SSR Paper Award
2026 SSR Paper Award Winners
For Presentation at 2026 ISS Annual Meeting
Jaclyn Lundberg, MD
“Radiology-Based Tier System for Periacetabular Metastases: A New Framework Complementing Imaging-Guided Interventions with Orthopedic Paradigms”
Past SSR Paper Award Winners
For Presentation at ESSR Annual Meeting
2025
Paul Wojack, MD
“Elastography in Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathies”
2024
Meghan Sahr, MD
“MRI Findings of Extraspinal Sciatic After Proximal Hamstring Repair”
2023
Jan Fritz, MD
“Arthroscopy-Validated Diagnostic Accuracy of 5-min Deep Learning Super-Resolution MRI of the Knee: Trust or Dust?”
2022
Jon Olson, DO
“MRI Patters of ACL Repair with Internal Brace Augmentation”
2019
Natalia Gorelik, MD
“Cost-effectiveness of X-Ray vs MRI for Early Sacroiliitis”
For Presentation at ISS Annual Meeting
2025
Lawrence White, MD
“MRI Findings in Patients with Axillary Nerve Dysfunction Following Glenohumeral Dislocation Injury”
2024
Connie Chang, MD
“Can Gas and Infection Coexist in the Intervertebral Disc? A Retrospective Analysis of Percutaneously Biopsied Suspected Discitis-Osteomyelitis Cases”
2023
Pamela Walsh, MD
“Can CT ROI Measurements Predict Absence or Presence of Occult Intertrochanteric Extension in Patients with Trauma?”
2022
Zachary Stewart, MD (MIT) Sponsor: Kenneth Lee, MD
“Shear Wave Speed as a Useful Biomarker of Tendon Health: Correlation with Conventional US and Clinical Scores in a Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial for Treatment of Jumper’s Knee.”
2021
Jan Fritz, MD
“MR Neurography-Guided Nerve Blocks Distinguish Sitting Pain of Pudendal Nerve and Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Origins”
2019
Felix Gonzalez, MD
“Safety and Efficacy of Image Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Genicular Nerve for Pain Management in Patients with Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee: initial single institution experience”
2018
Nicholas Rhodes, MD
“Pacinian Corpuscles: Bright Palmar Blind-Spots on MRI”
2017
John Symanski, MD
“Diagnosis of Superior Glenoid Labral Tears Using MRI and MRA:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
2016
Mary Kristin Jesse, MD
“Radiculopathy Following Vertebral Body Compression Fracture: Is There a Role for Percutaneous Cement Augmentation?”
2015
Soterios Gyftopoulos, MD
“Rotator Cuff Tear Shape Characterization: A Comparison of 2D Imaging and 3D MR Reconstruction”
2014
Mary Kristin Jesse, MD
“3D Morphologic Assessment of Normal and Abnormal Si Joints and the Potential Implications in the Development of Pain Syndrome”
2013
Lien Senchak, MD
“Imaging of Osteoblastoma of the Appendicular Skeleton with Pathologic Correlation”
2012
Meredith Hayes, MD
“Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumors: Imaging Features of a Rare Entity with Clinicopathologic Correlation”
2011
Tal Laor, MD
“Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans (JOCD): Is It a Growth Disturbance of the Secondary Physis of the Epiphysis?”
2010
Maxime Freire, MD
“MR Evaluation of Repair Tissue in Osteochondral Defects Following Treatment with Acellular Scaffolds: High Resolution MR-Histological Correlation in a Goat Model”
2009
Christopher J. Hanrahan, MD, PhD
“Temporal Evolution of MRI Findings after Rotator Cuff Repair”
2008
Stephanie A. Bernard, MD
“Cartilage Cap Thickness Measurement on T2-Weighted MR Imaging and the Risk of Secondary Chondrosarcoma in Osteochondromas”
2007
Adam Zoga, MD
“The Sports Hernia: What Is It? How Do I image It? What Are Its Confounders?”
2006
Eric T. Chou, MD
“Bifurcated Distal Biceps Brachii Tendon: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearances and Prevalence”
2005
Steven S. Gerguis, MD
“Review of the Secondary Signs of Femoracetabular Impingement and Correlation with the Head-neck Angle Measured on the Frog-leg Lateral View”
2004
Mihra Taljanovic, MD, MS
“Bone Marrow Edema in Hip Osteoarthritis: Quantitative Assessment with MRI and Correlation with Clinical Exam, Radiographic Findings and Histopathology”
2003
Joseph R. DeMartini, MD
“Effects of MR Gradient Coil-Induced Vibration Artifacts and Inherent Pulse Sequence Imperfections on Phase”
2002
Derek R. Armfield, MD
“MRI of Posterior Medial Meniscal Root Avulsion”
2001
Patrick T. Liu, MD
“Improved Imaging of Osteoid Osteoma with Dynamic Gadolinium-enhanced MRI”
2000
Timothy G. Sanders, MD
“MRI at Different Time Intervals following Hamstring Harvest for ACL Reconstruction”
For Presentation at RSNA Annual Meeting
2025
Erin Alaia, MD
“Lateral Meniscal Oblique Radial Tears (LMORT lesions): MRI Appearance”
2024
David Gimarc, MD
“Transpedicular-Transdiscal Cement Augmentation Technique in the Treatment of Proximal Junctional Spinal Fusion Hardware Failure – A 5-Year Follow Up”
2023
Erin Alaia, MD
“Common Treatment Strategies for Calcium Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis”
2022
Naveen Subhas, MD, MPH
“MRI Predictors of Outcome after Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy”
2021
Edward Yoon, MD
“Intervertebral Disc Regeneration Techniques: Viable Allograft for Intervertebral Disc Supplementation – Provisional Results of the Viable Allograft Supplemented Disc Regeneration Trial (VAST)”
2019
Anthony Mascia, MD
“Therapeutic arthrogram of the hip for adhesive capsulitis: an innovative treatment procedure that reduces capsular stiffness and increases muscle activation”
2018
Miriam Bredella, MD
“Brown Adipose Tissue and Cancer Activity”
2017
Soterios Gyftopoulos, MD
“Cost-effectiveness of MRI Versus Ultrasound for the Detection of Full-thickness Rotator Cuff Tears”
2016
Naveen Subhas, MD
“A 5‐Minute Shoulder MRI: Is It Good Enough?”
2015
Ken Lee, MD
“Ultrasound-guided Treatment for Refractory Plantar Fasciopathy: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Standard of Care Corticosteroid Injections”
2014
Lawrence White, MD
“Femoroacetabular Impingement: Accuracy of Non-Arthrographic 3T MR Imaging in Evaluation of Intra-Articular Pathology of the Hip”
2013
Mary Kristin Jesse
“Morphology of Endplate Cement Extravasation Can Predict Ajdacent Level Fracture in Osteoporotic Patients Undergoing Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty”
2012
Srinivasan Harish, FRCPC
“MRI of the Spine and Sacroiliac Joints for Spondyloarthropathy: Influence on Clinical Diagnostic Confidence and Patient Management”
2011
Donna Blankenbaker, MD
“MR Arthrographic Appearance of the Post-Operative Acetabular Labrum”
2010
Peter MacMahon, MD
“Injectable Corticosteroid Preparations: An Embolic Risk Assessment by Static and Dynamic Microscopic Analysis”
2009
Kevin Johnson, MD
“Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Characterization of the Vascularity of the Repaired Rotator Cuff”
2008
Kelley W. Marshall, MD
“Osteochondral Lesions of the Lateral Trochlea in the Pediatric Athlete with Elbow Pain”
2007
Tal Laor, MD
“The Effect of Childhood Growth on the Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligaments”
2006
Lawrence M. White, MD
“Direct MR Arthrographic Assessment of Recurrent Symptoms Post Shoulder Instability Repair: Correlation with Second Look Surgical Evaluations in 40 Patients”
2005
Suzanne E. Anderson, BMed
“Computer-assisted Software for Accurate Determination of Acetabular Coverage with Conventional Radiography”