2023
Breast Cancer Mode of Detection in a Population-Based Cohort
Basappa S, Finney Rutten L, Hruska C, Olson J, Jacobson D, Rhodes D. Breast Cancer Mode of Detection in a Population-Based Cohort. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2023, 98: 278-289. PMID: 36737116, PMCID: PMC9907001, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based cohortBreast cancerAdvanced cancerBreast densityRetrospective medical record reviewDense breastsPositive lymph nodesFirst-time diagnosisRochester Epidemiology ProjectMedical record reviewStage of diseaseLarger tumor sizeWomen age 40High-grade tumorsMultiple logistic regressionYears of ageLymph nodesRecord reviewTumor characteristicsTumor sizeCancer characteristicsCancer modeAge 40Clinical attentionCancer
2021
Background Parenchymal Uptake on Molecular Breast Imaging and Breast Cancer Risk: A Cohort Study.
Hruska CB, Geske JR, Conners AL, Whaley DH, Rhodes DJ, O'Connor MK, Carter RE, Scott CG, Vachon CM. Background Parenchymal Uptake on Molecular Breast Imaging and Breast Cancer Risk: A Cohort Study. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 216: 1193-1204. PMID: 32755210, PMCID: PMC8640999, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.20.23854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBackground parenchymal uptakeMolecular breast imagingPostmenopausal womenBreast cancer riskAbsolute riskBreast cancerCohort studyDiscriminatory accuracyDense breastsRisk factorsParenchymal uptakeCancer riskRisk scoreFuture breast cancer diagnosisGreater breast cancer riskBreast cancer risk factorsCox proportional hazards modelGail risk scoreBreast cancer eventsIndependent risk factorSubset of womenCancer risk factorsCase-control studyProportional hazards modelBreast cancer diagnosis
2020
Supplemental screening in the dense breast: does molecular breast imaging have a role?
Rhodes DJ. Supplemental screening in the dense breast: does molecular breast imaging have a role? Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2020, 27: 110-112. PMID: 31880677, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001471.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Behavioral and psychological impact of returning breast density results to Latinas: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Patel BK, Ridgeway JL, Ghosh K, Rhodes DJ, Borah B, Jenkins S, Suman VJ, Norman A, Jewett M, Singh D, Vachon CM, Radecki Breitkopf C. Behavioral and psychological impact of returning breast density results to Latinas: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Trials 2019, 20: 744. PMID: 31852492, PMCID: PMC6921571, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3939-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnxietyBreast DensityBreast NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHealth CommunicationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth LiteracyHispanic or LatinoHumansMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicQualitative ResearchRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicConceptsRandomized clinical trialsMammographic breast densityLimited resource settingsClinical trialsHealth literacyBreast densityWHO Trial Registration Data SetLatina womenTrial Registration Data SetLimited health literacyLow health literacyBreast cancer riskCancer risk communicationPsychological outcomesMeasurement time pointsDiagnostic delayCancer mortalityBackgroundBreast cancerCommon cancerMammogram resultsStudy protocolCommunity clinicsBreast cancerMammography screeningCancer riskBreast Density Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes Among US Women: National Survey Results Across 5 Years
Rhodes DJ, Jenkins SM, Hruska CB, Vachon CM, Breitkopf CR. Breast Density Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes Among US Women: National Survey Results Across 5 Years. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2019, 17: 391-404. PMID: 31756308, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2019.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of short-term low-dose tamoxifen on molecular breast imaging background parenchymal uptake: a pilot study
Hruska CB, Hunt KN, Conners AL, Geske JR, Brandt KR, Degnim AC, Vachon CM, O’Connor M, Rhodes DJ. Impact of short-term low-dose tamoxifen on molecular breast imaging background parenchymal uptake: a pilot study. Breast Cancer Research 2019, 21: 38. PMID: 30850011, PMCID: PMC6408779, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-019-1120-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose tamoxifenMolecular breast imagingBackground parenchymal uptakeOral tamoxifenParenchymal uptakeBreast cancer risk reductionBreast cancer risk factorsEffectiveness of tamoxifenCancer risk factorsCancer risk reductionBreast cancer historyShort-term interventionMean ageCancer historyRisk factorsBreast fibroglandular tissueTamoxifenMolecular breastAverage countStudy participantsSubcutaneous fatPilot studyWomenT-testInterventionClassification of Background Parenchymal Uptake on Molecular Breast Imaging Using a Convolutional Neural Network
Carter RE, Attia ZI, Geske JR, Conners AL, Whaley DH, Hunt KN, O’Connor M, Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB. Classification of Background Parenchymal Uptake on Molecular Breast Imaging Using a Convolutional Neural Network. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2019, 3: 1-11. PMID: 30807208, PMCID: PMC6446086, DOI: 10.1200/cci.18.00133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConvolutional neural networkNeural networkDeep learning modelsImage convolutionLearning modelModel performanceBackground parenchymal uptakeTesting dataComputer algorithmAlgorithmExpert radiologistsNetworkDirect matchingDirect matchAccuracyImagesClassificationResearch purposesPerformanceBreast imagingConvolutionEncodingMatchingModelingTraining
2018
Quantitative background parenchymal uptake on molecular breast imaging and breast cancer risk: a case-control study
Hruska CB, Geske JR, Swanson TN, Mammel AN, Lake DS, Manduca A, Conners AL, Whaley DH, Scott CG, Carter RE, Rhodes DJ, O’Connor M, Vachon CM. Quantitative background parenchymal uptake on molecular breast imaging and breast cancer risk: a case-control study. Breast Cancer Research 2018, 20: 46. PMID: 29871661, PMCID: PMC5989426, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-018-0973-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Benefit-to–Radiation Risk for Breast Screening Tests Is a Flawed Concept
Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB, Conners AL, Hunt KN, O'Connor MK. Benefit-to–Radiation Risk for Breast Screening Tests Is a Flawed Concept. Radiology 2016, 281: 978-980. PMID: 27870632, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016161334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDense Breasts: What Do Our Patients Need to Be Told and Why?
Throckmorton AD, Rhodes DJ, Hughes KS, Degnim AC, Dickson-Witmer D. Dense Breasts: What Do Our Patients Need to Be Told and Why? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 23: 3119-3127. PMID: 27401446, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5400-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer prevention strategiesEvidence-based consensus guidelinesDense breastsBreast cancer risk assessmentOnly risk factorCancer prevention strategiesCancer risk assessmentDelaying diagnosisCertain patientsConsensus guidelinesRisk factorsDensity notificationSupplemental imagingPrevention strategiesPatientsBreast densityBreastRisk assessmentCancerDiagnosisWomen
2015
Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Background Parenchymal Uptake at Molecular Breast Imaging
Hruska CB, Conners AL, Vachon CM, O'Connor MK, Shuster LT, Bartley AC, Rhodes DJ. Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Background Parenchymal Uptake at Molecular Breast Imaging. Academic Radiology 2015, 22: 1147-1156. PMID: 26112057, PMCID: PMC4532620, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2015.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreastBreast DensityChromatography, LiquidCohort StudiesEstradiolEstroneFemaleFollicle Stimulating HormoneFollicular PhaseHumansLuteal PhaseMammographyMiddle AgedMolecular ImagingPremenopauseProgesteroneProspective StudiesRadiopharmaceuticalsSex Hormone-Binding GlobulinTandem Mass SpectrometryTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTestosteroneConceptsBackground parenchymal uptakeMolecular breast imagingMenstrual cycle phaseLuteal phaseMenstrual cycleNondense breastsFollicular phaseHormone levelsParenchymal uptakeDense breastsExogenous hormone useRegular menstrual cyclesLevels of TCCycle phaseNormal fibroglandular tissuePremenopausal volunteersPremenopausal womenHormone useSpearman correlation coefficientBreast imagingStudy radiologistsMammographic densityBreastFibroglandular tissueWomenDiagnostic workup and costs of a single supplemental molecular breast imaging screen of mammographically dense breasts.
Hruska CB, Conners AL, Jones KN, O'Connor MK, Moriarty JP, Boughey JC, Rhodes DJ. Diagnostic workup and costs of a single supplemental molecular breast imaging screen of mammographically dense breasts. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: 1345-53. PMID: 26001247, PMCID: PMC5036572, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.13306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign biopsy rateDiagnostic workupBiopsy rateDense breastsAdditional diagnostic workupCancer detection rateMammography of womenBreast imaging examinationsPositive predictive valueDual-head gamma cameraImaging examinationsPredictive valueMolecular breastBiopsyPatientsWorkupBreastScreening mammographyCancerWomenMammographyMalignancyReference standardGamma cameraDetection rateAwareness of Breast Density and Its Impact on Breast Cancer Detection and Risk
Rhodes DJ, Radecki Breitkopf C, Ziegenfuss JY, Jenkins SM, Vachon CM. Awareness of Breast Density and Its Impact on Breast Cancer Detection and Risk. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 1143-1150. PMID: 25732156, PMCID: PMC4551864, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.57.0325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAwarenessBlack or African AmericanBreastBreast NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesEarly Detection of CancerEducational StatusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRisk FactorsSocial ClassUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsRace/ethnicityBD awarenessWhite non-Hispanic race/ethnicityCancer detectionPostmenopausal hormone therapyNational cross-sectional surveyNon-Hispanic race/ethnicityPrior breast biopsyBreast cancer detectionHealth care providersCross-sectional surveyBreast density informationMultivariable adjustmentHormone therapyDiagnostic evaluationCancer riskCare providersBreast biopsyConnecticut residentsBreast densityHigher household incomeProbability-based sampleHousehold incomeWomenRiskJournal club: molecular breast imaging at reduced radiation dose for supplemental screening in mammographically dense breasts.
Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB, Conners AL, Tortorelli CL, Maxwell RW, Jones KN, Toledano AY, O'Connor MK. Journal club: molecular breast imaging at reduced radiation dose for supplemental screening in mammographically dense breasts. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: 241-51. PMID: 25615744, PMCID: PMC4423604, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.13357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer detection rateMolecular breast imagingDense breastsOverall cancer detection rateInvasive cancer detection rateDetection ratePositive predictive valueRadiation dose reductionAsymptomatic womenBilateral cancerDCIS detectionSupplemental screeningInvasive diseaseBiopsy rateDose reductionReduced radiation dosePredictive valueMolecular breastBreastScreening mammographyDiagnostic performanceRadiopharmaceutical activityCancerRadiation doseMammography
2014
Breast density legislation. Implications for patients and primary care providers.
Rhodes DJ, Conners AL. Breast density legislation. Implications for patients and primary care providers. Minnesota Medicine 2014, 97: 43-8. PMID: 25158436.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Evaluation of Molecular Breast Imaging in Women Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Tc-99m Sestamibi
Hruska CB, Rhodes DJ, Collins DA, Tortorelli CL, Askew JW, O'Connor MK. Evaluation of Molecular Breast Imaging in Women Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Tc-99m Sestamibi. Journal Of Women's Health 2012, 21: 730-738. PMID: 22404787, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular breast imagingBreast diseaseBreast cancerDiagnostic yieldMyocardial perfusionHigh-risk benign breast lesionsMyocardial perfusion stress testingRecent negative mammogramStress myocardial perfusionHigh diagnostic yieldStress myocardial perfusion studyBenign breast lesionsNumber of cancersMyocardial perfusion studiesBreast imagingNew cancersRecent mammogramSestamibi injectionNegative mammogramUnnecessary workupPerfusion studiesBreast lesionsCancerIsotope injectionWomenLexicon for standardized interpretation of gamma camera molecular breast imaging: observer agreement and diagnostic accuracy
Conners AL, Hruska CB, Tortorelli CL, Maxwell RW, Rhodes DJ, Boughey JC, Berg WA. Lexicon for standardized interpretation of gamma camera molecular breast imaging: observer agreement and diagnostic accuracy. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2012, 39: 971-982. PMID: 22289959, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-2054-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Adherence to Preventive Recommendations: Experience of a Cohort Presenting for Executive Health Care
Shippee ND, Mullan RJ, Nabhan M, Kermott CA, Hagen PT, Rhodes DJ, Montori VM, Murad MH. Adherence to Preventive Recommendations: Experience of a Cohort Presenting for Executive Health Care. Population Health Management 2011, 15: 65-70. PMID: 22092188, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2011.0029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer screeningPreventive servicesOptimal adherence ratesColorectal cancer screeningCervical cancer screeningHealth careMultivariate logistic regressionPredictors of adherencePneumococcal vaccinationTetanus immunizationAdherence ratesPreventive recommendationsHealth behaviorsQuality improvement processDisease preventionLogistic regressionSocioeconomic statusAdherenceImmunizationUse concernsCareUsual barriersScreeningPatientsPresentingRadiologic and Pathologic Images of Mammary Fibromatosis
Brodt JK, Rhodes DJ, Glazebrook KN, Hruska C, O’Connor M, Boughey JC. Radiologic and Pathologic Images of Mammary Fibromatosis. The Breast Journal 2011, 17: 207-209. PMID: 21269344, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2010.01061.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Comparison of radiation exposure and associated radiation‐induced cancer risks from mammography and molecular imaging of the breasta)
O'Connor MK, Li H, Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB, Clancy CB, Vetter RJ. Comparison of radiation exposure and associated radiation‐induced cancer risks from mammography and molecular imaging of the breasta). Medical Physics 2010, 37: 6187-6198. PMID: 21302775, PMCID: PMC2997811, DOI: 10.1118/1.3512759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenefit/risk ratioMolecular breast imagingCumulative cancer incidenceCancer incidenceRisk ratioAge groupsExcess absolute risk (EAR) modelsAnnual digital mammographyAttributable risk modelRadiation-induced cancer riskBreast cancer incidenceBreast-specific gammaPositron emission mammographyBEIR VII reportRadiation-induced cancerDense breast tissueAbsolute risk modelsMBq FScreening groupAnnual screeningConventional dosesMBq TcLifetime riskBreast cancerAge 40