108 Wilmot Rd., Ste. 400Deerfield, IL 60015-0823Keep a copy of your completedregistration form for your records.

Advance Registration for RSNA 2003

MEETINGWATCH:RSNA2003

■■ Onsite registration fees are $100higher than advance registration fees,even for RSNA and AAPM members.

■■ Lakeside Center, Hall E, Level 2Saturday (Nov. 29) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.Sun.– Mon. (Nov. 30–Dec. 1) . . . . 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Tuesday – Thursday (Dec. 2-4) . . . 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

■■ Lakeside Center, Level 3, Ballroom Help CenterFriday (Dec. 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Important Information for RSNA 2003

Registration FeesBY 10/31 ONSITE

$0 $100 RSNA Member, AAPM Member$0 $0 Member Presenter$0 $0 RSNA Member-in-Training and RSNA Student Member$0 $0 Non-Member Refresher Course Instructor, Paper Presenter, Poster Presenter,

Education or Electronic (infoRAD) Demonstrator$110 $210 Non-Member Resident/Trainee$110 $210 Radiology Support Personnel$520 $620 Non-member Radiologist, Physicist or Physician$520 $620 Hospital Executive, Research and Development Personnel, Medical Service

Organization, Healthcare Consultant, Industry Personnel$300 $300 One-day badge registration to view only the Technical Exhibits area.

For more information about registration at RSNA 2003, visit www.rsna.org, call (630) 571-7862 or e-mail [email protected].

November 30 – December 5McCormick Place, Chicago

Final Advance Registration Deadline October 31, 2003North American attendees who register by October 31, 2003, will have their badge wallet mailed to them in advance of RSNA 2003.Badge wallets contain a name badge, tickets andattendance vouchers.

NEW!Welcome New AttendeesAn information packet is available forfirst-time attendees of the RSNA annualmeeting. See page 35 for details.

NEW!Onsite RegistrationOnsite registration is in a new locationthis year at McCormick Place. It’snear the main entrance to the ArieCrown Theater.


ExpocardEach registrant will receivean Expocard in their badgewallet. This card will allowparticipants to:• Request product informa-

tion from technicalexhibitors

• Record CME credits forself-study in the EducationExhibits, Scientific Posters,infoRAD Exhibits and digital scientific sessionsareas. These credits will betransferred to the members-only RSNA CME CreditRepository

Expocard recordingdevices will be located in thecenter of each major area ofinterest.

Pocket GuideThe RSNA 2003 badge wal-let will include the PocketGuide. This pocket-sizebooklet provides “must-have”information to navigate in

RSNA Program The RSNA Scientific Assem-bly and Annual Meeting Program is a comprehen-sive guidebook offeringabstracts and important

information on plenary ses-sions, special awards andhonors, scientific paper andposter presentations,refresher courses, educationexhibits and infoRADexhibits. A copy will bemailed to RSNA memberswho requested it in advanceof the meeting.

For members who didnot request an advancecopy, a ticket stub will beincluded in their badge wallet to pick up the RSNAProgram at a Help Center.At the Education CenterStore replacement copies ofthe RSNA Program will beavailable for $10 each formembers only. New copiesare available for $45 each.

The RSNA Program willalso be available on RSNALink (www.rsna.org) beforethe end of October. Theonline version has searchand customizing capabilitiesnot possible in the print ver-sion. See page 17 for moreinformation on how to usethe online RSNA Program.

Buyer’s Guide: Radiology Productsand Services The official guide to theRSNA technical exhibi-tion—the largest medicaltrade show in the world—theBuyer’s Guide showcases theradiology products and serv-ices offered by the morethan 650 exhibitors. TheBuyer’s Guide includesimportant reference materialfor purchasers and decisionmakers. The publication willbe available in distributionracks in the exhibit halls.

Daily Bulletin The Daily Bulletin is theofficial newspaper of theRSNA Scientific Assembly.Published Sunday throughThursday, the newspaper isavailable at various areas ofMcCormick Place and in thelobbies of eight Chicagohotels, including the ChicagoHilton, Palmer HouseHilton, Chicago MarriottDowntown, Fairmont, HotelInter-Continental, HyattRegency Chicago, SheratonChicago and Westin Michi-gan Avenue.

The inside section of the

paper will include a facilityguide with floor plans of thetechnical, scientific andinfoRAD exhibit areas, aswell as an alphabetical list-ing of exhibitors with boothnumbers.

Make the Most of RSNA 2003With These Tools


and around McCormickPlace such as:• Room numbers for scien-

tific sessions, refreshercourses and plenary ses-sions

• Floor plans for McCormickPlace

• Map of Chicago• Transportation information

Copies will also beavailable in the registrationarea and at the Help Centers.



Tours & EventsBrochureThe Tours & Eventsbrochure has beenmailed to registeredspouses, to those par-ticipating in tours andevents in 2001 and2002, and by request.The brochure will alsobe available at theTours and ActivitiesDesk, located in the Help Center, GrandConcourse, Level 3. To download, go towww.rsna.org/rsna/advanceregistration.

No recording devices of any kind—including audio, video, and stillphotography— will be per-mitted in Scientific PaperSessions, Scientific PosterSessions, Plenary Sessions,Refresher Courses or Spe-cial Focus Sessions.

Still photography will beallowed for personal use only—notfor reproduction—for Poster dis-plays, Education Exhibits and in theinfoRAD area for exhibits that donot display a “No Recording” icon.

Technical Exhibitors areallowed to photograph, videotape or

mechanically record theircompany’s booth during reg-ular floor access hours forexhibitor personnel. Specificrules apply. See theExhibitor Prospectus.

A detailed copy of these newguidelines will available in theRSNA Program and in the Sundayedition of the Daily Bulletin.

NEW!

Photography and Recording Guidelines

■ For more information about registration at RSNA 2003, visit www.rsna.org, call (630) 571-7862 or e-mail [email protected].

Train and Shuttle Bus ServiceA free Metra Train System pass willbe included in the badge wallet foruse during the seven days of RSNA2003. RSNA shuttle buses are alsoavailable to transport attendees to andfrom McCormick Place. On Saturday,November 29, and on Friday, Decem-ber 5, shuttle bus service will beavailable to and from the LakesideCenter only.

International AttendeesInterpreters are available at registra-tion and the Help Centers to answerquestions for international attendees.

One-Day Badge A one-day badge is available to viewthe technical exhibits area only. Thebadge can be purchased onsite for$300 at the Exhibitor RegistrationDesk in the Grand Concourse, Level3. Attendance for more than one dayrequires a full-conference purchase.

Camp RSNA 2003Onsite childcare will be available during RSNA 2003 through ACCENTon Children’s Arrangements.(www.accentoca.com). Camp RSNA2003 will be open Sunday–Friday forchildren ages six months to 12 years.Full-day and half-day rates are avail-able. For more information, call (504)524-0188 or send an e-mail to

[email protected]. Regis-tration deadline is November 21.

Children under the age of 16 arenot permitted at the RSNA ScientificAssembly. Children are allowed onlyin the designated childcare areas atMcCormick Place. Children will beallowed to use the RSNA shuttle busservice.

★ RSNA 2003 offers up to 80.5 category 1 CME credits.




EXHIBITORNEWS:RSNA2003

RSNA 2003 Exhibitor News

Important Exhibitor Dates for RSNA 2003October 31 Exhibitor badge deadline

Individual Exhibitor housing deadline date

Suite Request deadline date

Exhibitor Registration closes

RSNA housing system closes

November 24 Technical Exhibit Target move-in begins

November 26 Hands-on Computer Workshop move-in begins

November 28 General Technical Exhibit move-in begins

Nov. 30 – Dec. 5 RSNA 89th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting

■ For up-to-date information about technicalexhibits at RSNA 2003, go to www.rsna.org/rsna/te/index.html.

Final Exhibitor MailingThe primary contact at each exhibitingcompany will receive a package in earlyNovember that will include the PocketGuide, Exhibitor Information Guide, RSNAProgram vouchers and pertinent updateson registration and exhibitor functions.

The Buyer’s Guide: Radiology Prod-ucts and Services will be mailed toexhibitors only in mid-November. It willalso be available in distribution racks inthe exhibit halls.

Exhibitor Guest VouchersEach exhibiting company will be issuedguest vouchers when their booth badges aremailed in November. It is the responsibilityof the exhibitor to distribute these vouchersdirectly to their guests. At the ExhibitorRegistration Desk in the Grand Concourse,Level 3, guests may obtain a complimen-tary Technical Exhibits one-day badge byturning in their guest voucher plus a busi-ness card and a completed professional reg-istration form (available onsite).

Exhibit Space SummaryAs of September 19, 2003, total exhibitspace sold was 438,850 square feet with633 companies registered to exhibit includ-ing 88 first-time companies.

Technical Exhibits InstallationMonday – Wednesday, November 24 – 26* . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day) . . . . . . . . 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Friday – Saturday, November 28 – 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Sunday, November 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.*Target Move-in—refer to the Target Move-in Assignments which can be found in Section 1 ofthe online RSNA Exhibitor Service Kit at www.rsna.org/rsna/te/servicekit.html.

Technical Exhibit HoursSunday – Wednesday, November 30 – December 3 . . . 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday, December 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

DismantleThursday, December 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Friday – Saturday, December 5 – 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Sunday, December 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hall ClosedMonday, December 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

November 30 – December 5McCormick Place, Chicago

Nearly 100 new companies plan to exhibit for the first time at the RSNAAnnual Meeting.


AMBRIA* 2300 N. Lincoln Park West; (773) 472-5959Arguably one of the city’s finest din-ing establishments, this formalFrench masterpiece is a favorite ofvisiting dignitaries and celebrities.Dark wood-paneled walls with moun-tains of fresh flowers are upstagedonly by the food. Generous portionsguarantee satisfied diners. Theaward-winning sommelier is avail-able to assist in selecting the perfectwine. Very ExpensiveARIA200 N. Columbus Dr.; (312) 444-9494The Fairmont Hotel has made itsmove into hotel fine dining with Aria,an international restaurant, withdishes ranging from cassoulets to cur-ries. The exotic décor of this earth-toned room matches the extensive,internationally influenced menu.Beautiful plates and flatware alongwith a glass-enclosed private diningroom add to Aria’s flair. ExpensiveARUN’S THAI RESTAURANT4156 N. Kedzie; (773) 539-1909Personalized 12-course Thai dinnerdesigned by the chef for each table,no menu. Very ExpensiveAVENUES* 108 E. Superior; (312) 573-6754Lodged in one of Michigan Avenue’snewest luxury hotels, this elegant,leather-accented restaurant has a viewof Chicago’s famous Water Tower.Avenues restaurant lifts seafood tonew heights with offerings of Euro-pean fish served in the French style.Some fish are boned tableside,adding an extra level of drama. Gameand red meat as well as dessert alsoreceive expert treatment. Very Expen-sive (Beware of very expensive cham-pagne by the glass. Prices notposted.)BECCO D’ORO 160 E. Huron; (312) 787-1300Dim lighting, beautiful art and realItalian waiters add a touch ofromance to this Streeterville restau-

rant. Five types of risotto are offereddaily along with creative pastas,seafood presentations and veal. Theheaping seafood salad and the uniqueflaming dessert parfait are highly rec-ommended. Just steps from MichiganAvenue in the Radisson Hotel, BeccoD’Oro serves a terrific breakfast.ExpensiveBEN PAO52 W. Illinois; (312) 222-1888The décor of this elegant Asianrestaurant is dramatic—artistically litblack slate and red accents are juxta-posed with cascading water and stillpools. Vegetarians will delight in themenu, which also features seafood,duck, beef and chicken. In addition tothe classic Chinese dishes, the imagi-native Asian entrees should be givenequal consideration. Small starterdishes, including creative satays, arealso available for those who like totaste and share. ModerateTHE BERGHOFF17 W. Adams; (312) 427-3170A deeply authentic German restau-rant, The Berghoff is a don’t-missChicago lunch spot. The vast andsomewhat dark interior is unabash-edly unadorned. Heavy wood chairsscrape across plain tile floors as thestaff hustles to serve traditional Ger-man fare. Owned by the Berghofffamily, this restaurant has stayedclose to its roots, serving veal andcreamed spinach. The Berghoff offersa true slice of authentic Chicago German heritage and is considered aChicago icon. Interesting note: theBerghoff was the first Chicagorestaurant to receive a liquor licenseat the end of Prohibition. InexpensiveBICE RESTAURANT158 E. Ontario St.; (312) 664-1474The Chicago sister of the well-knownManhattan Bice, home of the powerlunch, is also a see-and-be-seenrestaurant one block east of MichiganAve. The art deco rooms are paintedin warm Tuscan ochers, golds andoranges. Wonderful pastas competewith seafood and game in contempo-rary Italian presentations. Premium

wines can be found in the wine-by-the-glass list as well as on the regularwine list. Critics recommend endingeach and every Bice experience withtheir fabulous tiramisu. ExpensiveBIG BOWL6 E. Cedar; (312) 640-888860 E. Ohio; (312) 951-1888A casually elegant Asian restaurantwith good vibes. A large, square barfronts the dining room; an openkitchen occupies the back. ModerateBLACKBIRD*619 W. Randolph; (312) 715-0708Trendy hot spot serves contemporaryAmerican cuisine with seasonalemphasis. ExpensiveBRASSERIE JO 59 W. Hubbard St.; (312) 595-0800If a fabulous French Brasserie weretransported from Paris to downtownChicago and the haughty service-compris waiters were left behind inParis, one would have Brasserie Jo.Authentic in every way, Brasserie Joserves patrons wonderful Frenchbrasserie favorites such as steakfrites, endive and blue cheese salad,escargot, steak béarnaise and sixpreparations of fish, all accompaniedwith wonderful wines. High ceilingsand French music transport you toChef Jean Joho’s Parisian vision,where a warm baguette greets dinersat their table. The staff is attentiveand educated and the food is phe-nomenal. ModerateCAFÉ BA-BA-REEBA!2024 N. Halsted; (773) 935-5000The festivities begin at the door ofthis DePaul hotspot. Rhythmic Span-ish music greets guests before theycan approach the smiling hosts. Thefun and festivities are carried onthroughout the restaurant, especiallyin the mural art created by localartists. Café Ba-Ba-Reeba! special-izes in Spanish tapas, paella and san-gria. Tapas, small dishes of vegeta-bles, seafood, cheese and Spanishsausages, are fun to share. Don’t missout on the goat cheese or the paella,which is well worth the half-hourpreparation time. Café Ba-Ba-Reeba!

is about 15-minutes by cab fromdowntown. InexpensiveCALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN52 E. Ohio St.; (312) 787-6075For the shopping-exhausted, the Cali-fornia Pizza Kitchen offers a wel-come respite. Located two blocksfrom Michigan Ave. (also on the 7thfloor of Water Tower Place), thissunny restaurant offers 29 individual-sized pizzas, some traditional, butmany with fascinating ingredientssuch as caramelized pears and gor-gonzola, barbeque chicken-even tan-doori chicken, a popular choice, isincluded in this new “California”pizza style. True to its Californiaroots, the menu is rounded out by 10large and sophisticated salads. Startedby two Beverly Hills attorneys, theCalifornia Pizza concept has provenvery popular to the shopping andlunch crowd. InexpensiveCALITERRA633 N. St. Clair; (312) 274-4444California meets Italy in this lovelyrestaurant with views of both theopen kitchen and the city. With nooutside signs, Caliterra is a hiddentreasure. Activity revolves aroundCaliterra’s woks, brick ovens andgrills, where the chef combines Ital-ian and California ingredients andcooking styles. Guests are welcometo finish the night with a visit to thepiano bar. Located in the WyndhamChicago Hotel, one block off Michi-gan Avenue, this versatile restaurantalso serves breakfast. ExpensiveCAPE COD ROOM 140 E. Walton; (312) 787-2200The venerable Drake Hotel’s CapeCod Room serves fresh seafood in acomfortable, cozy setting. The décoris reminiscent of a seaside saloon.ExpensiveCAPITAL GRILLE 633 N. St. Clair; (312) 337-9400One block from Michigan Avenue,the Capital Grille offers the best ofsteak house experiences. Ensconcedin the dark wood and leather interior,complete with oil paintings, waitersdressed in white aprons offer robust

After a full day of scientific presentations at RSNA 2003, meeting attendees and their families canget a taste of Chicago through its wide selection of restaurants. The city is home to about 7,000restaurants—from established mainstays to trendy new arrivals plus restaurants that are memo-

rable and representative of the “Windy City.” Additional information about Chicago and its many inter-esting tourist attractions is available from the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau Web site atwww.choosechicago.com. An RSNA Tours & Events brochure is also available at www.rsna.org/rsna/advanceregistration and at the Tours and Activities Desk, located in the Help Center, Lakeside CenterBallroom, Level 3, and at the Palmer House Hilton.

* Indicates that a restaurant may be full in early December. You may want to call now to guarantee reservations.

Chicago Restaurants Offer Treats for Every Taste at RSNA 2003

MEETINGWATCH:RESTAURANTGUIDE


wines, oversize steaks and side ordersas large as entrees. This is a restau-rant for a hearty appetite. ExpensiveCHARLIE TROTTER’S*816 W. Armitage; (773) 248-6228Reservations are scarce, and amonth’s lead-time does not guaranteea table. This world-famous chef hascreated an experience that can’t beduplicated. Chose between the grandmenu and the vegetarian menu tobegin the parade of imaginativedishes. Very ExpensiveCHICAGO CHOP HOUSE60 W. Ontario; (312) 787-7100The 1,400 photos displayed through-out the three-level restaurant featuremusicians, meat purveyors, cityfathers, gangsters and every Chicagomayor. The first level is available tocigar, pipe and cigarette smokers; thesecond floor main dining room is cig-arettes-only; the third-floor “Sky-box,” is nonsmoking. A pianist per-forms in the evening in the first-levelroom. ExpensiveCHILPANCINGO 358 W. Ontario; (312) 266-9525Filled with colorful Mexican art, thisrestaurant serves gourmet Mexicancuisine. ModerateCOCO PAZZO 300 W. Hubbard; (312) 836-0900Tuscan cuisine served in fabric-draped studio, complete with a beau-tiful bar. ExpensiveCONNIE’S PIZZA2373 S. Archer Ave.; (312) 326-3443This Chicago favorite serves seriouspizza. Connie’s is housed in a loftbuilding with exposed interior brickwalls with light streaming down fromplentiful skylights. The dining area iscleverly separated into cozy, intimatespaces. This South Side pizza spot isespecially popular following ChicagoBears’ games. A 10-minute cab ridefrom McCormick Place, Connie’sPizza is worth the trip. InexpensiveD. KELLY623 W. Randolph St.; (312) 628-0755This upstart restaurant took Chicagoby surprise. Chef Daniel Kelly, whohas been working for the Hyatt hotelsfor the past decade, has made a namefor himself and his wife, MariaAmbriz, with their new market dis-trict restaurant. The mostly Americanmenu offers international delightsincluding salmon gravlax, foie grasand beef carpaccio. Foodies agreethat dessert is a must at D. Kelly. Thedécor consists of photographs and artby local Chicago artists, warming theexposed brick walls and maple floors.ExpensiveDON JUAN ON HALSTED1729 N. Halsted; (312) 981-4000The Nuevo Mexicano menu fits thishacienda-like room. Moderate

EDWARDO’S NATURAL PIZZARESTAURANT521 S. Dearborn; (312) 939-33661212 N. Dearborn; (312) 337-4490Edwardo’s pizza is made with all nat-ural ingredients including in-storegrown herbs. The pizza is consistentand memorable. With two downtownlocations, Edwardo’s can conve-niently satisfy a serious pizza cravingregardless of hotel location. Plan onenjoying every bite. Both locationsare decorated with brass and ferns.InexpensiveESCARGOT1962 N. Halsted; (773) 281-4211Chef-owner Eric Aubriot alleviatesthe heaviness of French food withlighter sauces and inspired food pair-ings, which leaves room for his bril-liant desserts. The creative menuchanges bi-monthly and the wine listundergoes constant updating. Theupstairs lounge, Eau, offers a hipplace for enjoying a nightcap. Sur-rounded by cafés and boutiques,Escargot is nestled in a trendy sectionof Chicago’s well-established DePaulneighborhood, a five-minute taxi ridefrom N. Michigan Ave. ModerateERAWAN 729 N. Clark; (312) 642-6888This new Gold Coast gem uses West-ern ingredients to artistically updateclassic Thai dishes. For instance,venison is featured instead of beef orchicken in an otherwise traditionalThai satay. The carefully selectedwine list allows for top-notch wineand food combinations, and theowner, former Arun sommelier NothChitdamrong, is glad to assist withwine options. Try the degustationmenus with matching wine selec-tions. Erawan’s luxurious diningroom is Thai design at its best, withcarved teakwood columns andcanopies as well as some traditionalThai seating with low tables and floorcushions. The glasses and china areimported from Bangkok. Very ExpensiveEVEREST*440 S. LaSalle; (312) 663-8920Enjoy the Alsatian emphasis in theFrench cuisine served on the 40thfloor with a dramatic city view,unless the clouds are low. This ele-gant restaurant competes withAmbria and Charlie Trotter’s forsophisticated dining. Very ExpensiveFOGO DE CHÃO661 N. LaSalle St.; (312) 932-9330Fogo de Chão is a Brazilian “churras-caria”—all-you-can-eat meat carvedtableside. Waiters dressed as gauchoscarry long skewers of chicken, filetmignon, leg of lamb, pork loin, porkribs, rump steak and sausages fromtable to table. Brazilian beef has amuch grainier texture and more pro-nounced flavor than American beef.The fixed-price dinner also includes a

30-item salad bar, which can beordered as a meal. Side dishesinclude black beans, cheese puffs,fried bananas, fried yucca, garlicmashed potatoes, polenta and rice.ExpensiveFOLLIA953 W. Fulton Ave.; (312) 243-2888Food and fashion unite at this charm-ing Italian restaurant in the marketdistrict. Chef owner Bruno Abateserves unpretentious timeless Italianrisottos, pastas and entrees witheverything cooked to order. Milan-raised Abate also owns Hype ModelManagement, the apparent source ofthe stunning wait staff. Follia’s win-dows are decorated with mannequinswearing haute couture designed bylocal college students. The clothingand art are available for purchase.ModerateFRONTERA GRILL445 N. Clark; (312) 661-1434Mexican food is taken to a new levelin this festive restaurant five blocksfrom Michigan Avenue. ModerateGENE & GEORGETTI500 N. Franklin; (312) 527-3718This classic, 58-year-old steakhousein the River North neighborhood isthoroughly lacking in pretension andoffers the best steaks available in thecity. Ungarnished steaks are servedby waiters who appear to haveworked at the restaurant since itsinception. This is authentic Chicago-expect to hear thick Chicago accentsand perhaps catch sight of a localalderman. ExpensiveGINO’S EAST OF CHICAGO633 N. Wells; (312) 943-1124Considered one of the top 10 pizze-rias in the nation, Gino’s East pro-vides the most authentic Chicago-pizza dining experience available.Now housed in a spacious new loca-tion, the long lines winding down thestreet are no longer a part of the“experience.” However, the pizzaremains true to its heritage as aChicago must-have. Dark wood,complete with the carvings and graf-fiti from decades of customers, adornthe dark wooden booths and walls(hint: white dinner mints make thebest marking device). The Chicagoschool of pizza-making places thesauce on top, with the ingredients andcheese underneath. Gino’s slicesweigh in at nearly 1/2 pound, soorder your size carefully. InexpensiveGIOCO 1312 S. Wabash Ave.; (312) 939-3870Gioco serves a big-portioned contem-porary Italian feast in a Prohibition-era speakeasy. The simple menu is inline with a trattoria, offeringtortellini, beef and octopus carpac-cios, pizza, veal scaloppini, rabbit,mussels, and seafood. Gioco maymark the beginnings of a South Loop

restaurant row, with Gioco’s partnersopening two new restaurants acrossthe street. The South Loop is conve-niently close to McCormick Placeand downtown hotels. ModerateGIORDANO’S28 E. Jackson Blvd.; (312) 939-4646223 W. Jackson Blvd; (312) 583-9400,135 E. Lake St.; (312) 616-1200310 W. Randolph St.; (312) 201-1441730 N. Rush St.; (312) 951-0747815 W. Van Buren St.; (312) 421-1221The Giordano’s restaurants serveconsistent food and are locatedthroughout Chicago. Diners canexpect real Chicago-style deep-dishpizza along with pastas and salads ina pleasant atmosphere with goodservice. Occasionally, guests mustwait for a table at the Rush Streetlocation. This is a great option forfamilies. InexpensiveGRILLROOM CHOPHOUSE ANDWINE BAR 33 W. Monroe; (312) 960-0000Wet-aged Certified Angus Beef is thespecialty at this new Loop/TheaterDistrict steakhouse. A variety of non-beef selections including pasta, lamband seafood are also available. Thelocation and the flexibility of theservice make this restaurant a goodchoice for a pre-theater dinner ordrink. The Grillroom offers an amaz-ing selection of 40 wines by theglass. ExpensiveTHE GRILL ON THE ALLEY 909 N. Michigan; (312) 255-9009The Westin Hotel’s rendition of thefamous Beverly Hills Grill on theAlley serves large steaks, prime riband seafood in a clubby leather-bound atmosphere. Simple saucesand signature salads are mainstays.Decorated with hundreds of pieces ofart, the room is old fashioned withhigh-backed booths and professionalservice. A pianist plays nightly in thelarge lounge. ExpensiveHEAVEN ON SEVEN ON RUSH 600 N. Michigan; (312) 280-7774Spicy Cajun and Creole dishes areserved in an equally stimulating roomsteps from Michigan Avenue, up asteep escalator. Not fancy, but the“feed me” fixed price menus,dependent on the whims of the chef,provide an unforgettable experience.Sunday features a New Orleans JazzBrunch. ModerateJOE’S SEAFOOD, PRIMESTEAK AND STONE CRAB60 E. Grand; (312) 379-5637This Miami offshoot serves Floridastone crab claws with mustard sauceand steaks in a dining room decoratedwith vintage black and white photo-graphs. Expensive




LE COLONIAL937 N. Rush; (312) 255-0088Located in the heart of Chicago’sRush Street nightlife district, thisFrench-Vietnamese masterpiece fea-tures a look back in time to colonialVietnam. Sugar cane wrappedshrimp, sea bass and filet mignongrace this sophisticated menu. Adimly lit upstairs lounge is the desti-nation for many a late-night romanticmeeting. After dinner, a walk downRush Street affords a chance to stopin one of the many elegant bars forsome of the best people watching inthe city. ExpensiveLES NOMADES222 E. Ontario; (312) 649-9010Flawless French food served in adowntown mansion. This elegantrestaurant’s picturesque entrance is soentrancing that it is occasionally usedas the setting for movie scenes. Theinterior is cozy, warm and inviting.Very ExpensiveMARCHE 833 W. Randolph; (312) 226-8399Over-the-top décor makes this Frenchrestaurant a popular “see and beseen” spot. Be prepared for loud,techno music. ExpensiveMORTON’S OF CHICAGO1050 N. State; (312) 266-4820The King of steakhouses is famousfor its steak and lobster. Located inthe center of Chicago’s nightlife area.ExpensiveMCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S41 E. Chestnut; (312) 397-9500This West Coast import is all aboutfish. The menu offers what is proba-bly the entire day’s available catch inChicago, along with the requiredtoken red meat items. Oysters are thehouse specialty. The dining rooms areclubby with dark wood paneling anddim lighting. Request a booth. Thepopular bar serves lighter fare and alate-night menu. Located one blockoff Michigan Avenue, behind FourthPresbyterian Church and in the heartof Rush Street’s nightlife. Moderate/ExpensiveMILLENNIUM ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE832 W. Randolph; (312) 455-1400Specializing in dry-aged beef andsmoked meats, Millennium has created quite a buzz among the steakand cognac crowd. This is not a surprise when the specialty is a 32-ounce house-smoked prime rib.Recently, the menu has beenexpanded to accommodate pasta andtruffle cream sauce lovers. The roomis spectacular with its curvy woodand winding staircase. A post-steakcigar can be enjoyed in the lounge.Expensive

MK, THE RESTAURANT868 N. Franklin; (312) 482-9179Creative contemporary dishessuperbly offset by this stylish restau-rant. Exposed bricks and beamsreflect the building’s past as a paintfactory. ExpensiveMON AMI GABI2300 N. Lincoln Park West; (773) 348-8886Across the lovely fresco paintedlobby from Ambria, Mon Ami is theless formal, more raucous FrenchBistro. Steak is served in seven dif-ferent versions piled high with MonAmi’s delicious frites. The rollingwine cart with wines by glass is bothclever and convenient. ModerateNAHA 500 N. Clark; (312) 321-6242This bright, minimalist restaurant ismaking a hit with its Mediterranean-influenced American offerings.ExpensiveNICK’S FISHMARKET2 S. Dearborn; (312) 621-0200This Loop favorite boasts a redeco-rated dining room and menu tomatch. The service is outstanding andnow includes a hot finger towel fol-lowing the entrée. Fruit reductionsand Asian accents complement theexceptional seafood and fish forwhich Nick’s is famous. A cabaretbar serving a lighter menu, Nick’sGrill, has been added upstairs. ExpensiveNINE440 W. Randolph St.; (312) 575-9900Nine is not just another Chicagosteakhouse- witness the circularcaviar and champagne bar, theupstairs Ghost Lounge and the glam-orous dining room. The mirrored sup-port pillars and the silver 25-footdomed ceiling reflect colored lightsand create an inviting glow. Ashwood and steel combine to create astunning room. Try the creativecaviar options such as egg salad withcaviar in a crispy pastry cone. TheAmerican-dominated wine list runsfrom high-end wines to half-bottlesand wine-by-the-glass selections.ExpensiveNOMI*800 N. Michigan; (312) 239-4030The most noteworthy design elementin this minimalist, French restaurantis the phenomenal view of NorthMichigan Avenue and Lake Michi-gan. Very ExpensiveNORTH POND CAFÉ 2610 N. Cannon; (773) 477-5845Seasonal Midwestern dishes servedwith a city skyline view, situated inthe heart of Lincoln Park with a viewof the pristine lagoon. ExpensiveONE SIXTYBLUE160 N. Loomis; (312) 850-0303 Sophisticated contemporary cuisine

served to a sophisticated clientele in asetting to match. ExpensiveOPERA1301 S. Wabash Ave.; (312) 461-0161“Hip-hop Asian” with clean flavorsand dramatic presentations sum upOpera. This four-star restaurant isnot something one can experience ina Chinese carry out-box. Interestingsauces—spring onion, five-spice saltand sweet/sour chili sauce—andthoughtful presentations make Operaa unique experience. Draped silk,quilted chair backs, exotic light fix-tures and Chinese screens add anundertone of drama to dinner.Opera’s South Loop building for-merly warehoused film reels, whichleft small, romantic niches cleverlyfilled with tables. ExpensiveTHE PALM323 E. Wacker; (312) 616-1000Mammoth prime steaks, lobsters anddrinks grace the tables at this popularsteakhouse. House specialties includelobster, New York strip, porterhouseand filet. Hint: reserve your jumbolobster ahead of time to guaranteeavailability. The traditional seafoodappetizers are well worth sampling.The Palm’s personality comes fromhaving walls that are covered withportraits of patrons - the famous aswell as the unknown-and cartoons.Located two long windy blocks eastof Michigan Avenue. ExpensivePARK AVENUE CAFÉ199 E. Walton; (312) 944-4414At the Chicago extension of NewYork’s Park Avenue Café, portionsare big and some of the dishes(swordfish chops, for example) are sounusual, they’re trademarked. Thedining room is decorated with Ameri-can folk art pieces. During the Sun-day brunch, miniature dishes arewheeled to your table on a cart, dim sum-style. ExpensivePETTERINO’S150 N. Dearborn; (312) 422-0150Located in the southeast corner ofthe new Goodman Theatre building,Petterino’s specializes in quality pre-theater steaks, chops, pastas andsalads. The room and the food areboth substantial. Dim lighting artisti-cally blends the dark woods and redleather interior into a comfortable,recognizably 1940s Loop-stylerestaurant. To further celebrate theauthentic Chicago style and atmos-phere, order the shrimp de jonghe,an original Chicago dish. The restau-rant takes its name from Arturo Petterino, the famous former PumpRoom maitre d’. ExpensivePILI.PILI230 W. Kinzie St.; (312) 464-9988This combination bistro-style diningroom and casual café has FrenchProvencal flair with Mediterraneaninfluences from North Africa and

Morocco. Named after the NorthAfrican chili pepper, Pili.Pili’s spe-cialties include charcuterie, rusticbreads, steak frites, steamed musselsand stuffed sea bass. This RiverNorth restaurant serves food all dayin the café and lunch and dinner inthe dining room. Wines are availableby the glass, bottle or flight. ThePili.Pili pastis is included in theextensive list of French aperitifs.ModeratePIZZERIA UNO29 E. Ohio St.; (312) 321-1000PIZZERIA DUE619 N. Wabash Ave.; (312) 943-2400Sixty years of Chicago pizza experi-ence culminates in one great pizzatradition split between two downtownChicago mansions. Pizzeria Uno andDue are across the street from eachother at the intersection of Ohio andWabash. Chicagoans and touristsalike appear to believe the pizza isworth the wait. The basement levelPizzeria Uno has a dark, bar-likeenvironment, while Due’s rooms arelighter. Express lunch is available atboth restaurants. InexpensivePRAIRIE RESTAURANT500 S. Dearborn; (312) 663-1143Prairie features everything that isgreat about the midwestern prairiefrom game and produce to PrairieSchool accents and Mission-style furniture. The two-level restaurant isone of Printers Row’s fine jewels.Interesting twists can be found onclassic midwestern comfort foods aswell as inspiring beef and gamedishes. ExpensivePRINTERS ROW 550 S. Dearborn; (312) 461-0780This stellar South Loop restaurant,with its dimly lit, dark oak paneledroom, offers American cuisine suchas maple glazed pork chop with herbspaetzle and roasted Amish chicken.The Printers Row neighborhood con-sists of turn-of-the-century brickbuildings and factories converted toloft space and wonderful restaurants.ExpensiveRHAPSODY*65 E. Adams; (312) 786-9911This beautiful restaurant is conve-niently tucked inside Symphony Center with an outside entrance onAdams Street. The conservatory-styledining room is accentuated with tow-ering plants and filled with lovers offood, wine and the arts. Amidst thehustle and bustle of the Loop, Rhap-sody’s dining room opens onto adowntown rarity, a lovely, hiddengarden. ExpensiveRITZ-CARLTON DINING ROOM 160 E. Pearson; (312) 266-1000 Contemporary French masterpiecesare served in a comfortable elegantroom. Very Expensive




RL RESTAURANT RALPH LAUREN115 E. Chicago; (312) 475-1100 Ralph Lauren designed a restaurantthat is consistent with his American-style clothing and home accessories.The room is clubby, comfortable anddark. The front bar’s mahogany pan-eling is slightly upstaged by thebookcases and Ralph Lauren-stylefurniture. The menu is upscale Amer-ican with Italian accents. The beef isfrom cattle carefully bred on theactual Lauren ranch. Do not miss outon the memorable desserts. ExpensiveROSEBUD 1500 W. Taylor; (312) 942-1117A memorable Italian meal served in acomfortable, upscale setting. ModerateROSEBUD STEAKHOUSE 192 E. Walton; (312) 397-1000Rosebud’s bone-in filet has won thehearts of Chicago steak enthusiasts.Excellent Italian preparations ofchicken, lamb and seafood are alsoavailable. The clubby room with itsdark wood paneled walls and redleather booths and chairs is a favoritehaunt of Chicago’s Mayor Daley andother local politicos. The wine listoffers a selection of Italian andAmerican wines. Located behind theDrake, Rosebud is in a quiet pocketof the elegant north Streetervilleneighborhood. ExpensiveROY’S 720 N. State; (312) 787-7599Chicago welcomes Roy Yamaguchi’sHawaiian fusion cuisine, which com-bines French and Asian cooking tech-niques. Specialties include hibachi-grilled salmon, blackened tuna andbarbecued baby back ribs. Expertwine and food pairings are offered.The bar and a special section of thedining room offer a view of the exhi-bition kitchen. ExpensiveRUMBA351 W. Hubbard St.; (312) 222-1226This upscale Latin fusion restaurantoffers a taste of Cuba, Puerto Ricoand South American cuisine.Rumba’s Nuevo Latino fare is servedin a room reminiscent of the Tropi-cana nightclub. Thursday thru Sun-day late night guests can tango to liveLatin music and occasionally see pro-fessional dance performances. Tropi-cal cocktails are a favorite among thesophisticated lounge crowd. Try a“caipirinhas” or a “chocolatada.”ExpensiveRUSSIAN TEA TIME77 E. Adams; (312) 360-0000Not just a tea house as the name suggests, Russian Tea Time is a full-service restaurant run by natives ofthe former Soviet Republic of Uzbek-istan. Expensive

SEASONS RESTAURANT120 E. Delaware; (312) 649-2349The Four Seasons Hotel providesluxury hotel amenities in its well-respected Seasons Restaurant. Theroom is elegant, but most important,the large tables are positioned farenough apart to create a sense of inti-macy and space not usually found inthe city. Seven stories above NorthMichigan Ave., chandeliers and gor-geous, fresh-cut flowers grace theoak paneled room. A variety of tast-ing menus complete with wine selec-tions accompany the a la carte menu.Save room for dessert or cheese, bothare an excellent decision. Seasons isknown for light, healthy fare createdby chef Mark Baker who departedthe restaurant around the time thisarticle was written. Very ExpensiveSHANGHAI TERRACE 108 E. Superior; (312) 573-6744This intimate, upscale Asian restau-rant is a welcome addition to thewave of destination hotel restaurantsopening in Chicago in 2002. With itssilver and red lacquer accents, theShanghai Terrace in the PeninsulaHotel is a step back to 1930s China.However, the menu is clearly 21stcentury. Lobster lovers can look for-ward to creative dishes, while redmeat fans will be equally pleased.Dim Sum is also served daily duringlunch. ExpensiveSHAW’S CRAB HOUSE21 E. Hubbard; (312) 527-2722Seasonal seafood is flown in dailyfrom the Atlantic, the Gulf and thePacific Coast to this popular RiverNorth spot. Many of the restaurant’sfish and seafood suppliers are pic-tured on the walls of the Blue CrabLounge, a New Orleans-themed oyster bar with old blues and torchrecordings on the sound system.ExpensiveSMITH & WOLLENSKY318 N. State; (312) 670-9900Sports and steaks are the perfectcombination in Chicago. Scatteredamong the memorabilia and Ameri-cana art decorating the walls is a fairassortment of sports-related collecta-bles and accents. This New Yorkimport serves extremely large steaks.The many windows and Frenchdoors provide diners with an excel-lent view of the Chicago River, theWacker Drive office towers and theState Street Bridge. Lobster cocktailand crabcakes are among the mostnotable appetizers. Aside from steak,the must-be-mentioned entreesinclude a braised pork shank and alobster dusted with paprika andcayenne pepper. ExpensiveSOUL KITCHEN1576 N. Milwaukee; (773) 342-9742The animal print motif and southerncooking perfectly complement thisWicker Park restaurant. Expensive

SPAGO520 N. Dearborn; (312) 527-3700California-Asian inspired dishesserved in classy venue. Decor isbright, cheerful and arty. A cigarlounge with a small fireplace can befound on the second floor. ExpensiveSPIAGGIA 980 N. Michigan; (312) 280-2750Sophisticated Italian creations areappropriate for this breathtakingroom, filled with those desiring to seeand be seen. The only four-star Ital-ian restaurant in Chicago, this is anextremely popular destination withwhite tablecloths, large windows andfirst class service. Very ExpensiveSPRING 2039 W. North; (773) 395-7100Many critics are hailing Spring as theyear’s best new restaurant. The Zenstyle of this converted Turkish bath-house is well matched by thekitchen’s harmony. The seafood-dom-inated menu is influenced by Indianand Asian cuisine. Spring is in thetrendy Wicker Park neighborhood, a15-minute cab ride from downtown.ExpensiveSTARFISH 804 W. Randolph St.; (312) 997-2433Randolph Street’s second sushirestaurant is trying to overcome notbeing the first on the scene by pack-ing more punch in décor and drinkchoices. The sushi and maki choicesare as endless as the “oohs” and“aahs” that accompany them. Thevibrant green walls and red-orangeceiling are a perfect contrast for thedark floors and dim lighting. Themusic is urban and matches thecrowd. ExpensiveTASTE OF SIAM600 S. Dearborn; (312) 939-1179Located in a converted warehouse inthe Printers Row neighborhood, thisis the spot for Thai cuisine in thesouth Loop. The large windows andhigh ceilings add a touch of airinessto this long, narrow room. The menuis extensive and the food is exotic butnot too challenging. The crowd isyoung and urban. InexpensiveTOPOLOBAMPO*445 N. Clark; (312) 661-1434Complex Mexican flavors abound inthe upscale restaurant adjacent to itssister, Frontera Grill. ExpensiveTRATTORIA NO. 1010 N. Dearborn; (312) 984-1718This subterranean fixture in the Loophas it all. The dark, quiet dining roomis divided into intimate spaces by pil-lars and Italian-style archways. Pinlights add drama to the colorfulroom. Chicagoans visit Trattoria No.10 for the amazing pastas, risottosand ravioli dishes. However, meatand seafood lovers will also bepleased. Because of its central-Looplocation, Trattoria No. 10 is a short

walk to the Shubert, Oriental andPalace theaters. The busy bar is alsopopular because it offers early-evening appetizers. Expensive

TRU*676 N. St. Clair; (312) 202-0001Flashy, contemporary dishes are jux-taposed against the stunning whitedining room. This exciting, trendyexperience is one block off MichiganAvenue. Very Expensive

TUSCANY1014 W. Taylor; (312) 829-1990Fashionable Northern Italian restau-rant suitably situated on TaylorStreet. Expensive

TWELVE 12 1212 N. State Pkwy.; (312) 951-1212Located steps from rowdy DivisionStreet, Twelve 12 is the fine-diningjewel of this festive neighborhood.Sweetbreads, trout and lamb are pre-pared with care and creativity. Thedining room’s contemporary mini-malism décor does not detract fromthe imagination of the kitchen. Theroom is a stately white with tastefullighting. Expensive

WAVE 644 N. Lake Shore Dr.; (312) 255-4460This Mediterranean restaurant spe-cializing in seafood is appropriatelysituated on Lake Shore Drive.Chicago Magazine recommendsseafood bouillabaisse. Sleek lines andvibrant colors contribute to Wave’sultimate chicness. Practically flowinginto the ultra-trendy W Chicago-Lakeshore Hotel’s popular lobby bar,Wave features a communal tableringed by smaller four- and six-seattables. Expensive

VIVO838 W. Randolph; (312) 733-3379This chic restaurant offers creativeItalian fare. Expensive

ZEALOUS*419 W. Superior; (312) 475-9112This warm eggplant and olive roomhas 18-foot ceilings, texturized wallsand a two story glassed-in wine towerthat can hold 6,000 wine bottles.Zealous’ kitchen brilliantly combinesdifferent foods, textures and flavors.The multiple-course degustationmenus are highly recommended. ThisRiver North restaurant is a nice walkor a short cab ride from the N. Michi-gan Ave. hotels. Expensive

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NOVEMBER 7–12American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), Annual Meeting, Hilton Washington & Towers and OmniShoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. • www.aamc.org

NOVEMBER 29Effective Investment Strategies (prior to RSNA 2003),McCormick Place, Chicago • (800) 381–6660 x7715 ored–[email protected]

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DECEMBER 6–11American Medical Association (AMA), Interim Meeting, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu • www.ama–assn.org

JANUARY 17–19International Conference on Applications of Neuroimaging toAlcoholism (ICANA), Medical Campus of Yale University inNew Haven, Conn.• info.med.yale.edu/ctna/icana.html

JANUARY 28–31International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD), Annual Scientific Meeting, Hotel Inter–Continental, Miami • www.iscd.org

FEBRUARY 4–8Sociedad Mexicana de Radiologia E Imagen (SMRI), Annual Meeting, Mexico City • www.smri.org.mx

FEBRUARY 5–8Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), Mid–Winter Meeting, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, Calif. • www.snm.org

FEBRUARY 13–15American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Practical Aspectsof Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound, Four Seasons Hotel,Las Vegas • www.aium.org

FEBRUARY 22–26Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society(HIMSS), 2004 Annual Conference and Exhibition, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando • www.himss.org

MARCH 5–9European Congress of Radiology, ECR 2004, Vienna, Austria • www.ecr.org

MARCH 7–10Society of Skeletal Radiology (SSR), Annual Meeting, Lowes Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Ariz. • www.skeletalrad.org

MARCH 7–12Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR) and Society of Uroradiology (SUR), Abdominal Radiology Course, Westin Kierland Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz. • www.sgr.org

MARCH 22–26Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR), 27th Annual Meeting, Lake Las VegasResort, Henderson, Nev. • www.scbtmr.org

MARCH 25–30Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Ariz. • www.sirweb.org

MARCH 28–31Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI), Annual Conference,Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando • www.ami-imaging.org

MARCH 28–APRIL 1Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR), Annual Meeting, Westin Mission Hills Resort, Rancho Mirage, Calif. • www.thoracicrad.org

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