07 May 18. Cardiovascular Imaging success
Edinburgh research featured in the first 4 places of the BSCI/BSCCT Young Investigator Award.
British Cardiovascular Imaging meeting
Last week, the British Cardiovascular Imaging #BCVI18 meeting took place in Edinburgh.
It was the first time that the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging/British Society of Cardiovascular CT (BSCI/BSCCT), British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (BSCMR) & British Nuclear Cardiac Society (BNCS) had joined together for a combined annual meeting.
The meeting was a sell-out and the programme of excellent speakers proved to make the event a very successful few days.
BSCI/BSCCT Young Investigator Award was won by Rachael Forsythe
Winner of the Young Investigator Award was Dr Rachael Forsythe, with her research on 'Predicting Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth using 18F-Sodium Fluoride PET-CT'. Well done Rachael!
In second place was Timothy Cartlidge, with his research on 'Gender Disparities in Aortic Stenosis: An Optimised Assessment with Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography'.
Dr Alex Vesey, came in third place with their research on '18F-Fluoride and 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography After Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Ischemic Stroke'.
Fourth place went to Jessica Carter, (University of Edinburgh medical student), who was awarded a Highly commended for her work on the 'Association between computed tomography features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and coronary artery disease' A sub-study of the SCOT-HEART trial.
This was a fantastic achievement for everyone involved with Edinburgh - congratulations to all!
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