Breast Imaging is comprised of six faculty and up to three fellows, who work together to accomplish the goals of research, education and clinical excellence. This division is active within the community, presenting information at various locations to facilitate education and awareness. The education provided is firmly based in the daily care given in the comforting setting of the Breast Imaging Center (BIC), located in the Emory Winship Cancer Institute, and also at The Emory Clinic at 1525 Clifton Road and at the Emory Midtown campus. The BIC research recently completed a study on steroscopic digital mammography, which provides a more accurate method of detecting breast cancers. With the participation of nearly 1,500 women, this study suggested that this method may reduce false-positives by 49 percent. Other benefits of this new technology include identifying lesions may be commonly missed in standard mammography and depicting cluster calcifications that can be associated with malignancy. Researchers have been encouraged by the promising results of this study and plan to continue development of this technology for clinical use. Emory's Breast Imaging Center is one of only three sites in the world to have a dedicated breast CT unit and will be conducting research on this exciting technology for breast cancer detection.
- Michael A. Cohen, MD, FACR
Director, Division of Breast Imaging
ARRS Clinician Educator Development Program
Dr. Christopher Ho has been selected for the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Clinician Educator Development Program. The program is specifically tailored to the aspiring radiology educator who is interested in developing the most current and effective teaching skills as well as formulating educational programs that best meet the needs of trainees/learners.
RSNA Reviewer with Distinction
Dr. Newell was recognized by RSNA as “A Reviewer with Distinction.” She is a member of the Editorial Board for Radiology Journal. This publication requires substantial time and effort by numerous reviewers. Dr. Newell has been recognized for the high quality of her prompt scholarly reviews.
March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Nominee
Breast Imaging Center Nurse, Robin Tarpley, was nominated for the Georgia March of Dimes Nurse of the Year award. The award recognizes nurses across all specialties for their tireless work to provide care, comfort and support to patients in our community. The Nurse of the Year selection committee reviewed hundreds of applications across 16 categories ranging from Home Health and Palliative Care to NICU and Hospice disciplines.
ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Congratulations to Emory Midtown for being recognized as an ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. The Elite ACR designation is awarded to breast imaging centers that achieve unique standards of excellence. Centers seek and earn accreditation in all of the ACR’s voluntary breast-imaging accreditation programs and modules, in addition to the mandatory Mammography Accreditation Program.
ACR Accreditation
EUHM has received ACR Breast Ultrasound Accreditation. Every three years the American College of Radiology (ACR) re-evaluates the breast imaging facilities to verify their commitment to quality patient care, and assures that the staff and equipment are delivering the highest quality of care. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Congratulations!
AUR- Philips Academic Faculty Development Program
Christopher Ho, MD
Dr. Ho will attend a one-day program held during the AUR annual meeting for junior radiology physician faculty members. The program is comprised of presentations addressing such topics as: informatics in imaging; opportunities in education, ethical issues and advice for publishing and peer review, funding opportunities through the RSNA, opportunities in research, and how to attain and maintain academic productivity.
Radiology Editor's Recognition
Carl J. D'Orsi, MD, FACR
Mary Newell, MD
Editor's Recognition awards of the Radiology Journal recently acknowledged Drs. D'Orsi and Sechopoulos with "Special Distinction" and Dr. Newell with "Distinction" for their contributions to this premier publication. The publication of a major peer-reviewed journal such as Radiology requires substantial time and effort by numerous reviewers. The skilled and dedicated Editorial Board members are recognized each month on the Radiology masthead. These groups of special individuals are recognized for the high quality of their prompt, detailed, and scholarly reviews and were noted as the recipients of the 2010 Editor's Recognition Awards.Recognition Awards.
RSNA Technical Exhibits Committee
Kathleen Gundry, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
The Board of Directors of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has appointed Dr. Gundry to serve as a member of the Technical Exhibits Committee for a three-year term beginning at the conclusion of the 2010 Annual Meeting. According to the RSNA, the committee is responsible for reviewing and accepting all applications for commercial exhibit space at the Annual Meeting, considering the relevance to radiologists and allied scientists; and for implementation and monitoring of the Society's policies and regulations related to exhibiting during the meeting.
Assistant Editor in the Women's Imaging Section of the AJR
Dr. Mary Newell has been selected for this prestigious position to participate in this contribution to the editorial structure of this publication that will be critical to the goal of making the AJR the “must-read” journal in medical imaging.
Councilor for the American College of Radiology (ACR)
Mary Newell, MD
Dr. Newell has recently been appointed as a Councilor for the American College of Radiology (ACR). The Council is the legislative (policy-making) body of the College. The Council acts upon recommendations, submitted as resolutions and reports are presented during the annual meeting. The Council consists of a minimum of one councilor from each chapter and other organizations determined by the Council. Dr. Newell's term of office will be for the next three years.
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) Accreditation
Breast Imaging Center (BIC) has been recognized with a three-year accreditation by the NAPBC for their commitment to providing the highest quality evaluation and management of their patients with breast disease. In their report, BIC was sited as "Amazing diagnostic radiology services -- with breast CT and tomosynthesis. While the majority of these latest technologies are used for research, the radiology at Emory is ahead of the curve."
2010 AUR-Agfa Radiology Management Program
Kathleen Gundry, MD
Dr. Gundry was selected to participate in the 2010 AUR-Agfa Radiology Management Program that occurred during the 58th Annual Meeting of the Association of University Radiologists (AUR) in San Diego, California. This exclusive invitation is extended to only 30 prestigious candidates that were selected based on nominations or submitted applications. This two-day program focuses on various leadership and managements skills. The case-study methods range in topics from conflict resolution, negotiation and quality. Expert keynote speakers made this an informative and valuable opportunity for Dr. Gundry.
Radiology - Editor's Recognition Awards for Reviewing with Distinction
Carl J. D'Orsi, MD, FACR
Emeritus Director, Division of Breast Imaging
Each year the publication Radiology recognizes reviewers who have exhibited a high quality of their prompt, detailed and scholarly reviews. The 2009 list of awardees acknowledges Drs. D'Orsi and Sechopoulos with Distinction for their contributions.
ACR Acreditation for all Mammography Sites
Every three years the American College of Radiology (ACR)
re-evaluates the breast imaging facilities to verify their commitment to quality patient care, and assures that the staff and equipment are delivering the highest quality of care. Evaluations are conducted by boardcertified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Congratulations!
Top Atlanta Doctors
The Best Doctors in America database includes the names and professional profiles of approximately 45,000 of the best doctors in the United States. An exhaustive peer-review by thousands of doctors determines the physicians included in the database. Only those who earn the consensus support of their peers, as well as meet additional qualification criteria are included. For this reason, inclusion in the Best Doctors in America database is a remarkable honor!
Carl D'Orsi, MD
Professor of Radiology
- Director, Breast Imaging Research
- Emeritus Director, Division of Breast Imaging
Breast Imaging Gold Medal
Carl D'Orsi, MD, Director of Breast Imaging, will be awarded the Society of Breast Imaging's (SBI/ACR) Gold Medal at this years annual conference in April. The SBI Gold Medal recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to breast imaging. Dr. D'Orsi is also one of the founding members of the society.
Good Morning America
Emory's clinical research on 3D (stereo) mammography continues to be recognized as one of the leading advancements that will reduce false positives. Dr. Carl D'Orsi, one of the developers, was recently featured on Good Morning America (GMA) explaining 3D imaging.
Board of Directors
Carl D'Orsi, MD, Director of Breast Imaging, has been appointed to serve as Chair of the Food and Drug Aministration's Radiological Devices Panel. The main responsibility of the panel is to review and evaluate data on the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational devices and make recommendations for their regulation. Dr. D'Orsi's appointment will become effective in January, 2009. Congratulations to Dr. D'Orsi on this extremely important role.
Stereoscopic Digital Mammography
March 2008
The study Stereoscopic Digital Mammography has received national coverage since the RSNA press conference last November. At the conclusion of the study last December, the Breast Imaging Center (BIC) had evaluated of nearly 1,500 women. The study is considered a success with the final results proving to reduce false-positives by 49 percent. Today the coverage continues, as the public anticipates the next stage to move this advancement to clinical use. Click here, to view the most recent television coverage.
November 2007
Dr. Carl D'Orsi, along with his colleague Dr. David Getty of BBN Technologies at Cambridge, Mass., participated in a 2007 RSNA press conference to discuss their advances with Stereoscopic Digital Mammography. This very successful discussion produced international media coverage on this topic, which can be found on various websites including US News & World Report, CBS and WebMD, to name a few. This coverage prompted an interview by Atlanta Jounal-Constitution (AJC) reporter Ken Foskett, which will appear as an article in an upcoming issue of the AJC. To view Dr. D'Oris' RSNA interview on video click here.
Bassett LW, Mahoney MC, Apple SK, D’Orsi CJ. Co Editors: Breast Imaging, 2011.
Newell MS, Mahoney MC. (Contributors): Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy. Breast Imaging 2011, Chapter 29, pgs. 563-596.
Newell MS, Birdwell RL, D’Orsi CJ, Bassett LW, Mahoney MC, Bailey L, Berg WA, Harvey JA, Herman CR, Kaplan SS, Liberman L, Mendelson EB, Parikh JR, Rabinovitch R, Rosen EL, Sutherland ML. ACR Appropriateness Criteria on Nonpalpable Mammographic Findings (Excluding Calcifications). Journal of the American College of Radiology. Volume 7, Issue 12, Pages 920-930, Dec. 2010.
Karathanasis E, Chan L, Karumbaiah L, McNeeley K, D'Orsi CJ, Ananth, Annapragada V, Sechopoulos I, et al. 2009. Tumor Vascular Permeability to a Nanoprobe Correlates to Tumor-Specific Expression Levels of Angiogenic Markers. PLoS ONE 4(6): e5843. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005843.
Pisano ED, Hendrick R, Yaffe MJ, Baum JK, Suddhasatta A, Cormack, JB, Hanna LA, Conant EF, Fajardo LL, Bassett LW, D'Orsi CJ. Diagnostic accuracy of digital versus film mammography: Exploratory analysis of selected population subgroups in DMIST. Radiology 246: 376-383, 2008.
D'Orsi CJ, Newell MS. Digital mammography: Clinical implementation and clinical trials. Seminars in Roentg. (2007) 42;4:236-242.
D'Orsi CJ, Newell MS. BI-RADS Decoded: detailed guidance on potentially confusing issues. Radiol Clin N Am. (2007) Vol. 45, No. 5; 751-763.
Sechopoulos I, Suryanarayanan S, Vedantham S, D'Orsi CJ, Karellas A. Computation of the glandular radiation dose in digital tomosynthesis of the breast. Medical Physics. 34(1): 221-232,2007.
Fenton JJ, Taplin SH, Carney PA, Abrahams L, Sickles EA, D'Orsi CJ. Influence of computer-aided detection on performance of screening mammography. N Engl J Med 2007, 356;14:1399-1409.
Michael A. Cohen, MD, FACR - Director of Breast Imaging
Carl D'Orsi, MD
Kathleen Gundry, MD
Anna Holbrook, MD
Jean Kunjummen, DO
Christopher Ho, MD
Mary Newell, MD
Rebecca Seidel, MD
Fellows
Jennifer Gillis, MD
Bhavika Patel, MD
Ryan Polselli, MD
Kyuungmin Shin, MD
Daymen Tuscano, MD
Breast Imaging Center
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