Faculty & Staff
Despina Kontos, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Radiology
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Computational Breast Imaging Group (CBIG)
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology
3600 Market St. Suite 360
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology
3600 Market St. Suite 360
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fax: 215-349-8972
Lab: 215-615-0827
Lab: 215-615-0827
Graduate Group Affiliations
Publications
Education:
B.Eng. (Computer Engineering and Informatics )
University of Patras, Greece, 2000.
M.Sc. (Computer and Information Sciences )
Temple University, Philadelphia PA , 2003.
Ph.D. (Computer and Information Sciences )
Temple University, Philadelphia PA , 2006.
B.Eng. (Computer Engineering and Informatics )
University of Patras, Greece, 2000.
M.Sc. (Computer and Information Sciences )
Temple University, Philadelphia PA , 2003.
Ph.D. (Computer and Information Sciences )
Temple University, Philadelphia PA , 2006.
Post-Graduate Training
Fellow in Basic Radiologic Sciences, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA (Research Fellowship) , 2006-2007.
Fellow in Basic Radiologic Sciences, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA (Research Fellowship) , 2007-2008.
Fellow in Radiology-Physics and Breast Imaging, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA (Research Fellowship), 2008-2010.
Fellow in Basic Radiologic Sciences, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA (Research Fellowship) , 2006-2007.
Fellow in Basic Radiologic Sciences, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA (Research Fellowship) , 2007-2008.
Fellow in Radiology-Physics and Breast Imaging, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA (Research Fellowship), 2008-2010.
Certifications
Clinical Research Certificate, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, 2009.
Permanent linkClinical Research Certificate, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, 2009.
Description of Research Expertise
Biomedical image analysis; Quantitative imaging biomarkers; Pattern recognition; Identification, characterization and validation of imaging biomarkers; Evaluation of genotype to phenotype associations via imaging; Integrated diagnostics; Risk prediction; Personalized screening, prognostication and treatment of breast cancer.Selected Publications
S.Wu, S.P.Weinstein, E.F.Conant, M.D.Schnall, D.Kontos: Automated chest wall line detection for whole-breast segmentation in sagittal breast MR images. Medical Physics 2013 (in press).A. Ashraf, S. Gavenonis, D. Daye, C. Mies, M. Feldman, M.A. Rosen, and D. Kontos: A Multichannel Markov Random Field Framework for Tumor Segmentation with an Application to Classification of Gene Expression-based Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Sept 2012 (in press).
B.M. Keller, D.L. Nathan, Y. Wang, Y. Zheng, J.C. Gee, E.F. Conant, D. Kontos: Estimation of Breast Percent Density in Raw and Processed Full Field Digital Mammography Images via Adaptive Fuzzy C-means Clustering and Support Vector Machine Segmentation. Medical Physics 39(8): 4903-17, Aug 2012.
S. Wu, S. Weinstein, D. Kontos: Atlas-Based Probabilistic Fibroglandular Tissue Segmentation in Breast MRI. Medical Image Computing & Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). N. Ayache et al. (eds.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 7511(Part II): 437–445, Oct 2012.
G. Karemore, B. Keller, H. Oh, J. Tchou, M. Nielsen, E. Conant, D. Kontos: Mammographic Parenchymal Texture Analysis for Estrogen-Receptor Subtype Specific Breast Cancer Risk Estimation. Proceedings of International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWDM), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). A.D.A. Maidment, P.R. Bakic, S.Gavenonis (eds.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 7361: 596–603, June 2012.
D. Kontos, L. Ikejimba, P.R. Bakic, A.B. Troxel,E.F. Conant, A.D.A. Maidment: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Parenchymal Texture Analysis: Comparison with Digital Mammography and Implications for Cancer Risk Assessment. Radiology 261(1): 80-91, Oct 2011
D. Kontos, P.R. Bakic, A-K. Carton, A.B. Troxel, E.F. Conant, A.D.A Maidment: Parenchymal texture analysis in digital breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer risk estimation: A preliminary study Academic Radiology 16(3): 283-298, March 2009.
P.R. Bakic, A-K. Carton, D. Kontos, C. Zhang, A.B. Troxel, A.D.A. Maidment: Breast percent density estimation from mammograms and central tomosynthesis projections. Radiology 252(1): 40-9, July 2009.
V. Megalooikonomou, M. Barnathan, D. Kontos, P.R. Bakic, A.D.A Maidment: A representation and classification scheme for tree-like structures in medical images: Analyzing the branching pattern of ductal trees in x-ray galactograms IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 28(4): 487-93, April 2009.
D. Kontos and V. Megalooikonomou: Fast and Effective Characterization for Classification and Similarity Searches of 2D and 3D Spatial Region Data. Pattern Recognition 38(11): 1831-1846, November 2005.
