Despina Kontos

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  1. Bakic PR, Kontos D, Megalooikonomou V, Rosen MA, Maidment ADA: Comparison of methods for classification of breast ductal branching patterns Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Astley S, Brady M, Rose C, Zwiggelaar R(eds.) Vol. 4046: 634-641, 2006 []                

  2. Kontos D, Megalooikonomou V, Javadi A, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: Classification of galactograms using fractal properties of the breast ductal network 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro ­ Proceedings Page: 1324-1327, 2006 []                

  3. Megalooikonomou V, Kontos D, Danglemaier J, Javadi A, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: A representation and classification scheme for tree­like structures in medical images: An application on branching pattern analysis of ductal trees in x­ray galactograms Medical Imaging 2006: Image Processing Reinhardt JM, Pluim JPW(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6144: 61441H, 2006 []                

  4. Bakic PR, Kontos D, Zhang C, Yaffe MJ, Maidment ADA: Analysis of percent density estimates from digital breast tomosynthesis projection images Medical Imaging 2007: Computer­-Aided Diagnosis Giger ML, Karssemeijer N(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6514: 651424, 2007 []                

  5. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: Analysis of parenchymal texture properties in breast tomosynthesis images Medical Imaging 2007: Computer-­Aided Diagnosis Giger ML, Karssemeijer N(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6514: 651417, 2007 []                

  6. Bakic PR, Kontos D, Carton AK, Maidment ADA: Breast percent density estimation from 3D reconstructed digital breast tomosynthesis images Medical Imaging 2008: Physics of Medical Imaging Hsieh J, Samei E(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6913: 691318, 2008 []                

  7. Bakic PR, Kontos D, Troxel AB, Maidment ADA: Comparison of breast percent density estimated from digital mammograms and central reconstructed tomosynthesis slice images Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Krupinski EA(eds.) Vol. 5116: 674-680, 2008 []                

  8. Barnathan M, Zhang J, Kontos D, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA, Megalooikonomou V: Analyzing tree­like structures in biomedical images based on texture and branching: An application to breast imaging Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics Krupinski EA(eds.) Vol. 5116: 25-32, 2008 []                

  9. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: Texture in digital breast tomosynthesis: A comparison between mammographic and tomographic characterization of parenchymal properties Medical Imaging 2008: Computer-­Aided Diagnosis Giger ML, Karssemeijer N(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6915: 69150A, 2008 []                

  10. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Troxel AB, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: Digital breast tomosynthesis parenchymal texture analysis for breast cancer risk estimation: A preliminary study Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Krupinski EA(eds.) Vol. 5116: 681-688, 2008 []                

  11. Kontos D, Zhang C, Ruiter N, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: Digital breast tomosynthesis parenchymal texture analysis for breast cancer risk estimation: A preliminary study Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Krupinski EA(eds.) Vol. 5116: 491-498, 2008 []                

  12. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Carton AK, Troxel AB, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: Parenchymal Texture Analysis in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Risk Estimation: A Preliminary Study. Academic Radiology 16(3) : 283-298, 2009 []                

  13. Megalooikonomou V, Barnathan M, Kontos D, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: A representation and classification scheme for tree­like structures in medical images: Analyzing the branching pattern of ductal trees in x­ray galactograms IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 28(4) : 487-493, 2009 []                

  14. Bakic PR, Carton AK, Kontos D, Zhang C, Troxel AB, Maidment ADA: Breast percent density: Estimation on digital mammograms and central tomosynthesis projections Radiology 252(1) : 40-49, 2009 []                

  15. Kontos D, Berger R, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: Breast tissue classification in digital breast tomosynthesis images using texture features: A feasibility study Medical Imaging 2009: Computer­Aided Diagnosis Karssemeijer N, Giger ML(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7260: 726024, 2009 []                

  16. Berger R, Carton AK, Maidment ADA, Kontos D: FFDM image quality assessment using computerized image texture analysis Medical Imaging 2010: Physics of Medical Imaging Samei E, Pelc NJ(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7622: 76220I, 2010 []                

  17. Conant EF, Li D, Gavenonis SC, Bakic PR, Carton AK, Zhang C, Maidment ADA, Kontos D: A comparative study of the inter­reader variability of breast percent density estimation in digital mammography: Potential effect of reader's training and clinical experience Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Marti J, Oliver A, Freixent J, Marti R(eds.) Vol. 6136: 114-120, 2010 []                

  18. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Acciavatti RJ, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: A comparative study of volumetric and area­based breast density estimation in digital mammography: Results from a screening population Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Marti J, Oliver A, Freixent J, Marti R(eds.) Vol. 6136: 378-385, 2010 []                

  19. Kontos D, Xing Y, Bakic PR, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: A comparative study of volumetric breast density estimation in digital mammography and magnetic resonance imaging: results from a high­risk population Medical Imaging 2010: Computer­-Aided Diagnosis Karssemeijer N, Summers RM(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7624: 762409, 2010 []                

  20. Kontos D, Ikejimba LC, 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, 2011 []                

  21. Daye D, Bobo E, Baumann B, Ioannou A, Conant EF, Maidment ADA, Kontos D: Mammographic parenchymal texture as an imaging marker of hormonal activity: A comparative study between pre­ and post­menopausal women Medical Imaging 2011: Computer­Aided Diagnosis Summers RM, Van Ginneken B(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7963: 79631N, 2011 []                

  22. Wang Y, Keller B, Zheng Y, Acciavatti RJ, Gee JC, Maidment ADA, Kontos D: A phantom study for assessing the effect of different digital detectors on mammographic texture features Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Maidment ADA, Bakic PR, Gavenonis SC(eds.) Vol. 7361: 604-610, 2012 []                

  23. Daye D, Keller B, Conant EF, Chen J, Schnal M, Maidment ADA, Kontos D: Mammographic parenchymal patterns as an imaging marker of endogenous hormonal exposure. A preliminary study in a high­risk population. Academic Radiology 20(5) : 635-646, 2013 []                

  24. Bakic PR, Keller B, Zheng Y, Wang Y, Gee JC, Kontos D, Maidment ADA: Testing realism of software breast phantoms: texture analysis of synthetic mammograms Medical Imaging 2013: Physics of Medical Imaging Nishikawa RM, Whiting BR(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8668: 866824, 2013 []                

  25. Jing H, Keller B, Choi JY, Crescenzi R, Conant EF, Maidment ADA, Kontos D: Dependence of radiation dose on area and volumetric mammographic breast density estimation Medical Imaging 2013: Physics of Medical Imaging Nishikawa RM, Whiting BR(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8668: 866827, 2013 []                

  26. Wang Y, Keller B, Zheng Y, Acciavatti RJ, Gee JC, Maidment ADA, Kontos D: Texture feature standardization in digital mammography for improving generalizability across devices Medical Imaging 2013: Computer­-Aided Diagnosis Novak CL, Aylward SR(eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8670: 867026, 2013 []                

  27. Bakic PR, Pokrajac DD, Thomas M, Skoura A, Nuzhnaya T, Megalooikonomou V, Keller B, Zheng Y, Kontos D, Gee JC, Cardenosa G, Maidment ADA: Correlation Between Topological Descriptors of the Breast Ductal Network from Clinical Galactograms and Texture Features of Corresponding Mammograms Breast Imaging (IWDM), Lecture Notes in Computer Science Fujita H, Hara T, Marumatsu C(eds.) Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg Vol. 8539: 658-665, 2014 []                

  28. Keller BM, Oustimov A, Wang Y, Chen J, Acciavatti RJ, Zheng Y, Ray S, Gee JC, Maidment ADA, Kontos D: Parenchymal texture analysis in digital mammography: robust texture feature identification and equivalence across devices Journal of Medical Imaging 2(2) : 024502, 2015 []                

  29. Ikejimba LC, Kontos D, Maidment ADA: Breast cancer risk estimation using parenchymal texture analysis in digital breast tomosynthesis AIP Conference Proceedings 1280 : 163-175, 2010 []                

  30. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: "Parenchymal Texture Analysis in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Towards Developing Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Risk," 32nd Annual Eugene P. Pendergrass Symposium Program. (Presented orally at 32nd Annual Eugene P. Pendergrass Symposium, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Page: , 2006 []   [Abstract]             

  31. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: "Analysis of Parenchymal Texture Properties in Breast Tomosynthesis Images," University of Pennsylvania 5th Annual Biomedical Postoc Research Symposium Program, (Presented as a poster at the 2006 University of Pennsylvania 5th Annual Biomedical Postoc Research Symposium, Philadelphia) Page: , 2006 []   [Abstract]             

  32. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: "Towards Developing Quantitative Imaging Methods for Breast Cancer Risk Assessment: A Comparison Between Mammographic and Tomographic Characterization of Parenchymal Texture," (Presented orally at the 6th Annual Biomedical Postdoc Research Symposium, U. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Page: , 2007 []   [Abstract]             

  33. Kontos D, Carton AK, Bakic PR, Maidment ADA: "Analysis of Parenchymal Texture in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis." (Accepted as an alternate at the 2007 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL.) Page: , 2007 []   [Abstract]             

  34. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Troxel AB, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: "Parenchymal Texture Analysis in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Comuter-Assisted Risk Estimation (CARe) of Breast Cancer," 33nd Annual Eugene P. Pendergrass Symposium Program. (Presented orally at 33nd Annual Eugene P. Pendergrass Symposium, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Page: , 2008 []   [Abstract]             

  35. Kontos D, Bakic PR, Carton AK, Troxel AB, Conant EF, Maidment ADA: "Parenchymal Texture Analysis in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Computer-assisted Risk Estimation (CARe) of Breast Cancer: A Preliminary Evaluation." (Presented orally at the 2008 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL.) Page: , 2008 []   [Abstract]