Elizabeth A. Rafferty

5.5k citations

64 papers · 3.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 31

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging top 0.5%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 1%
Artificial Intelligence top 1%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 1%
Cancer Research top 2%

Co-authors: Daniel B. Kopans Richard H. Moore Elkan F. Halpern Sarah M. FriedewaldTao WuPhoebe E. Freer Dave P. Miller Donna Plecha
Topics: Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (22 papers)AI in cancer detection (21 papers)Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging (21 papers)
Cited by: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Cancer Research
Journals: New England Journal of Medicine JAMA Cancer
Partner nations: United States China Russia

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Elizabeth A. Rafferty

64 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Breast Cancer Screening Using Tomosynthesis in Combination With Digital Mammography

2014 603 citations Sarah M. Friedewald, Elizabeth A. Rafferty et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effect of age on breast cancer screening using tomosynthesis in combination with digital mammography 2017 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Stephen L. Rose,Dave P. Miller,Melissa A. Durand,Emily F. Conant,Debra S. Copit,Sarah M. Friedewald,Donna Plecha,Ingrid Ott,Mary K. Hayes,(unknown),Thomas Cink,Lora D. Barke,(unknown),Loren T. Niklason	17
2	Comparison of intra-operative specimen mammography to standard specimen mammography for excision of non-palpable breast lesions: a randomized trial 2016 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·Cynthia L. Miller,Suzanne B. Coopey,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Michele A. Gadd,Barbara L. Smith,Michelle C. Specht	14
3	How to approach breast lesions in children and adolescents 2015 ·European Journal of Radiology ·Yiming Gao,Mansi A. Saksena,Elena F. Brachtel,(unknown),Elizabeth A. Rafferty	44
4	Surgical excision of radial scars diagnosed by core biopsy may help predict future risk of breast cancer 2014 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·Cynthia L. Miller,(unknown),Anna Bettini,Frederick C. Koerner,Thomas M. Gudewicz,Phoebe E. Freer,Suzanne B. Coopey,Michele A. Gadd,Kevin S. Hughes,Barbara L. Smith,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Michelle C. Specht	30
5	Percutaneous Breast Biopsy: Effect on Short-term Quality of Life 2013 ·Radiology ·Kathryn L. Humphrey,Janie M. Lee,Karen Donelan,Chung Yin Kong,(unknown),(unknown),Elkan F. Halpern,(unknown),Elizabeth A. Rafferty,J. Shannon Swan	22
6	Micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT): a novel approach for intraoperative breast cancer specimen imaging 2013 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·Rong Tang,Julliette M. Buckley,Leopoldo Fernandez,Suzanne B. Coopey,(unknown),James Michaelson,Mansi A. Saksena,Lei Lan,Michelle C. Specht,Michele A. Gadd,Yukako Yagi,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Elena F. Brachtel,Barbara L. Smith	54
7	Breast Reconstruction With a Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap: Imaging Appearances of the Normal Flap and Common Complications 2012 ·American Journal of Roentgenology ·(unknown),Bethany L. Niell,Michelle C. Specht,Jonathan M. Winograd,Elizabeth A. Rafferty	18
8	Assessing Radiologist Performance Using Combined Digital Mammography and Breast Tomosynthesis Compared with Digital Mammography Alone: Results of a Multicenter, Multireader Trial 2012 ·Radiology ·Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Jeong Mi Park,Liane E. Philpotts,Steven P. Poplack,Jules H. Sumkin,Elkan F. Halpern,Loren T. Niklason	329
9	Image-Detected Breast Cancer: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment 2009 ·Journal of the American College of Surgeons ·Melvin J. Silverstein,Abram Recht,Michael D. Lagios,Ira J. Bleiweiss,Peter Blumencranz,(unknown),Steven E. Harms,(unknown),Roger J. Jackman,Suzanne Klimberg,Robert R. Kuske,Gary M. Levine,Michael N. Linver,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Hope Rugo,Kathy Schilling,Debu Tripathy,Pat W. Whitworth,Shawna C. Willey	107
10	Outcome of multiple-wire localization for larger breast cancers: do multiple wires translate into additional imaging, biopsies, and recurrences? 2009 ·The American Journal of Surgery ·Sara H. Javid,Laurie Kirstein,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Stuart R. Lipsitz,Richard H. Moore,Jennifer Rusby,Colleen Murphy,Kevin S. Hughes,Michelle C. Specht,Alphonse G. Taghian,Barbara L. Smith	7
11	Evaluating the Correlation between Film Mammography and MRI for Screening Women with Increased Breast Cancer Risk 2009 ·Academic Radiology ·Janie M. Lee,Elkan F. Halpern,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,G. Scott Gazelle	13
12	Dynamic functional and mechanical response of breast tissue to compression 2008 ·Optics Express ·Stefan A. Carp,Juliette Selb,Qianqian Fang,Richard H. Moore,Daniel B. Kopans,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,David A. Boas	53
13	Outcomes of Multiple Wire Localization for Larger Breast Cancers: When Can Mastectomy Be Avoided? 2008 ·Journal of the American College of Surgeons ·Laurie Kirstein,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Michelle C. Specht,Richard H. Moore,Alphonse G. Taghian,Kevin S. Hughes,Michele A. Gadd,Barbara L. Smith	25
14	Detecting Occult Malignancy in Prophylactic Mastectomy: Preoperative MRI Versus Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy 2007 ·Annals of Surgical Oncology ·(unknown),Michelle C. Specht,Janie M. Lee,Francisco Domínguez,Michele A. Gadd,Kevin S. Hughes,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Barbara L. Smith	37
15	Computerized mass detection for digital breast tomosynthesis directly from the projection images 2006 ·Medical Physics ·Ingrid Reiser,Robert M. Nishikawa,Maryellen L. Giger,(unknown),Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Richard H. Moore,Daniel B. Kopans	69
16	Coregistered tomographic x-ray and optical breast imaging: initial results 2005 ·Journal of Biomedical Optics ·Quan Zhang,Thomas J. Brukilacchio,Ang Li,Jonathan J. Stott,(unknown),Elizabeth M. C. Hillman,Tao Wu,(unknown),Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Richard H. Moore,Daniel B. Kopans,David A. Boas	123
17	The age at which women begin mammographic screening 2004 ·Cancer ·James A. Colbert,(unknown),JudyAnn Bigby,Darrell N. Smith,Richard H. Moore,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,(unknown),Helen Anne D’Alessandro,Eren D. Yeh,Daniel B. Kopans,Elkan F. Halpern,Kevin S. Hughes,Barbara L. Smith,Kenneth K. Tanabe,James Michaelson	18
18	A comparison of reconstruction algorithms for breast tomosynthesis 2004 ·Medical Physics ·Tao Wu,Richard H. Moore,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Daniel B. Kopans	238
19	Transvaginal Interventional Procedures: Aspiration, Biopsy, and Catheter Drainage 2001 ·Radiographics ·Mary Jane O’Neill,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Susanna I. Lee,Ronald S. Arellano,Debra A. Gervais,Peter F. Hahn,Isabel C. Yoder,Peter R. Müeller	35
20	Endovascular Stent-Graft in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: The Relationship between Patent Vessels that Arise from the Aneurysmal Sac and Early Endoleak 2001 ·Radiology ·Chieh‐Min Fan,Elizabeth A. Rafferty,Stuart C. Geller,John A. Kaufman,David C. Brewster,Richard P. Cambria,Arthur C. Waltman	76

About Elizabeth A. Rafferty

Elizabeth A. Rafferty is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cancer Research and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, having authored 64 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (22 papers), AI in cancer detection (21 papers) and Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (1.9k citations), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (1.8k citations) and Cancer Research (838 citations). Elizabeth A. Rafferty has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Daniel B. Kopans, Richard H. Moore, Elkan F. Halpern, Sarah M. Friedewald, Tao Wu, Phoebe E. Freer, Dave P. Miller, Donna Plecha, Emily F. Conant and Debra S. Copit. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Cancer.

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