EFSUMB Fellows

At the Board of Delegates Meeting at EUROSON 2016 the following EFSUMB members were approved as Fellows for their substantial contribution to the field of ultrasound over a prolonged period:

Svein Ødegaard, Norway, Klaas Bom, The Netherlands, Lorenzo Derchi, Italy and Diana Gaitini, Israel

EFSUMB Best Published Paper Prize

Gitto Salvatore

The winner of the best published paper prize of 500 € submitted in the last 2 years was awarded to Gitto Salvatore, Italy for the paper ‘Normal Sonographic Anatomy of the Wrist with Emphasis on Assessment of Tendons, Nerves, and Ligaments’ published in J Ultrasound Med 2016; 35:e15–e28

Winners of the EFSUMB Young Investigator Award at EUROSON 2016

Best technical presentation

Emiel van Disseldorp – The Netherlands

Left to right: Annabianca Amoruso (IT), Belinda Gorell (UK), Anesa Mulabecirovic (NO), Emiel van Disseldorp (NL), Vito Cantisani (Chair), Michael Bachmann Nielsen (Chair), Malene R Pedersen (DK), Ruxandra Mare (RO), Gokce Akgunduz (TR) and Kaloyan Pavlov (BG). Not in the photograph Antanas Budėnas (LT)

Patient-Specific Mechanical Characterization of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms using 4D Ultrasound

Best clinical presentation

Anesa Mulabecirovic – Norway

In vitro quantification of tissue elasticity using three shear wave elastography platforms on liver fibrosis phantoms

Congratulations to all the nine participants for a close and exciting competition.