LAUREL, MD -- The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) announced the winners of its 2007 Endowment for Education and Research (EER) grants at the 2007 AIUM Annual Convention in New York, NY. The funding for the grants is made possible by generous donations from AIUM members.

Congratulations to the following investigators who received grants:

Evan Boote, PhD (Basic Science)

University of Missouri
Computerized QA for Ultrasound and Probe Integrity, $9,028.00

Andrej Lyshchik, MD, PhD (Basic Science)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Development of High Resolution Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
Angiography, $9,990.10

Vicki E. Noble, MD, RDMS (Clinical Ultrasound Research - Non-Ob/Gyn)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Pre-Hospital Chest Ultrasound, $7,000.00

Nirvikar Dahiya, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Tendinopathy of the Rotator Cuff: Correlation of Ultrasonographic Findings with Histopathologic Changes Using a Cadaver Shoulder Model, $10,000.00

The EER, under the auspices of the AIUM, plans to continue awarding ultrasound research grants to its members and is proud to sponsor cutting-edge research in the field of ultrasound. The winners of the 2007 AIUM EER grants are posted on the AIUM website at www.aium.org.

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine is a multidisciplinary association dedicated to advancing the safe and effective use of ultrasound in medicine through professional and public education, research, development of guidelines, and accreditation.

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