Faculty & Staff
Emily Fox Conant
Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Chair of Outpatient Clinical Operations, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiology
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Department of Radiology/1 Silverstein
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology/1 Silverstein
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2156624032
Fax: 2156627436
Fax: 2156627436
Email:
emily.conant@uphs.upenn.edu
emily.conant@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Zoology)
University of Vermont, 1976.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 1980.
B.A. (Zoology)
University of Vermont, 1976.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 1980.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Graduate Hospital Philadelphia, PA, 1984-1985.
Radiology Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1989.
Fellowship-Concentration Year Pulmonary & Breast Imaging, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1988-1989.
Intern, Graduate Hospital Philadelphia, PA, 1984-1985.
Radiology Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1989.
Fellowship-Concentration Year Pulmonary & Breast Imaging, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1988-1989.
Certifications
Diplomat National Board of Medical Examiners, 1985.
Written Radiology Board Completion, 1988.
Oral Radiology Board Completion, 1989.
Permanent linkDiplomat National Board of Medical Examiners, 1985.
Written Radiology Board Completion, 1988.
Oral Radiology Board Completion, 1989.
Description of Research Expertise
Multi-modality Breast Imaging, Breast Cancer Screening, High Risk ScreeningDescription of Clinical Expertise
Multi-modality Breast Imaging and Interventional ProceduresDescription of Other Expertise
Patient EducationSelected Publications
Bouzghar G, Levenback BJ, Conant EF, Cwanger A, Sehgal C: Analysis of Ultrasound breast imaging reporting and data system (BI- RADS) features: netavie and positive predictive values. SPIE Medical Imaging 2012 Notes: accepted for publication October 4, 2011.Kontos D, Bakic PR, Troxel AB, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: Analysis of parenchymal texture with digital breast tomosynthesis: Comparison with digital mammography and implications for cancer risk assessment. Radiology 261(1): 80-91, October 2011 Notes: Epub Jul 19, 2011.
Keller B, Li Y, Zheng Y, gee JC, Conant EF, Kontos D: Adaptive multi-cluster fuzzy C-means segmentation of breast parenchymal tissue in digital mammography. Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) Lecture notes in Computer Science (LNCS). G Fichtinger, A Martel and T Peters (eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 6893: 562-569, Sept 2011 Notes: Part III.
Baum JK, Hanna LG, Acharyya S, Mahoney MC, Conant EF, Bassett LW, Pisano ED: Use of BI-RADS 3-probably benign category in the American College of Radiology Imaging Network Digital Mammographic Imaging Sreening Trial. Radiology 260(1): 61-67, July 2011.
Kontos D, Ikejimba L, Bakic PR, Troxel AB, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Parenchymal Texture Analysis: Comparison with Digital Mammography and Implications for Cancer Risk Assessment. Radiology Jan 2011 Notes: Accepted for Publication.
Cole EB, Zhang Z, Marques HS, Nishikawa RM, Hendrick RE, Yaffe MJ, Padungchaichote W, Kuzmiak C, Chayakulkheeree J, Conant EF, Fajardo L, Baum J, Gatsonia C, Pisano E,: Assessing the standalone sensitivity of computer-aided detection (CADe)with cancer cases from the digital mammographic imaging screening trial (DMIST). Radiology 2011 Notes: accepted for publication.
Conant EF, Li D, Gavenonis S, Bakic PR, Carton AK, Zhang C, Maidment ADA: A comparative study of the inter-reader variability of breast percent density estimation in digital mammography: Potential effect of reader's training and clinical experience. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. J. Marti, et al (eds.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Page: 6136, Dec 2010.
Li D, Gavenonis SC, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA, Conant EF, Kontos D: Breast density estimation in digital mammography: Challenges and implications for cancer risk assessment. 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Chicago, IL Nov 2010.
Conant E: Breast imaging pioneer sheds light on screening technology. Oncology-New York 24(11): 1007, October 2010.
Kontos D, Bakic PR, Acciavatti R, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: A comparative study of volumetric and area-based breast density estimation in digital mammography: Results from a screening population. Digital Mammography (IWDM), Lectures notes in Computer Science. Marti J, et al (eds.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 6136: 378-385, June 2010.
