Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths in the United States

…, AP Lietz, PP Mueller, S Mercaldo… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Deaths due to opioid overdose have tripled in the last decade. Efforts to curb
this trend have focused on restricting the prescription opioid supply; however, the near-term …

Evaluation of USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines among African American adult smokers

MC Aldrich, SF Mercaldo, KL Sandler, WJ Blot… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends low-dose
computed tomography screening for lung cancer. However, USPSTF screening …

Deep learning vs traditional breast cancer risk models to support risk-based mammography screening

CD Lehman, S Mercaldo, LR Lamb… - Journal Of The …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Deep learning breast cancer risk models demonstrate improved accuracy
compared with traditional risk models but have not been prospectively tested. We compared the …

Performance of screening breast MRI across women with different elevated breast cancer risk indications

DA Sippo, KS Burk, SF Mercaldo, GM Rutledge… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Screening breast MRI is recommended for women with BRCA mutation or a
history of chest radiation, but guidelines are equivocal for MRI screening of women with a …

Evaluation of an artificial intelligence model for detection of pneumothorax and tension pneumothorax in chest radiographs

JM Hillis, BC Bizzo, S Mercaldo, JK Chin… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Early detection of pneumothorax, most often via chest radiography, can help
determine need for emergent clinical intervention. The ability to accurately detect and rapidly …

Disparities in same-day diagnostic imaging in breast cancer screening: impact of an immediate-read screening mammography program implemented during the …

BN Dontchos, J Achibiri, SF Mercaldo… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Please see the Editorial Comment by Eniola Oluyemi discussing this article. Please see the
Author Video associated with this article. BACKGROUND. The need for second visits …

[HTML][HTML] Racial disparities in lung cancer survival: the contribution of stage, treatment, and ancestry

CC Jones, SF Mercaldo, JD Blume, AS Wenzlaff… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Racial
disparities in lung cancer survival exist between blacks and whites, yet they are limited by …

Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis: are initial benefits sustained?

M Bahl, S Mercaldo, PA Dang, AM McCarthy, KP Lowry… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Performance metrics with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) are based on
early experiences. There is limited research on whether the benefits of DBT are sustained. …

Impact of a same-day breast biopsy program on disparities in time to biopsy

…, AK Narayan, M Seidler, SF Mercaldo… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Disparities in breast cancer diagnosis are established. In usual practice, biopsies
are performed days or weeks after recommendation. Our aim was to measure the impact …

Imaging surveillance of breast cancer survivors with digital mammography versus digital breast tomosynthesis

M Bahl, S Mercaldo, AM McCarthy, CD Lehman - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Among breast cancer survivors, detecting a breast cancer when it is asymptomatic
(rather than symptomatic) improves survival; thus, imaging surveillance in these patients …