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Karen Schwenk Johnson

Karen Schwenk Johnson

Associate Professor of Radiology
Radiology, Breast Imaging
karen.johnson2@duke.edu
Box 3808 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Radiology, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Radiology · 2021 - Present Radiology, Breast Imaging, Radiology

Recent Publications

Screening the Implant-Augmented Breast with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Is Tomosynthesis Necessary for Non-implant-Displaced Views?

Journal Article J Breast Imaging · May 27, 2024 OBJECTIVE: To determine cancer visualization utility and radiation dose for non-implant-displaced (ID) views using standard protocol with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) vs alternative protocol with 2D only when screening women with implant augmentation ... Full text Link to item Cite

Now or Later? Patient Satisfaction and Anxiety Among Women Undergoing Breast Biopsies Performed the Same Day as Recommended Versus a Later Day.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · March 2024 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine differences in patient satisfaction and anxiety among women undergoing core-needle breast biopsies performed the same day as recommended versus a future date. METHODS: After institutional review board exempti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Retained Biopsy Site Markers After Breast Lesion Surgical Resection: Associations With Residual Malignancy.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · January 2024 BACKGROUND. Biopsy site markers (BSMs) placed during image-guided core needle biopsy (CNB) are typically targeted for surgical excision, along with the breast imaging abnormality. Retained BSMs raise concern of incomplete resection of the breast abnormalit ... Full text Link to item Cite
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