American Society of Spine Radiology

The 2003 Outstanding Presentation Award in Spine Radiology

ASSR is pleased to announce the winner of the 2003 Outstanding Presentation Award in Spine Radiology. The overall quality of the paper and poster presentations at the Washington, DC, meeting was excellent, and the winners should be commended for their outstanding work. A $1,000 award will be given to the winning presentation.

PAPER 215:
Thoracic Intervertebral Disks:
In Vivo Characterization of Intradiskal Pressure
in Healthy Volunteers during Various Maneuvers

K. P. Schellhas¹ - D. J. Polga² - K. B. Wood² - G. R. Buttermann³ - B. P. Beaubien⁴ - P. M. Kallemeier²

(¹Center for Diagnostic Imaging, St. Louis Park, MN;
²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN;
³Midwest Spine Institute, Stillwater, MN;
⁴Midwest Orthopaedic Research Foundation
and Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN)