Presentation of Margulis Award

Tuesday, Dec. 03, 2019

RSNA President Valerie P. Jackson, MD, presented Jae Ho Sohn, MD, with the eighth annual Margulis Award for his 2018 Radiology article, "A Deep Learning Model to Predict a Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease by Using 18F-FDG PET of the Brain," at a ceremony Monday at RSNA 2019.

Dr. Sohn, from the Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Department at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF), co-authored the groundbreaking study that shows the significant potential of artificial intelligence as a diagnostic tool in Alzheimer's disease.

Named for Alexander R. Margulis, MD, a distinguished investigator and inspiring visionary in the science of radiology, this annual award recognizes the best original scientific article published in RSNA's peer-reviewed journal Radiology.

Dr. Sohn's study is included in the Radiology Editors' Choice 2019 publication available at RSNA 2019.