Adam Liudahl, MD, senior diagnostic radiology resident, received the Resident Research Award for his presentation entitled, "Diagnostic Accuracy of Axial Constructive Interference Steady State Sequence in Screening for Small Vestibular Schwannomas," (faculty mentors: Joan Maley, MD, and Bruno Policeni, MD) in conjunction with 2017 Senior Resident Research Day held on March 6, 2017. 

Our Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program offers ample opportunities and mentor support for cutting-edge research within the Department of Radiology, and this year's senior presenters represent the best of that research.  They are:

• Charmi Vijapura, MD: "Genetic Syndromes Associated with Central Nervous System Tumors" (faculty mentor: Toshio Moritani, MD, PhD)
• Michaelangelo Fuortes, MD, PhD: "Sialolithiasis Assessment by Computed Tomography with Potential Treatment Implications" (faculty mentor: Wendy Smoker, MD)
• Joseph Gastala, MD: "What Radiologists Should Know about Brain Death: Radiologic Signs of a Non-Radiologic Diagnosis" (faculty mentor: Toshio Moritani, MD, PhD)
• Steven Morales, MD: "Catheter-Based Transarterial Therapies for Hepatocellular Cancer" (faculty mentor: Sandeep Laroia, MD)
• Serine Baydoun, MD: "Tomosynthesis Increase Invasive Breast Cancer Detection Rate with Pathological Correlation and Additional Diagnostic Value in Lobular Carcinoma" (faculty mentor: Limin Yang, MD)
• Simon Roh, MD: "Analysis of Potential Causes of Bleeding Reoccurrence Post Embolization for Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage" (faculty mentor: Shiliang Sun, MD)