On Oct. 8, the UK College of Medicine Department of Radiology hosted its inaugural research showcase.
Xiaoqin Jennifer Wang, MD, MS, associate professor of radiology and vice chair for research within the department, kicked off the event with a brief history of radiology and important clinical discoveries over the years.
The focal point of the showcase—clinical research in radiology— was divided between six oral presentations and seven poster presentations available digitally.
The majority of oral presentations were delivered by medical students, presenting on behalf of their faculty mentors and research teams. Research areas included cancer, drug abuse, diagnosis and treatment, and artificial intelligence, to name a few.
Showcase presentations were judged by a panel of adjudicators, with awards to recognize first, second, and third places. Adjudicators included Larry Goldstein, MD, the Ruth L Works Professor and chair of neurology, and associate dean for clinical research; Kevin Pearson, PhD, professor of pharmacology and nutritional sciences and assistant dean for inclusive research initiatives; Lilian Sims, PhD, assistant professor of behavioral science and acting director of medical student research; and Jeffrey Talbert, PhD, professor of biomedical informatics and associate director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
Awardees are listed below:
Oral Presentations:
First Place: Gary Ge, PhD, Jie Zhang, PhD – “Can Deep-Learning Models See Through Image Texture? The Impact of CT Reconstruction on Lung Cancer Prediction”
Second Place: Madison Kilgore, MD-PhD (M2); Zachary Winder, MD-PhD; Ryan Cloyd, MD-PhD; Valentinos Zachariou, PhD; Jordan Clay, MD; David Powell, PhD; Riham El Khouli, MD-PhD; Farhan Mirza, MD; Rachel Ward-Mitchell, RN; Kamar Hulou, MD; Usman Khalid, MD; Peter Hardy, PhD; Andrew Barty, DO; Flavius Raslau, MD – “Ictal SPECT vs. Postictal MRI for Seizure Onset Zone Localization”
Third Place: William Denton MA, Ahmed Elsayed MD, Nicholas Meredith, Blaine Mischen MD, Gaby Gabriel MD, Lowell B. Anthony MD, Riham El Khouli MD – “Efficacy of Transarterial Bland Embolization with Concurrent Everolimus (EveroEmbo) in the Treatment of Hepatic Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors”
Runners Up:
Whitney Terrell MD, Katelin Maggard MS4, Driss Raissi MD – “When Looks Can Be Deceiving: TIPS US Evaluation in the Immediate Post-operative Period”
James D. Nash MBA, Johnson Deshommes MD, Will Cranford MS, Anthony Mangino PhD, Star Manning BS, Tessa E. London-Bounds MD, James T. Lee MD – “Splenic Measurement as Potential Imaging Biomarker for Infective Endocarditis in Patients with a History of Intravenous Drug Use”
Jenna Tinnell, Dr. X. Wang, Dr. W. Li, Dr. D. Yan, O. Whitfield, Dr. B. Nault – “Enhancing Efficiency in a High-Volume Radiology Clinic: A Modern Modeling Approach to Scheduling and Resource Optimization”
Poster Presentations:
First Place: Hunter Colson, Elsayed Ahmed, Haseeb Ahmad, Johnson Deshommes, Katherine Manning, Mohamed Tarek Seleem Ahmed, Jie Zhang, Blaine Thomas Mischen, Xingyu Nie, Riham H. El Khouli - A quantitative analysis of the effect of uptake time on brain 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging
Second Place: A. Siddique, G. Ge, B. Lemieux, J. Zhang - Assessment of Radiation Dose and Shielding Efficacy in DDR Versus Mobile C-arm and Portable X-ray Systems
Third Place: Haseeb Ahmad, Zahraa Al-Sharshahi, Jacqueline Frank, Shivani Pahwa, Mais Al-Kawaz - Elevated glucose and diabetes mellitus engender worsened cerebral edema requiring decompressive hemicraniectomy following thrombectomy
Runners Up:
Whitney Terrell, MD, Timothy Berg, MD, Driss Raissi, MD - Innovations in Thrombectomy: A Retrospective Analysis of the Indigo System Lightning 12
Nicholas Meredith, William Denton, Gaby Gabriel - Incidence and Characterization of Carcinoid Crises postEmbolization of Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases
Abdullah-Al-Zubaer Imran Ph.D., Ronak K. Patel BS, Md Atik Ahamed Ph.D., Alex Tran BS, Xiaoqin Wang MD, Braxton J. McFarland MD, Sahar Nozad MD, Hafsa Nebbache MD, Talal Arshad MBBS - Automatic Detection of Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Margin from Intraoperative Specimen Mammography
Sophia Humphrey, Elias El-Haddad, Driss Raissi - Risk Factors Leading Management for Rectus Sheath Hematomas
