2016 Award Winners
Oral Awards Winners
1st Place Oral Presentation – Amani Ibrahim
2nd Place Oral Presentation – Daniel Gelman
3rd Place Oral Presentation – Sachi Elkerton
Poster Award Winners
CANet
1st Place Poster Presentation – Eranga Ukwatta
Bone and Joint
1st Place Poster Presentation – Alexandra Blokker
Heart Failure
1st Place Poster Presentation – Damien Goblet
ICDI
1st Place Poster Presentation – Daniel Gelman
MITNEC
3rd Place Poster Presentation – Yonni Friedlander
2nd Place Poster Presentation – John Baxter
1st Place Poster Presentation – Eric Wright
OCAIRO
1st Place Poster Presentation – Margaret Hess
OICR ITP
3rd Place Poster Presentation – Edward Taylor
2nd Place Poster Presentation – Leigh Spencer Noakes
1st Place Poster Presentation – Jessica Rodgers
OICR SIP
3rd Place Poster Presentation – Ashley Makela
2nd Place Poster Presentation – Derek Soetema
1st Place Poster Presentation – Armin Eilaghi
Summa cum Laude Abstracts
- Sachi Elkerton(SIP) – Differentiation of arterioles from venulesin mouse histology images using machine learning
- Jeff Gaudet(SIP) – Tracking the rejection of 19F-labeled stem cells through signal quenching resulting from infiltrating iron-labeled immune cells
- Adam Gribble(SIP) –Mueller matrix polarimetryimaging using four photoelasticmodulators for rapid wide-field analysis of biological tissues
- Margaret Hess(OCAIRO) –Virtual design of patient specific neuroendoscopictools for pineal region masses
- Amani Ibrahim(B&J) –Image Processing Software for Designing Custom Craniofacial Implants
- Marta Overchuk(ITP) –HDL-like Nanoparticles for Dual-Wavelength Cancer Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy
- Mohammad Tavallaei(ICDI) –MRI-Compatible Remote Catheter Navigation System with 3-Degrees-of-Freedom
- Adrian Tsang(MITNEC) –Changes in white matter structural connectivity and cortical functional connectivity over the healthy adult lifespan
- Tamas Ungi(ITP) –Breast lumpectomy navigation using an open-source clinical application
Magna cum Laude Abstracts
- Yonathan Araya(SIP) –Spin-Lattice Relaxation Dispersion using Fast Field-Cycling Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry
- Stephen Arnott(MITNEC) –Web-based dashboards and other tools for quality assurance and quality control monitoring of multisite neuroimaging studies
- Audrey Chuung(SIP) –Discovery Radiomicsvia Layered Random Projection (LaRP) Sequencers for Prostate Cancer Classification
- Kimberly Desmond(SIP) –Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer metrics for assessing early response to stereotactic radiosurgery in human brain metastases
- Armin Eilaghi(SIP) –RadiomicsFeatures Analysis for Tumor Characterization in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- Esmaeil Enjilela(MITNEC) –Sparse-view quantitative CT perfusion imaging of liver
- Vinyas Harish(ITP) –Monitoring electromagnetic tracking error in computer-navigated breast cancer surgery
- Patricia Johnson(MITNEC) –Retrospective motion correction in MRI using spherical navigator echoes
- Lewis Joo(MITNEC) –Characterization of Microvascular Function in Transgenic Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Philippa Krahn(ICDI) –Intrinsic MRI visualizes RF lesions within minutes after MR-guided ablation
- Elodie Lugez(OCAIRO) –Enhanced electromagnetic catheter tracking with application in high-dose-rate brachytherapy
- Sarah Mattonen(ITP) –Detection of local cancer recurrence after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer: physician performance versus radiomicassessment
- Evan McNabb(MITNEC) –Localizing FiducialMarkers using Undersampledco-RASOR MRI for Radiation Therapy Planning
- Mihaela Pop(CANet) –Analysis of activation-recovery intervals from intracardiacelectrogramsin porcine hearts
- Amy Schranz(MITNEC) –Reduced Brain Glutamine in Female Varsity Rugby Athletes after Concussion
- Noor Shaikh(ICDI) –Guidewirepuncture forces related to magnetic resonance imaging signatures for peripheral arterial disease plaque types
- Shawn Stapleton(ITP) –Modulating Nanoparticle Drug Delivery using Radiation and Heat
- Justin Tse(B&J) –Dual-Energy Micro-Computed Tomography in a Rat HindlimbModel of Osteoarthritis
- Dan Wang(SIP) –The Application of a Novel Multiplexing Staining Technology in the Breast Cancer Research
- Ilma Xhaferllari(OCAIRO) –Validating internal and external correlation during respiratory gated VMAT using on-board kV imaging
Cum Laude Abstracts
- Rudy Baronette(B&J) –Performance evaluation of a peripheral cone-beam computed tomography scanner
- Alexandra Blokker(B&J) –Micro-CT Compatible Load-Controlled Knee Motion Simulator
- Marcus Couch(MITNEC) –Assessing the Effects of Inflammation and Fibrosis using Inert Fluorinated Gas MRI
- Donna Goldhawk(HF) –MagA-derived MR Contrast Persists Despite Cellular Differences in Iron Metabolism
- Shahid Haider(SIP) -Single-click lung nodule contouring method using hierarchical conditional random fields
- Matthew Holden (SIP) -Central Venous Catheterization Curriculum Development via Objective Performance Metrics
- David Holdsworth(B&J) –Geometric calibration phantom for MRI and CT
- Jessica Kishimoto(ITP) –Cranial ultrasound in 2D and 3D to guide treatment in preterm neonates with posthemorrhagicventricular dilatation
- Daniel Lorusso(B&J) –Development and validation of a system for high-frequency vibration of live cells during real-time microscopy
- Matthew MacDonald(ICDI) –A Simple MRI Scanner Control Technique for Device Localization During MRI-Guided Percutaneous Procedures
- Raanan Marants(MITNEC) –Clearance of IndocyanineGreen by the Liver during Hemodialysis as a Measure of Hepatic Function
- Donna Murrell (SIP) -Investigating cancer cell dormancy with cellular MRI
- Eranga Ukwatta(CANet) –Virtual electrophysiological study using T1 mapping techniques improves sensitivity in predicting adverse arrhythmic events in post-infarction patients
- Joseph Umoh(B&J) –Micro-CT Validation of 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Components
- Jason Vickress(OCAIRO) -Prediction of the spatial distribution of deformable image registration error in lung 4 DCT’s
- Brandon Zanette(SIP) -Gas Exchange Quantification using Hyperpolarized 129Xe and a Clinical MRI System