Caroline Villard obtained the first prize (Cum Laude Poster Awards) from the greatest international congres on medical image processing (Medical Imaging 2004) for her poster on 3D radiofrequency simulation and planning: Toward realistic radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors 3D simulation and planning, C. Villard, L. Soler, A. Gangi, D. Mutter and J. Marescaux, Medical Imaging 2004, Proceeding of SPIE Vol.5367, pp. 586-595.