Faculty & Staff

Emily Fox Conant

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Professor of Radiology at the 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
Office: 2156624032
Fax: 2156627436
Education:
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.
Certifications
Diplomat National Board of Medical Examiners, 1985.
Written Radiology Board Completion, 1988.
Oral Radiology Board Completion, 1989.
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Description of Research Expertise

Multi-modality Breast Imaging, Breast Cancer Screening, High Risk Screening

Description of Clinical Expertise

Multi-modality Breast Imaging and Interventional Procedures

Description of Other Expertise

Patient Education

Selected Publications

Conant EF, Brennecki C: Case Review Series: Breast Imaging. Mosby/Elsevier. Elsevier (eds.). Mosby, Page: 1-311, Mar 2006.

Weinstein SP, Conant EF, Sehgal CM, Woo I, Patton JA: Hormonal variations in the vascularity of breast tissue. J Ultrasound Med 24(1): 67-72, Jan 2005.

Pisano ED, Gatsonis CA, Yaffe MJ, Hendrick RE, Tosteson ANA, Fryback DG, Bassett LW, Baum JK, Conant EF, Jong RA, Rebner M, D'Orsi CJ: American College of Radiology Imaging Network Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial: Objectives and Methodology. Radiology 236(2): 404-412, June 2005.

Song JH, Venkatesh SS, Conant EF, Arger PH, Sehgal CM: Comparative analysis of logistic regression and artificial neural network for computer-aided diagnosis of breast masses. Acad Radiol 12(4): 487-495, April 2005.

Chance B, Nioka S, Zhang J, Conant EF, Hwang E, Briest S, Orel SG, Schnall MD, Czerniecki BJ: Breast cancer detection based on incremental biochemical and physiological properties of breast cancers a six-year, two-site study. Acad Radiol 12(8): 925-933, August 2005.

Pisano ED, Gatsonis C, Hendrick E, Yaffe M, Baum JK, Acharyya S, Conant EF, Fajardo LL, Bassett L, D'Orsi C, Jong R, Rebner M, for the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) Investigators Group: Diagnostic Performance of Digital versus Film Mammography for Breast-Cancer Screening. N Engl J Med 353(17): 353-364, Oct 2005 Notes: Published online September 16, 2005.

Chen SC, Carton AK, Albert M, Conant EF, Schnall MD, Maidment ADA: Initial experience with contrast-enhanced digital breast tomosynthesis. RSNA. Radiology 237(S): 318, Dec 2005.

Carton AK, Chen SC, Albert M, Conant EF, Schnall MD, Maidment ADA: Technical development of contrast-enhanced digital breast tomosynthesis. RSNA. Radiology 237(S): 569, Dec 2005.

Carton AK, Albert M, Chen SC, Conant EF, Schnall MD, Maidment ADA: Evaluation of digital breast tomosynthesis. RSNA. Radiology 237(S): 625, Dec 2005 Notes: (Poster).

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