Capping the RSNA 2022 conference in Chicago, an RSNA editorial board has selected a 3D cinematic rendering as the single best radiological image of the year.
The image accompanied an article published in Radiology last June.
Authored by radiologist Marc Lenfant and surgeon Antoine Latrille, both of François Mitterrand University Hospital in Dijon, France, the article’s lead image impressed the board with its “dramatic depiction of unusual pathology in a case of a 38-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome who underwent resection for a presumed right ovarian cyst.”
First runner-up is a study conducted at the University Hospital Bonn in Germany. Authors Alexander Isaak, Andreas Feisst and Julian Luetkens looked at myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination. The honored image shows MRI views of “focal high-signal intensities at basal lateral and inferior wall, indicating myocardial edema.”
RSNA notes this is the third year in a row that a COVID-related image earned honors in the competition.
The annual occasion is run by the Radiology in Training editorial board and presented in Images in Radiology, which is part of RSNA’s flagship journal.
The board says it looks for “captivating images demonstrating important medical diagnoses and state-of-the-art medical imaging technology” that “exemplify the significant contributions made by radiology to the field of medicine.”
The board reports readership for Images in Radiology has seen submissions rise from 29 in 2021 to 43 in 2022.
More on the judging:
The top three images, second runner-up, first-runner-up and winner, were selected by the Radiology in Training editorial board based on aggregate scores from individual editorial board members’ rankings. The images were selected based on three criteria: novel technology or unusual pathology, educational or thought-provoking and visually compelling.”
For more on the competition, including names and images of tied second runners-up, click here.
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