ACNM Resident Abstract Awards

The Program Committee of the American College of Nuclear Medicine invited the submission of original abstracts for the 2018 Annual Meeting, held in January in Orlando, FL. Over 70 abstracts from young professionals (physicians or scientists in training, or in practice within 10 years of graduation) were submitted on aspects of clinical and basic science in nuclear medicine, correlative imaging in radiology, nuclear cardiology and radiation oncology. Accepted abstracts were presented in both oral and poster format.

Ursula Mary Kocemba-Slosky, Ph.D., awards for the Best ACNM Nuclear Medicine Research Abstracts presented by NM Residents at the ACNM Annual Meeting:

• Mariam Aboian: “Precision Imaging of Metastatic and Primary Brain Tumors after Radiation with 18F-Fdopa Hybrid PET/MR is Feasible and Cost Effective”
• Kun Zheng: “Integrin Imaging with 99mTC-3prgd2 SPECT/CT in Response Evaluation of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multi-Center Study”
• Petra Lovrec: “Large Single Institution Performance of Commercial 18F-fluciclovine (Axumin) in Patients with Recurrent Prostate Cancer"

The ACNM would like to thank Dr. Jack Slosky and the Education and Research Foundation for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging – ERF – for sponsoring these awards.

ACNM Annual Meeting Best Abstract:

• Aaron Gish: “Role of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in treatment of patients with Acute Cholecystitis”
• Pouya Aghajafari: “Correlative Imaging in Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed Using Nuclear Medicine Bleeding Scan, Computed Tomography and Angiography” 

The ACNM would like to thank Dr. Warren Janowitz and the Education and Research Foundation for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging – ERF – for sponsoring these awards.

RALPH BLUMHARDT AWARD - NEW IN 2018!
BEST ABSTRACT FROM A LEAD OR PRESENTING AUTHOR FROM A DEVELOPING NATION:

• Issa Loutifi: “99mTC Tetrofosmin Gated SPECT Myocardial Perfusion and Cardiac Diastolic and Systolic Function Assessment for Studying the Effect of Systemic Hypertension on the Heart”
• Fuad Novruzov: “The Role of 68GA-PSMA-11 PET/CT in Treatment Management of Recurrent and Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer: First Experience from Azerbaijan Republic”