Steven P. Poplack

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Steven P. Poplack is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven P. Poplack has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Steven P. Poplack's work include Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (36 papers), Infrared Thermography in Medicine (24 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (22 papers). Steven P. Poplack is often cited by papers focused on Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (36 papers), Infrared Thermography in Medicine (24 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (22 papers). Steven P. Poplack collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Steven P. Poplack's co-authors include Keith D. Paulsen, Brian W. Pogue, Christine Kogel, Wendy A. Wells, Tor D. Tosteson, Paul M. Meaney, Hamid Dehghani, Shudong Jiang, Margaret W. Fanning and Dun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cancer and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Steven P. Poplack

78 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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A clinical prototype for active microwave imaging of the breast

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven P. Poplack United States	36	3.5k	3.2k	1.3k	888	811	85	5.6k
Christine Kogel United States	19	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	492 0.4×	241 0.3×	60 0.1×	23	2.4k
Jonathan Liu United States	39	1.9k 0.5×	830 0.3×	466 0.4×	228 0.3×	256 0.3×	184	4.3k
Jinhua Yu China	31	781 0.2×	2.5k 0.8×	524 0.4×	992 1.1×	240 0.3×	195	4.0k
Daniel B. Kopans United States	51	1.7k 0.5×	4.5k 1.4×	2.7k 2.1×	2.3k 2.6×	2.9k 3.6×	211	8.9k
Michael L. Oelze United States	37	2.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	150 0.1×	276 0.3×	70 0.1×	207	4.2k
Ernest J. Feleppa United States	28	2.0k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	524 0.4×	426 0.5×	93 0.1×	135	3.5k
Tsuyoshi Shiina Japan	30	2.5k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	238 0.2×	222 0.3×	213 0.3×	190	4.1k
Quing Zhu United States	36	4.1k 1.2×	2.9k 0.9×	394 0.3×	97 0.1×	102 0.1×	310	4.8k
Mitchell M. Goodsitt United States	36	1.3k 0.4×	2.7k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.7×	331 0.4×	131	4.3k
Laurie L. Fajardo United States	32	976 0.3×	2.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	1.9k 2.1×	1.4k 1.7×	132	5.2k

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Rajesh, Netra U., Abel Bermudez, Fernando Jose Garcia-Marques, et al.. (2025). A microneedle device for rapid dermal interstitial fluid sampling. Science Advances. 11(39). eadx5492–eadx5492.

Rosen, Eric L., et al.. (2024). The Postoperative Breast: Imaging Findings and Diagnostic Pitfalls After Breast-Conserving Surgery and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. Journal of Breast Imaging. 6(2). 203–216.

Poplack, Steven P., Eun-Yeong Park, & Katherine W. Ferrara. (2023). Optical Breast Imaging: A Review of Physical Principles, Technologies, and Clinical Applications. Journal of Breast Imaging. 5(5). 520–537. 8 indexed citations

Poplack, Steven P., Catherine A. Young, Ian S. Hagemann, et al.. (2021). Prospective assessment of adjunctive ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography in women undergoing breast biopsy: Impact on BI-RADS assessments. European Journal of Radiology. 145. 110029–110029. 5 indexed citations

Poplack, Steven P., et al.. (2020). The impact of adjunctive tomosynthesis on screening mammography outcomes in two widely diverse radiology practices. The Breast Journal. 27(1). 13–20. 3 indexed citations

Barth, Richard J., Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy, Keith D. Paulsen, et al.. (2019). A Randomized Prospective Trial of Supine MRI-Guided Versus Wire-Localized Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 26(10). 3099–3108. 18 indexed citations

Lewis, Petra J., et al.. (2018). Assessing Resident Performance in Screening Mammography. Academic Radiology. 25(5). 659–664. 1 indexed citations

Aminololama‐Shakeri, Shadi, Mary Scott Soo, Lars J. Grimm, et al.. (2018). Radiologist-Patient Communication: Current Practices and Barriers to Communication in Breast Imaging. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 16(5). 709–716. 24 indexed citations

Conant, Emily F., Elisabeth F. Beaber, Brian L. Sprague, et al.. (2016). Breast cancer screening using tomosynthesis in combination with digital mammography compared to digital mammography alone: a cohort study within the PROSPR consortium. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 156(1). 109–116. 146 indexed citations

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Vedantham, Srinivasan, Linxi Shi, Kelly Michaelsen, et al.. (2015). Digital breast tomosynthesis guided near infrared spectroscopy: volumetric estimates of fibroglandular fraction and breast density from tomosynthesis reconstructions. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 1(4). 45202–45202. 11 indexed citations

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Michaelsen, Kelly, et al.. (2012). Characterization of materials for optimal near-infrared and x-ray imaging of the breast. Biomedical Optics Express. 3(9). 2078–2078. 6 indexed citations

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Carpenter, Colin M., Brian W. Pogue, Shudong Jiang, et al.. (2007). Image-guided optical spectroscopy provides molecular-specific information in vivo: MRI-guided spectroscopy of breast cancer hemoglobin, water, and scatterer size. Optics Letters. 32(8). 933–933. 97 indexed citations

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Poplack, Steven P., Tor D. Tosteson, Wendy A. Wells, et al.. (2007). Electromagnetic Breast Imaging: Results of a Pilot Study in Women with Abnormal Mammograms. Radiology. 243(2). 350–359. 242 indexed citations

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Meaney, Paul M., Margaret W. Fanning, Timothy Raynolds, et al.. (2007). Initial Clinical Experience with Microwave Breast Imaging in Women with Normal Mammography. Academic Radiology. 14(2). 207–218. 243 indexed citations

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Brooksby, Ben, Shudong Jiang, Hamid Dehghani, et al.. (2005). Combining near-infrared tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to study in vivo breast tissue: implementation of a Laplacian-type regularization to incorporate magnetic resonance structure. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 10(5). 51504–51504. 137 indexed citations

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Dehghani, Hamid, Brian W. Pogue, Steven P. Poplack, & Keith D. Paulsen. (2003). Multiwavelength three-dimensional near-infrared tomography of the breast: initial simulation, phantom, and clinical results. Applied Optics. 42(1). 135–135. 222 indexed citations

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McBride, Troy O., Brian W. Pogue, Steven P. Poplack, et al.. (2002). Multispectral near-infrared tomography: a case study in compensating for water and lipid content in hemoglobin imaging of the breast. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 7(1). 72–72. 77 indexed citations

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Poplack, Steven P. & Wendy A. Wells. (1998). Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: mammographic-pathologic correlation.. American Journal of Roentgenology. 170(6). 1543–1549. 9 indexed citations

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Harris, Robert D., Wendy A. Wells, William C. Black, et al.. (1997). Accuracy of prenatal sonography for detecting circumvallate placenta.. American Journal of Roentgenology. 168(6). 1603–1608. 21 indexed citations

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Ballard‐Barbash, Rachel, Stephen H. Taplin, Bonnie C. Yankaskas, et al.. (1997). Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium: a national mammography screening and outcomes database.. American Journal of Roentgenology. 169(4). 1001–1008. 354 indexed citations

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