2017 Medical ImagingTechnology ShowcaseIn Review

The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research(Academy) held its Eighth Annual Medical ImagingTechnology Showcase on March 28th, 2017 in the HartSenate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. TheShowcase, hosted by the Academy’s Coalition for Imaging &Bioengineering Research (CIBR) brings together academicresearchers, industry partners, imaging societies andpatients/patient advocates to illustrate the impact and valuethat medical imaging technology has on patient care andshowcase developments in imaging research andtechnological development.

The Academy's mission is to advocate for consistent andsustained federal funding for radiology and biomedicalimaging research. This annual Showcase allowsour members to educate policy makers and their staff in acollaborative and relaxed forum regarding the importance offederal funding of research to advancing imaging science.

This year the Academy/CIBR showcased 14 collaborativeteams representing a wide array of research topics andinterests. Early career investigators from 17 academicinstitutions, our patient keynotes, and industry partnersconducted over 90 congressional visits to articulateresearch taking place in their departments, how imagingimpacts their care, and the important strides being made inthe science and medical imaging research areas.

"New Imaging Analytics to Advance Cancer Care,"represented by Matt Rielly, PhD, Anant Madabhushi,PhD, Robert Gilkeson, MD, and Oliver Steinbach, PhD,pose with Ohio Senator Rob Portman’s staff member.

3D Printing for Surgical Planning ofKidney CancerFocused Ultrasound Foundation / Actionto Cure Kidney Cancer / Brigham &Women’s Hospital / FUJIFILM

Neonatal MRISpina Bifida Association / UC San Diego/ TIME Medical

CT Imaging Research for CoronaryHeart DiseaseMen’s Health Network / Johns HopkinsMedicine / Toshiba Medical

New Imaging Analytics to AdvanceCancer CareFORCE: Facing Our Risk of CancerEmpowered / Case Western ReserveUniversity / University Hospitals / Philips

Early and Accurate Detection ofBreast Cancer in MammogramsKatherine Snedaker (patient breastcancer survivor)) / CureMetrix / UC SanDiego

Dynamic Chest X-ray Imaging: OneExam, One Visit, Loaded withInformationMount Sinai / Konica Minolta

Addressing Patient Satisfaction andUnderserviced PopulationsCase Western Reserve University /University Hospitals/Hitachi

Li-rads: Liver Image Reporting andData SystemsBeat Liver Tumors / UC San Diego /ACR / Nuance

NIBIB Discoveries in TechnologyNIBIB

One Size Does Not Fit All: PersonalizingBreast Care for Better OutcomesNancy J. Sauers (patient breast cancersurvivor)) / Beth Israel DeaconessMedical Center / GE Healthcare

X-ray Dose ReductionImage Gently / Lung Cancer Alliance /Johns Hopkins Medicine /AGFA

Mixed-Reality for Breast SurgicalPlanningStanford Medicine

The Academy hosted 17 research investigators thisyear who were awarded travel stipends to participate in theShowcase activities. For them it included a day-long trip tothe NIH and visits with teams from the National CancerInstitute and the National Institute for Biomedical Imagingand Bioengineering (NIBIB). Each Institute shared theirinsights regarding the culture of each Institute, the processfor grant application, review, and approval as well as how toreach out for support.

CECI2 On the Hill for Congressional MeetingsAn important aspect of the researcher’s experience inWashington, DC is engagement on grassroots advocacy.The Academy provides the opportunity for each member tovisit their congressional representatives to advocate onthe local and national levels and garner a greaterunderstanding of the legislative process.

Academy Senior Director of Government and StrategicAffairs, Martha Nolan, conducted a training session for successful meetings and how to craft their messaging formaximum impact in the interaction with the member orhis/her staff.

The following institutions had participating CECI membersthis year: University of Chicago, University of California SanFrancisco, University of Michigan, UT SouthwesternMedical Center,, University of California San Diego, Massachusetts General, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology,Brigham and Women’s Hospital, University of SouthernCalifornia, Stanford University, University of VermontCollege of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Ohio StateUniversity, University of California, Davis, and Mayo Clinic.

Academic Council of Investigators in ImagingThe Academy’s Council of EarlyCareer Investigators in Imaging(CECI2) accompanied by RonaldArenson, MD, Carolyn C. Metlzer,MD, Steven E. Seltzer, MD, andsenior Academy staff at NIBIB.

CECI2 Members Nicholas Burris, MD and JadrankaStojanovska, MD, both from the University of Michigan posewith Michigan Senator, Debbie Stabenow (D) in her office.

Helmet PET/AMPET Project: AWearable PET Brain ScannerWest Virginia University / University ofWashington / University of Virginia / UCDavis / GE Healthcare

Ultrasound Patch for TreatingChronic WoundsDrexel University

The strength of the Academy’s CIBR Coalition is thediversity of membership; imaging societies, academia,patient advocates and industry. Creating opportunities forour members to interact in meaningful and valuable isimportant to our long-term success.

This year, the Academy hosted for the first time, anacademic industry research round table forum. Participantsincluded representatives from 13 industry partners and 14academic institutions. The purpose was to facilitatedialogue between our academic department heads andindustry leadership to gain a better understanding ofresearch priorities and the identification ofcollaborative opportunities. CIBR Chair, Dr. Steven E.Seltzer led off the event with a presentation that highlightedthe Academy’s history and its advocacy achievements andremaining challenges.

The discussion focused on the impact of legislation passedunder the 21st Century Cures Act as well as theInteragency Working Group on Medical Imaging (IWGMI),which focuses on sharing research, resources and datathrough interagency coordination of imaging research andlong-range planning. Also, the NIH’s proposed budget cutswere discussed from their impact on research andemployment within healthcare and science tounderstanding how this community could engage on theseissues collectively.

As follow-up to the robust discussions, the Academy is inthe early stages of spearheading an imaging symposium inthe fall of 2017 and will expand this round table forum nextyear.

Academic-Industry Research Round Table Discussions

Industry Attendees:• Agfa Healthcare Corporation• Canon U.S.A., Inc.• CureMetrix• GE Healthcare• High Precision Devices• Hitachi• Konica• Nuance Healthcare• Philips Healthcare Strategy• Siemens• TeraRecon• Time Medical• Toshiba

Academic Attendees:• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center• Brigham and Women’s Hospital• Case Western Reserve University/ University Hospital• Duke University• Emory University• Johns Hopkins University• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center• Mount Sinai• Stanford University• University of Pennsylvania• UC San Diego• UC San Francisco• UT Southwestern• Washington University

ReceptionIn addition to theShowcase, CECI visitsto the NIH, Hill and theround table, there wasalso the very popularfirst night reception.Everyone from alldivisions of theAcademy cametogether for an eveningof networking anddiscussion. This yearover 150 peopleparticipated in thereception.

A special feature of the reception was the exceptionalresearch posters that were on display. All of the Academy’sCECI2 investigators displayed their work. The most easilyunderstood poster was voted on by the reception guestsand Matthew Lungren, MD, MPH, of Stanford Universitywon first place.

CIBR LuncheonThis year’s CIBR luncheon again had anoverflow crowd and featured Daniel C.Sullivan, MD. Dr. Sullivan is ProfessorEmeritus, Department of Radiology at DukeUniversity. His remarks focused around“Imperative for Imaging in the Era ofPersonalized Medicine.”

Hill TrainingThe Academy’s Senior Director of Government andStrategic Affairs, Martha Nolan, conducted a specialtraining session for everyone who was participating inCongressional visits. This opportunity enabled newattendees to ask questions about how to structure acongressional meeting, key points to highlight, how tofollow-up and maintain a relationship with theirrepresentatives office long after the initial meeting. In total,well over 90 Hill visits were held. This grassroots advocacyis an important component of the Showcase and anotherway the Academy works to keep the messaging forresearch funding and imaging awareness and education atthe forefront of the legislative agenda.

Patient Keynotes

Other Events at Showcase

This year’s Showcase featured three patient keynotes;each addressing how imaging has impacted theirdiagnosis, treatment and ongoing care. Their compellingstories help make real the impact imaging and imagingresearch plays in patient care at every step of the process.Our patient guests also participated in Hill visits; sharingtheir very personal stories with their representatives andsenators.

Mr. Brad BoothBrad Booth (33) grew up in BatonRouge, LA, and now resides inBirmingham, AL, with his wife,Stacey, and their two children,Nola (3) and Grey (2). Diagnosedwith a rare, incurable sarcoma at26, Brad currently receivestreatment at the Cleveland Clinic,including full abdominal surgery, atumor cell vaccine, frequentimaging, and an image-guidedprocedure to freeze tumors in his liver calledcryoembolization.

Mr. Brett JohnsonIn 2009, Brett Johnson was ahealthy 47-year-old enjoying hislife as a singer, teacher, and pianistwhen he began to suffer fromnagging headaches.

As a precaution his physicianordered an MRI of his brain. Thetest revealed a cancerous, Grade

III tumor, located in an area of the brain associated withcreativity and emotion.

Within three weeks of his diagnosis Johnson’s tumor wasremoved. After two months of oral chemotherapy and 33sessions of radiation, his cancer was stable. Johnson’sroutine meant having follow-up MRIs for the rest of his life.In 2012, something new appeared on a scan, so theyrecommended a second surgery.

In the three years between Johnson’s surgeries, advancesin imaging enabled surgeons to remove a higherpercentage of cancerous tissue utilizing a combination ofprocedures with navigation tools and imaging technologiesincluding MRI, CT (computed tomography), PET (positronemission tomography), fluoroscopy, angiography, andultrasound. http://www.brettrjohnson.com/Ms. Cindy Parlow ConeCindy Parlow Cone (38): – USWomen’s National Team player –2 Olympic gold medals, one silverand a World Champion – sufferedseveral concussions that forcedan early retirement fromprofessional soccer. Cindy is alsothe former head coach forPortland Thorns FC in theNational Women's SoccerLeague. She regularly undergoes MRIs to track her brain’sstatus. http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/health/cindy-parlow-cone-soccer-concussion/

CECI2 poster winner MatthewLungren, MD, MPH, with StevenSeltzer, MD & Carolyn Metlzer, MD