University of Washington School of Medicine Radiology ProfessorAppointed: 2006 Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Radiology DirectorAppointed: 2007 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Public Health Sciences Joint MemberAppointed: 2007 Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies Affiliate InvestigatorAppointed: 2006 University of Washington School of Medicine Radiology Breast Imaging Section HeadAppointed: 2003 | |
QualificationsM.D., Yale University, 1990. Ph.D., Yale University, 1990. Expertise and Research InterestsMy research interests are focused on new methods and applications of MRI in breast imaging and in factors that influence the performance of mammography in early cancer detection. KeywordsCOS Keywords:Breast Cancer, Breast Health, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Radiology.Additional Terms:Breast Cancer, Breast Imaging, Breast MRI, High Risk Screening, MRI-guided Biopsy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mammography.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)English MembershipsAmerican College of Radiology American Roentgen Ray Society Association of University Radiologists National Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Pacific Northwest Radiological Society Phi Beta Kappa Radiological Society of North America Society of Breast Imaging Washington State Medical Association Washington State Radiological Society Previous Positions2001-2006, Associate Professor,
University of Washington,
Radiology
1997-2003, Affiliate Investigator,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
Public Health Sciences Division
1997-2001, Assistant Professor,
University of Washington,
School of Medicine,
Radiology
1996-1997, Acting Assistant Professor,
University of Washington,
School of Medicine,
Radiology
1995-1996, Fellowship,
University of Washington,
School of Medicine,
Breast Imaging
Publications- Lehman CD, Gatsonis C, Kuhl CK, Hendrick RE, Pisano ED, Hanna L, Peacock S, Smazal SF, Maki DD, Julian TB, DePeri ER, Bluemke DA, Schnall MD (2007) MRI evaluation of the contralateral breast in women with recently diagnosed breast cancer, New England Journal of Medicine, 356 (13), 1295-303
- Saslow D, Boetes C, Burke W, Harms S, Leach MO, Lehman CD, Morris E, Pisano E, Schnall M, Sener S, Smith RA, Warner E, Yaffe M, Andrews KS, Russel CA (2007) American cancer society guidelines for breast screening with MRI as an adjunct to mammography, A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 57 (2), 75-89
- Taplin SH, Rutter CM, Lehman CD, O'Shaugnessy K (2006) Testing the effect of computer-assisted detection on interpretive performance in screening mammography, American Journal of Roentgenology, 187 (6), 1475-82
- Lehman CD (2006) The Role of MRI in Screening Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 24 (5), 964-70
- Penn A, Thompson S, Brem R, Lehman CD, Weatherall P, Schnall M, Newstead G, Conant E, Ascher S, Morris E, Pisano E (2006) Morphologic blooming in breast MRI as a characterization of margin for discriminating benign from malignant lesions, Academic Radiology, 13 (11), 1344-54
- Rosenberg RD, Yankaskas BC, Abraham LA, Sickles EA, Lehman CD, Geller BM, Carney PA, Kerlikowske K, Buist DSM, Weaver DL, Barlow WE, Ballard-Barbash R (2006) Performance Benchmarks for Screening Mammography, Radiology, 241 (1), 55-56
- Lehman CD (2006) Screening MRI for Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer, Semin Ultrasound CT MR, 27 (4), 333-8
- Eby PR, Lehman CD (2006) MR-Guided Breast Interventions, Semin Ultrasound CT MR, 27 (4), 339-50
- Lehman CD, Peacock S, DeMartini WB, Chen X (2006) A New Automated Software System to Evaluate Breast MR Examinations: Improved Specificity without Decreased Sensitivity, American Journal of Roentgenology, 187 (1), 51-6
- Palomares MR, Machia JR, Lehman CD, Daling JR, McTeirnan A (2006) Mammographic density correlation with Gail model breast cancer risk estimates and component risk factors, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prevention, 15 (7), 1324-30
- Schnall MD, Blume J, Bluemke DA, DeAngelis GA, Debruhl N, Harms S, Heywan-Kobrunner SH, Hylton N, Kuhl CK, Pisano ED, Causer P, Schnitt SJ, Thickman D, Stelling CB, Weatherall PT, Lehman CD, Gatsonis CA (2006) Diagnostic Architectural and Dynamic Features at Breast MR Imaging: Multicenter Study, Radiology, 238 (1), 42-53
- Hall FM, Sickles EA, Lehman CD, Smith-Bindman R, Yankaskas BC, Geller BM, Carney PA, Kerlikowske K (2005) Short-Interval Follow-up in Screening Mammography, Dr Sickles and colleagues respond, Radiology, 237 (1), 371-3
- Schnall MD, Blume J, Bluemke DA, Deangelis GA, Debruhl N, Harms S, Heywang-Kobrunner SH, Hylton N, Kuhl CK, Pisano ED, Causer P, Schnitt SJ, Smazal SF, Stelling CB, Lehman C, Weatherall PT, Gatsonis CA (Oct 2005) MRI detection of distinct incidental cancer in women with primary breast
cancer studied in IBMC 6883., Journal of Surgical Oncology, 92 (1), 32-8
 - Lehman CD, Blume JD, Thickman D, Bluemke DA, Pisano E, Kuhl C, Julian TB, Hylton N, Weatherall P, O'loughlin M, Schnitt SJ, Gatsonis C, Schnall MD (Oct 2005) Added cancer yield of MRI in screening the contralateral breast of women
recently diagnosed with breast cancer: results from the International
Breast Magnetic Resonance Consortium (IBMC) trial., Journal of Surgical Oncology, 92 (1), 9-15; discussion 15-
 - Demartini WB, Lehman CD, Peacock S, Russell MT (Jul 2005) Computer-aided detection applied to breast MRI: assessment of
CAD-generated enhancement and tumor sizes in breast cancers before and
after neoadjuvant chemotherapy., Academic Radiology, 12 (7), 806-14
 - Lehman CD, Deperi ER, Peacock S, McDonough MD, Demartini WB, Shook J (Jun 2005) Clinical experience with MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy., Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology, 184 (6), 1782-7
 - Lehman CD, Blume JD, Weatherall P, Thickman D, Hylton N, Warner E, Pisano E, Schnitt SJ, Gatsonis C, Schnall M, DeAngelis GA, Stomper P, Rosen EL, O'Loughlin M, Harms S, Bluemke DA, International Breast MRI Consortium Working Group (May 2005) Screening women at high risk for breast cancer with mammography and
magnetic resonance imaging., Cancer, 103 (9), 1898-905
 - Elmore JG, Armstrong K, Lehman CD, Fletcher SW (Mar 2005) Screening for breast cancer., Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association, 293 (10), 1245-56
 - Kerlikowske K, Smith-Bindman R, Abraham LA, Lehman CD, Yankaskas BC, Ballard-Barbash R, Barlow WE, Voeks JH, Geller BM, Carney PA, Sickles EA (Mar 2005) Breast cancer yield for screening mammographic examinations with
recommendation for short-interval follow-up., Radiology, 234 (3), 684-92
 - Oestreicher N, Lehman CD, Seger DJ, Buist DS, White E (Feb 2005) The incremental contribution of clinical breast examination to invasive
cancer detection in a mammography screening program., Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology, 184 (2), 428-32
 - Lehman CD, Schnall MD (2005) Imaging in breast cancer: magnetic resonance imaging., Breast Cancer Research : Bcr, 7 (5), 215-9
 - Bluemke DA, Gatsonis CA, Chen MH, DeAngelis GA, DeBruhl N, Harms S, Heywang-Kobrunner SH, Hylton N, Kuhl CK, Lehman C, Pisano ED, Causer P, Schnitt SJ, Smazal SF, Stelling CB, Weatherall PT, Schnall MD (Dec 2004) Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast prior to biopsy., Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association, 292 (22), 2735-42
 - Buist DS, Porter PL, Lehman C, Taplin SH, White E (Oct 2004) Factors contributing to mammography failure in women aged 40-49 years., Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 96 (19), 1432-40
 - Chen X, Moore MO, Lehman CD, Mankoff DA, Lawton TJ, Peacock S, Schubert EK, Livingston RB (Oct 2004) Combined use of MRI and PET to monitor response and assess residual
disease for locally advanced breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant
chemotherapy., Academic Radiology, 11 (10), 1115-24
 - Lehman CD, Aikawa T (Sep 2004) MR-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: accuracy of targeting and success
in sampling in a phantom model., Radiology, 232 (3), 911-4
 - Chen X, Lehman CD, Dee KE (Apr 2004) MRI-guided breast biopsy: clinical experience with 14-gauge stainless
steel core biopsy needle., Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology, 182 (4), 1075-80
 - Anderson BO, Lawton TJ, Lehman CD, Moe RE (2004) Phyllodes tumors, Diseases of the Breast, 3rd Edition, Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 991-1006 pages (bookchapter)
- Lehman CD, Schnall MD, Kuhl CK, Harms SE (Sep-Oct 2004) Report of the Working Groups on Breast MRI: report of the High-Risk
Screening Group., The Breast Journal, 10 Suppl 2, S9-S12
 - Lehman CD, Eby PR, Chen X, Dee KE, Thursten B, McCloskey J (Jul 2003) MR imaging-guided breast biopsy using a coaxial technique with a 14-gauge
stainless steel core biopsy needle and a titanium sheath., Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology, 181 (1), 183-5
 - Lehman CD, Shook JE (Jul-Aug 2003) Position of clip placement after vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: is a
unilateral two-view postbiopsy mammogram necessary?, The Breast Journal, 9 (4), 272-6
 - Lehman CD, Andre MP, Fecht BA, Johansen JM, Shelby RL, Shelby JO, Through-transmission US applied to breast imaging., Academic Radiology, 7(2), 100-7, 2000
 - Lehman CD, DeMartini WB, Hylton N, The Role of MRI in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, , Principles and Practice of Surgical Oncology: Multidisciplinary Approach to Difficult Problems, In Press (bookchapter)
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