Research Information
Research Interests
- Breast cancer
- Breast imaging
- Diagnostic radiology
- Digital breast tomosynthesis
- PET/MRI
- Breast ultrasound elastography
Awards and Honors
External Appointments
Publications
Plecha D, Bai S, Patterson H, Thompson C, Shenk R. Improving the Accuracy of Axillary Lymph Node Surgery in Breast Cancer with Ultrasound-Guided Wire Localization of Biopsy Proven Metastatic Lymph Nodes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Dec;22(13):4241-6. doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-4527-y. Epub 2015 Mar 27. PMID: 25814365
Sher A, Vercher-Conejero JL, Muzic RF Jr, Avril N, Plecha D. Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging of the breast. Semin Roentgenol. 2014 Oct;49(4):304-12. doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2014.04.011. Epub 2014 May 17. No abstract available.
Plecha DM, Pham RM, Klein N, Coffey A, Sattar A, Marshall H. Addition of shear-wave elastography during second-look MR imaging-directed breast US: effect on lesion detection and biopsy targeting. Radiology. 2014 Sep;272(3):657-64. doi: 10.1148/radiol.14132491. Epub 2014 Apr 20. PMID:24758557
Plecha D, Salem N, Kremer M, Pham R, Downs-Holmes C, Sattar A, Lyons J. Neglecting to screen women between 40 and 49 years old with mammography: what is the impact on treatment morbidity and potential risk reduction? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Feb;202(2):282-8. doi: 10.2214/AJR.13.11382. PMID:24450666