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Gastounioti Secures R01 Grant to Address Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer
Racial disparities exist between Black women and white women both in breast cancer mortality rates and in AI models that predict cancer risk. In efforts to address the gap in current predictive models, Aimilia Gastounioti, PhD, secured a $3.1 million R01…
Gastounioti Investigates Genetic Mechanisms of Breast Density Among Black Women
Aimilia Gastonuioti, PhD, and colleagues published “Genome-Wide Association Study of Breast Density among Women of African Ancestry,” which appeared in Cancers. The paper was a collaborative effort with scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, University of…
Gastonuioti Publishes Paper on Breast Density and Cancer Risks in Diverse Populations
Aimilia Gastounioti, PhD, assistant professor of radiology, and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania have published a paper studying the relationship between short-term changes in mammographic density (MD) and breast cancer risk. Breast density may change over time in a…
Gastounioti Presents Longitudinal Study of AI in Breast Density at RSNA
A team of researchers including Aimila Gastounioti, PhD, announced the results of a longitudinal study at the 2022 RSNA Annual Meeting in Chicago. The research team included members from clinical practice, the imaging industry and academic settings — Onsite Women’s…
Paper on Mammographic Feature Robustness Appears in Cancers
Aimilia Gastonuioti, PhD, and colleagues published “Incorporating Robustness to Imaging Physics into Radiomic Feature Selection for Breast Cancer Risk Estimation,” which appeared in Cancers. The paper was a collaborative effort with scientists from University of Pennsylvania, Mayo Clinic and University…