Johns Hopkins Radiology faculty and staff represented the department well during the 2024 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago, held from Sunday, Dec. 1, through Thursday, Dec. 5.

For the second year, the department hosted a table in Educators Row. Staff and department leadership spoke with conference attendees, sharing information about opportunities with Johns Hopkins Radiology. Among the many highlights of a busy conference was a Tuesday night alumni reception which allowed many current and former department members to reconnect.

During the week, various Johns Hopkins Radiology faculty, trainees and staff presented groundbreaking research findings. This included moderating panels, speaking during educational presentations and exhibiting posters both in person and virtually.

Read on for more information on how our tireless experts spent their busy week at RSNA!

Congratulations to all the faculty, fellows, residents and staff who participated in this year’s conference. Thank you for all that you do to represent Johns Hopkins Radiology!

In-Person Presentations:

Sunday, Dec. 1:

Assistant Professor Licia P Luna presented “Speaking the Same Language: Pearls and Pitfalls of fMRI in Epilepsy,” on Sunday, Dec. 1.

Monday, Dec. 2:

Professor David Yousem, Assistant Professor Francis Deng and Research Fellow Mahla Redmard were co-authors on “Program Signal Utilization and Impact on Radiology Residency Match: Survey of Applicants”. The presentation was awarded an RSNA 2024 Certificate of Merit.

Associate Professor Cheng Ting Lin offered his expertise on CT image quality with his presentation, “Communicating Variability in Deep Learning CT Reconstructions with Posterior Sampling.”

Associate Professor Lilja Solnes joined other presenters to discuss the recent adoption of the ERAS Supplemental into the residency application process during “Signal to Noise: Q&A Session on the ERAS Supplemental Application & PD Panel.”

Assistant Professor Francis Deng gave a detailed and methodical analysis of an unusual neuroradiology case during an Image Interpretation Session at the Arie Crown Theater.

Tuesday, Dec. 3:

Professor Laura M. Fayad offered her expertise during a presentation on “COURSE Nerve Imaging: Entrapment Neuropathies and Approach to Lumbosacral Plexus Imaging,”

Assistant Professor Francis Deng offered valuable insights for his fellow radiologists during his presentation, “Malpractice Litigation in Stroke Diagnosis: A Case Study.”

Professor Cliff Weiss shared his knowledge of pulmonary embolization during a presentation on “Management of Complications from Pulmonary AVM Embolization.”

Wednesday, Dec. 4:

Professor Katarzyna Macura moderated discusses of advances in prostate cancer imaging and therapy during the session “RSNA/ESR Symposium: Advances in Prostate Cancer Imaging and Therapy - Early Detection and Organized Testing in the US and Europe.”

Radiology resident Fabio Raman spoke about his work on PET imaging in Alzheimer’s patients during his presentation, “Dynamic Amyloid PET: Relationships to Tau PET and Cognition in Alzheimer’s Disease.”

Research Fellow Ali Ghasemi, with coauthors Professor Laura M. Fayad, Assistant Professor Jenifer Pitman and Associate Professor Shivani Ahlawat, shared their research into MRI imaging of MPNST tumors during “Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)-Related Pre-malignant/Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath (MPNST) Tumors: Can MRI Predict Histology?”.

Radiologist Assistant Jason K. Lee offered valuable insights on recognizing and managing anxiety in young patients during “ASRT@RSNA: Managing the Pediatric Patient.”

Resident Shuchi Zinzuwadia presented “Comparative Analysis of Cervical Spine Fractures and Mechanisms of Injury in Different Age Cohorts,” coauthored by Professor David Yousem.

Professor Katarzyna Macura shared her expertise during a presentation on “MR Imaging and MRI-Directed Biopsy in Early Detection of Prostate Cancer.”

Resident Somya Shesadri contributed her expertise during a presentation, “Initial Experience with [177LU] LU-PSMA-617 Post-Approval for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer at a Major U.S. Academic Center: Efficacy, Safety, and Outcome Prediction.”

Research Associate Puyang Wang, with coauthors Professor Jinyuan Zhou and Associate Professor Shanshan Jiang, exhibited “Hierarchical Multi-Task Transformer for Tumor Segmentation and Response Assessment in Patients with Malignant Gliomas.”

Professor Katarzyna Macura shared her knowledge during a session on “Advancements in Focal Therapies” presented on Wednesday, Dec. 4.”

Thursday, Dec. 5:

Professor M. Mahesh, moderator of the discussion on Cone Beam Breast CT, shared his expert insights on “Cone Beam CT: Overview and Challenges in Quality Control” during the session.

Professor Katsuyuki Taguchi spoke during a session on “Impact of Bowtie Scatter on Iodine Quantification in Photon-Counting CT.”

Online Educational Exhibits:

Professor Harjit Singh and Resident Rebecca Choi were co-authors on “A Primer on Radiographic Features and Management of Abernethy Malformations.”

Assistant Professor Rakhee Gawande and Resident Reza Shaghaghi were co-authors on “Bowel and Beyond in the Angry Gut: Imaging of Intestinal and Extraintestinal Malignancies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”

Associate Professor Cheng Ting “Tony” Lin and JHU Clinical Fellow Raheel Anwar were co-authors on “Imaging Findings of Recurrent Neoplastic Disease on Surveillance Imaging of the Chest.”

Professors Satomi Kawamoto and Elliot K. Fishman, Associate Professor Linda Chu, and Research Fellows Mohammad Yasrab and Juan Felipe Lopez-Ramirez, presented an educational exhibit on “The Challenges in the Detection and Diagnosis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney: How to Optimize Lesion Detection.”

Associate Professor Erin Gomez and Resident Julia Fisher were co-authors of “Finding Your Niche: Imaging Findings along the Spectrum of Cesarean Section Scar Compromise and Other post-cesarean Complications.”

RSNA Awards:

Interventional Radiology Resident David Gullotti received the RSNA’s annual Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, which recognizes outstanding residents and fellows who have advanced radiologic research.

Associate Professor Jiadi Xu was honored by the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research as a 2024 Distinguished Investigator during a ceremony held at RSNA on Tuesday, Dec. 3.