Edward Sickles, MD's Publications

Linkage of the ACR National Mammography Database to the Network of State Cancer Registries: Proof of Concept Evaluation by the ACR National Mammography Database Committee.

Risk Stratification for Screening Mammography: Benefits and Harms.

2017 Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Reports on Interpretive Performance at Screening and Diagnostic Mammography: Welcome New Data, But Not as Benchmarks for Practice.

Association of Patient Age With Outcomes of Current-Era, Large-Scale Screening Mammography: Analysis of Data From the National Mammography Database.

Breast Cancer Screening for Average-Risk Women: Recommendations From the ACR Commission on Breast Imaging.

Comparison of recommendations for screening mammography using CISNET models.

Correlation Between Screening Mammography Interpretive Performance on a Test Set and Performance in Clinical Practice.

Harmonizing Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations: Metrics and Accountability.

Less-Intensive Screening Does Not Reduce the Frequency of Overdiagnosis.

Persistent Untreated Screening-Detected Breast Cancer: An Argument Against Delaying Screening or Increasing the Interval Between Screenings.

Reply to Distinguishing between CISNET model results versus CISNET models.

Reply to Opportunity cost of annual screening mammography.

Screening for Breast Cancer in Women Age 75 Years and Older.

Screening Mammography in Women 40-49 Years Old: Current Evidence.

Use of the probably benign (BI-RADS category 3) assessment for masses on breast MRI: Is it transferable to general clinical practice?

A Pragmatic Approach to Determine Components of Optimal Screening Mammography Practice.

Impact of Breast Density Legislation on Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Supplemental Screening: A Survey of 110 Radiology Facilities.

Improving Screening Mammography Outcomes Through Comparison With Multiple Prior Mammograms.

Radiologist Agreement for Mammographic Recall by Case Difficulty and Finding Type.

The National Mammography Database: Preliminary Data.

Criteria for identifying radiologists with acceptable screening mammography interpretive performance on basis of multiple performance measures.

Patient and Radiologist Characteristics Associated With Accuracy of Two Types of Diagnostic Mammograms.

Suspicious Findings at Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Occult to Conventional Digital Mammography: Imaging Features and Pathology Findings.

The developing asymmetry: revisiting a perceptual and diagnostic challenge.

The Potential Impact of Risk-Based Screening Mammography in Women 40-49 Years Old.

Educational interventions to improve screening mammography interpretation: a randomized controlled trial.

Effect of radiologists' diagnostic work-up volume on interpretive performance.

How should screening breast US be audited? The BI-RADS perspective.

Predicting invasive breast cancer versus DCIS in different age groups.

Response.

The evolution of breast imaging: past to present.

Density and breast cancer risk.

Diagnostic mammography: identifying minimally acceptable interpretive performance criteria.

Establishing a gold standard for test sets: variation in interpretive agreement of expert mammographers.

Feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomized clinical trial designed to improve interpretation of screening mammography.

Large rodlike calcifications at mammography: analysis of morphologic features.

Response.

The California breast density information group: a collaborative response to the issues of breast density, breast cancer risk, and breast density notification legislation.

Benefit of semiannual ipsilateral mammographic surveillance following breast conservation therapy.

Histologic work-up of non-palpable breast lesions classified as probably benign at initial mammography and/or ultrasound (BI-RADS category 3).

Impact of an educational intervention designed to reduce unnecessary recall during screening mammography.

Radiologist agreement for mammographic recall by case difficulty and finding type.

Stereoscopic digital mammography: improved specificity and reduced rate of recall in a prospective clinical trial.

The ACR/Society of Breast Imaging Resident and Fellowship Training Curriculum for Breast Imaging, updated.

To seek perfection or not? That is the question.

Accuracy and outcomes of screening mammography in women with a personal history of early-stage breast cancer.

Comparative effectiveness of digital versus film-screen mammography in community practice in the United States: a cohort study.

Influence of annual interpretive volume on screening mammography performance in the United States.

Limitations of minimally acceptable interpretive performance criteria for screening mammography.

Mammographic interpretive volume and diagnostic mammogram interpretation performance in community practice.

The impact of obesity on follow-up after an abnormal screening mammogram.

Using a tailored web-based intervention to set goals to reduce unnecessary recall.

Breast cancer screening with imaging: recommendations from the Society of Breast Imaging and the ACR on the use of mammography, breast MRI, breast ultrasound, and other technologies for the detection of clinically occult breast cancer.

Diagnosis of second breast cancer events after initial diagnosis of early stage breast cancer.

Feasibility and satisfaction with a tailored web-based audit intervention for recalibrating radiologists' thresholds for conducting additional work-up.

Identifying minimally acceptable interpretive performance criteria for screening mammography.

Radiologists' attitudes and use of mammography audit reports.

Radiologists' perceptions of computer aided detection versus double reading for mammography interpretation.

Recommendation for short-interval follow-up examinations after a probably benign assessment: is clinical practice consistent with BI-RADS guidance?

Solitary dilated duct identified at mammography: outcomes analysis.

The use of breast imaging to screen women at high risk for cancer.

Decreased accuracy in interpretation of community-based screening mammography for women with multiple clinical risk factors.

Positive predictive value of specific mammographic findings according to reader and patient variables.

The ACR BI-RADS experience: learning from history.

Variability in interpretive performance at screening mammography and radiologists' characteristics associated with accuracy.

Variability of interpretive accuracy among diagnostic mammography facilities.

When radiologists perform best: the learning curve in screening mammogram interpretation.

Accuracy of short-interval follow-up mammograms by patient and radiologist characteristics.

Mammography facility characteristics associated with interpretive accuracy of screening mammography.

Auditing your breast imaging practice: an evidence-based approach.

Developing asymmetry identified on mammography: correlation with imaging outcome and pathologic findings.

Factors associated with imaging and procedural events used to detect breast cancer after screening mammography.

Influence of computer-aided detection on performance of screening mammography.

Probably benign breast masses at US: is follow-up an acceptable alternative to biopsy?

Reactions to uncertainty and the accuracy of diagnostic mammography.

The probably benign assessment.

The spectrum of breast asymmetries: imaging features, work-up, management.

Wolfe mammographic parenchymal patterns and breast cancer risk.

American College Of Radiology/Society of Breast Imaging curriculum for resident and fellow education in breast imaging.

Correlation of radiologist rank as a measure of skill in screening and diagnostic interpretation of mammograms.

Improving the concordance of mammography assessment and management recommendations.

Performance benchmarks for screening mammography.

Reality check: perceived versus actual performance of community mammographers.

The place of medical image perception in 21st-century health care.

Breast cancer yield for screening mammographic examinations with recommendation for short-interval follow-up.

Mammography with breast cushions.

Performance benchmarks for diagnostic mammography.

Physician predictors of mammographic accuracy.

Preoperative embolization of vascular phyllodes tumor of the breast.

A probabilistic expert system that provides automated mammographic-histologic correlation: initial experience.

Computer-aided detection output on 172 subtle findings on normal mammograms previously obtained in women with breast cancer detected at follow-up screening mammography.

Follow-up of palpable circumscribed noncalcified solid breast masses at mammography and US: can biopsy be averted?

Re: Changes in breast cancer detection and mammography recall rates after the introduction of a computer-aided detection system.

Analysis of 172 subtle findings on prior normal mammograms in women with breast cancer detected at follow-up screening.

Association of volume and volume-independent factors with accuracy in screening mammogram interpretation.

Comparison of screening mammography in the United States and the United kingdom.

Evaluation of proscriptive health care policy implementation in screening mammography.

Short-interval follow-up mammography: are we doing the right thing?

Concordance of breast imaging reporting and data system assessments and management recommendations in screening mammography.

Differential value of comparison with previous examinations in diagnostic versus screening mammography.

Factors affecting radiologist inconsistency in screening mammography.

Interpreting data from audits when screening and diagnostic mammography outcomes are combined.

Performance parameters for screening and diagnostic mammography: specialist and general radiologists.

Use of the American College of Radiology BI-RADS to report on the mammographic evaluation of women with signs and symptoms of breast disease.

International investigation of breast MRI: results of a multicentre study (11 sites) concerning diagnostic parameters for contrast-enhanced MRI based on 519 histopathologically correlated lesions.

Mammographic characteristics of 115 missed cancers later detected with screening mammography and the potential utility of computer-aided detection.

Mammographic screening: international perspective.

Medical audit of diagnostic mammography examinations: comparison with screening outcomes obtained concurrently.

Movement of a biopsy-site marker clip after completion of stereotactic directional vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: case report.

Breast imaging: from 1965 to the present.

Current status of full-field digital mammography.

Dynamic high-spatial-resolution MR imaging of suspicious breast lesions: diagnostic criteria and interobserver variability.

Effect of obesity on screening mammography: outcomes analysis of 88,346 consecutive examinations.

Efficacy of step-oblique mammography for confirmation and localization of densities seen on only one standard mammographic view.

Galactography and other imaging investigations of nipple discharge.

Multiple bilateral masses detected on screening mammography: assessment of need for recall imaging.

Potential contribution of computer-aided detection to the sensitivity of screening mammography.

Standardized abnormal interpretation and cancer detection ratios to assess reading volume and reader performance in a breast screening program.

Successful methods to reduce false-positive mammography interpretations.

Ability of mammography to reveal nonpalpable breast cancer in women with palpable breast masses.

Outcome analysis for women undergoing annual versus biennial screening mammography: a review of 24,211 examinations.

Probably benign breast lesions: when should follow-up be recommended and what is the optimal follow-up protocol?

Risk of risk-based mammography screening, ages 40 to 49. American College of Radiology Task Force on Breast Cancer.

Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in the management of breast cancer: evidence for improved preoperative staging.

American College of Radiology guidelines for breast cancer screening.

False positive rate of screening mammography.

Findings at mammographic screening on only one standard projection: outcomes analysis.

Rationale for annual screening mammography for women ages 40-49 years.

Variability and accuracy in mammographic interpretation using the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System.

Breast cancer screening outcomes in women ages 40-49: clinical experience with service screening using modern mammography.

Comparison of risk factors for ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer.

Forty-something breast screening.

Full-field direct digital telemammography: technical components, study protocols, and preliminary results.

Morphologic criteria for interpreting abnormalities seen at breast MR imaging.

Surveillance mammography and stereotactic core breast biopsy for probably benign lesions: a cost comparison analysis.

A 6-year clinical assessment of electronic facial thermography.

Clinical outcome of doubtful mammographic findings.

Effect of age, breast density, and family history on the sensitivity of first screening mammography.

Likelihood ratios for modern screening mammography. Risk of breast cancer based on age and mammographic interpretation.

Malignant breast masses detected only by ultrasound: a retrospective review.

Racial differences in timeliness of follow-up after abnormal screening mammography.

Clinical efficacy of mammographic screening in the elderly.

Electronic facial thermography: an analysis of asymptomatic adult subjects.

Electronic thermography for the assessment of inferior alveolar nerve deficit.

Initial versus subsequent screening mammography: comparison of findings and their prognostic significance.

Latent image fading in screen-film mammography: lack of clinical relevance for batch-processed films.

Mammographic screening for women aged 40 to 49 years: the primary care practitioner's dilemma.

Management of probably benign breast lesions.

Screening mammography in community practice: positive predictive value of abnormal findings and yield of follow-up diagnostic procedures.

The comparative value of mammographic screening for women 40-49 years old versus women 50-64 years old.

Association of abnormal nipple aspirate cytology and mammographic pattern and density.

Management of probably benign lesions of the breast.

Nonpalpable, circumscribed, noncalcified solid breast masses: likelihood of malignancy based on lesion size and age of patient.

Screening mammography and breast sonography.

Thermographic assessment of craniomandibular disorders: diagnostic interpretation versus temperature measurement analysis.

Thermographic characterization of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint.

Thermography for the clinical assessment of inferior alveolar nerve deficit: a pilot study.

Appropriate role of core breast biopsy in the management of probably benign lesions.

Deficiencies in the analysis of breast cancer screening data.

Positive predictive value of screening mammography by age and family history of breast cancer.

Thermographic characterization of osteoarthrosis of the temporomandibular joint.

Thermographic characterization of the asymptomatic temporomandibular joint.

Efficacy of spot compression-magnification and tangential views in mammographic evaluation of palpable breast masses.

Low-cost mass screening for breast cancer with mammography.

Quality assurance. How to audit your own mammography practice.

Electronic thermography in the assessment of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint. A pilot study.

Future applications of electronic thermography.

Periodic mammographic follow-up of probably benign lesions: results in 3,184 consecutive cases.

Screening for breast cancer with mammography.

The subtle and atypical mammographic features of invasive lobular carcinoma.

Canadian National Breast Screening Study.

Canadian National Breast Screening Study: assessment of technical quality by external review.

Computerized follow-up of abnormalities detected at mammography screening.

Imaging techniques other than mammography for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

Lack of correlation of clinical breast examination with high-risk histopathology.

Mammographic features of malignancy found during screening.

Medical audit of a rapid-throughput mammography screening practice: methodology and results of 27,114 examinations.

One versus two views per breast for screening mammography.

The usefulness of computers in managing the operation of a mammography screening practice.

A subjective study of dental diagnostic utility comparing xeroradiography and film radiography.

Acceptability of periodic follow-up as an alternative to biopsy for mammographically detected lesions interpreted as probably benign.

Breast masses: mammographic evaluation.

Combining spot-compression and other special views to maximize mammographic information.

Electronic thermography in the diagnosis of atypical odontalgia: a pilot study.

Electronic thermography of normal facial structures: a pilot study.

Sedimented calcium in benign breast cysts: the full spectrum of mammographic presentations.

Calcifications in metastatic breast carcinoma in axillary lymph nodes.

Impact of low-cost mammography screening on nearby mammography practices.

Mammographic demonstration of pectoral muscle microcalcifications.

Mammography screening and the self-referred woman.

Minimizing moisture shadows that obscure projected slides.

Practical solutions to common mammographic problems: tailoring the examination.

Second-screening mammography: one versus two views per breast.

Breast lesions examined by digital angiography.

Clinical assessment of anatomic positioning and patient comfort for intraoral radiography: a comparison of xeroradiography versus film.

Comparison of mammographic screen-film systems.

Computed tomography scanning, transillumination, and magnetic resonance imaging of the breast.

Digital mammography. ROC studies of the effects of pixel size and unsharp-mask filtering on the detection of subtle microcalcifications.

Low cost mammography screening. Practical considerations with emphasis on mobile operation.

Reduced-price mammography screening.

The role of magnification technique in modern mammography.

The use of computers in mammography screening.

A cost analysis comparing xeroradiography to film technics for intraoral radiography.

Baseline screening mammography: one vs two views per breast.

Breast calcifications: mammographic evaluation.

Frequency of artifacts with xeroradiography using artifact-reduction techniques.

High-contrast mammography with a moving grid: assessment of clinical utility.

Mammographic features of 300 consecutive nonpalpable breast cancers.

Mammographic screening: how to operate successfully at low cost.

Breast arterial calcification in association with diabetes mellitus: too weak a correlation to have clinical utility.

Breast imaging: a view from the present to the future.

Comparison of dental xeroradiography and conventional film techniques for the frequency and significance of image artifacts.

Nonpalpable breast lesion localization: limited efficacy of sonography.

Vitamin E and benign breast "disease": a double-blind, randomized clinical trial.

Benign breast lesions: ultrasound detection and diagnosis.

Breast cancer detection with transillumination and mammography.

Mammographic features of "early" breast cancer.

Breast cancer detection with sonography and mammography: comparison using state-of-the-art equipment.

Mammography after needle aspiration of palpable breast masses.

Sensitometric characteristics of dental xeroradiography.

Effects of caffeine-free diet on benign breast disease: a randomized trial.

Effects of needle aspiration on the mammographic appearance of the breast: a guide to the proper timing of the mammography examination.

Mammographic detectability of breast microcalcifications.

Time-delay image degradation with dental xeroradiography.

Duplication of dental xeroradiographs.

Mammography of the postsurgical breast.

Milk of calcium within tiny benign breast cysts.

Primary radiation treatment of colloid carcinoma of the breast: a case report.

Radiology-epitomes of progress: mammography: who needs a mammogram?

Xeromammography versus screen-film mammography--pros and cons of the two techniques.

A leaded apron for use in panoramic dental radiography.

Dental xeroradiography as an adjunct in the evaluation of oral cancer: a preliminary report.

Further experience with microfocal spot magnification mammography in the assessment of clustered breast microcalcifications.

Intramammary scar tissue: a mimic of the mammographic appearance of carcinoma.

Use of dental xeroradiographs in periodontics. Comparison with conventional radiographs.

Xeroradiography for imaging biomaterials--A comparison with conventional radiography.

Xeroradiography of dental structures. IV. Image properties of a dedicated intraoral system.

Controlled single-blind clinical evaluation of low-dose mammographic screen--film systems.

Dental xeroradiography for endodontics: a rapid X-ray system that produces high-quality images.

Imaging properties of intraoral dental xeroradiography.

Leaded shields for thyroid dose reduction in intraoral dental radiography.

Microfocal spot magnification mammography using xeroradiographic and screen-film recording systems.

Preoperative radiographic localization of nonpalpable breast masses.

Use of an inclined footrest for panoramic dental radiography.

Use of intraoral cassettes for dental xeroradiography.

Xeroradiography of dental structures. II. Image analysis.

Benefits and risks of screening mammography.

Bilateral intrathoracic meningoceles.

Cholecystographic diagnosis of duodenal ulcer: the incomplete ring sign.

Direct radiographic magnification for skeletal radiology. An assessment of image quality and clinical application.

Magnification film mammography: image quality and clinical studies.

Xeroradiography of dental structures. I. Preliminary investigations.

Asymmetric lung involvement in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Increased localization of 99mTc-pyrophosphate in a bone island: case report.

Radiation risks of mammography.

Transtracheal selective bronchial brushing for pulmonary infiltrates in patients with cancer.

Clinical presentation of infection in granulocytopenic patients.

Perirenal hematoma as a complication of renal infarction in sickle-cell trait. A case report.

Primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma in the male.

Torulopsis glabrata pneumonitis in patients with cancer. Report of three cases.

Benign intrathoracic lesions mimicking recurrent cancer.

Blood carcinoembryonic antigen, Regan isoenzyme, and human chorionic gonadotrophin in a man with primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma.

Pneumonia in acute leukemia.

Thoracic outlet syndrome, supraclavicular adenopathy, Hodgkin's disease.