RSNA R&E Foundation doles out $3.7M in 2014 grants

Evan Godt | | Health Imaging | Economics

The Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) announced that its Research and Education (R&E) Foundation will fund 94 grants totaling $3.6 million in 2014, which is the largest amount ever awarded by the foundation in a single year.

Grant recipients include 44 different institutions across North America and two international recipients from the Netherlands and Sweden. Research projects supported by the grants feature the use of hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI to noninvasively monitor the liver and the use of 3D ultrasound to understand hip dysplasia in infants. Some grants also went to educational initiatives aimed at improving teaching and training skills.

“This funding would be impossible without the generous financial support received from countless individuals and our corporate and private practice partners and friends,” said James P. Borgstede, MD, R&E Foundation chair, in a press release.

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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