Sora Christina Yoon

Journal Article J Breast Imaging · May 17, 2025 Radiologists face a range of challenges to maximize the life-saving benefits of screening mammography, including pressure to maintain accuracy, manage heavy workloads, and minimize the risk of fatigue and burnout. This review provides targeted strategies t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of Interruptions During Screening Mammography on Physician Well-Being and Patient Care.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · June 2024 OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of interruptions on radiologists' efficiency, accuracy, and job satisfaction in interpreting screening mammograms. METHODS: This institutional review board-approved retrospective reader study recruited nine breast radiologis ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient Preferences of Breast Radiologists' Attire and Appearance.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · April 2024 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To assess patient preferences for breast radiologists' attire and appearance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A multi-institutional anonymous, voluntary 19-question survey was administered to patients undergoing screening and diagnostic ma ... Full text Link to item Cite

Author Response to "Letter to the Editor: Beyond Scrubs: Unlocking the Essence of Physician Attire in Patient-Centric Radiology Practice".

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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

Ethanol Sclerotherapy for Postoperative Seroma of the Breast and Axilla.

Journal Article J Breast Imaging · March 20, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the effectiveness of alcohol sclerotherapy in postoperative breast and axillary seromas. METHODS: This was an IRB-approved retrospective review of consecutive patients from 2017 to 2021. The procedure involves aspiration of seroma fluid ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial Disparities in Breast Imaging Wait Times Before and After the Implementation of a Same-Day Biopsy Program.

Journal Article J Breast Imaging · March 20, 2023 OBJECTIVE: To examine time from screening to diagnostic workup, biopsy, and surgery for non-Hispanic White (NHW) and Black women following implementation of a same-day biopsy program. METHODS: All NHW and Black women with BI-RADS category 0 screening mammo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mixed-Methods Study to Predict Upstaging of DCIS to Invasive Disease on Mammography.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · April 2021 BACKGROUND. The incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has steadily increased, as have concerns regarding overtreatment. Active surveillance is a novel treatment strategy that avoids surgical excision, but identifying patients with occult invasive di ... Full text Link to item Cite

Retina-Match: Ipsilateral Mammography Lesion Matching in a Single Shot Detection Pipeline

Conference Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) · January 1, 2021 In mammography and tomosynthesis, radiologists use the geometric relationship of the four standard screening views to detect breast abnormalities. To date, computer aided detection methods focus on formulations based only on a single view. Recent multi-vie ... Full text Cite

Predicting Upstaging of DCIS to Invasive Disease: Radiologists's Predictive Performance.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · November 2020 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to quantify breast radiologists' performance at predicting occult invasive disease when ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) presents as calcifications on mammography and to identify imaging and histopathol ... Full text Link to item Cite

Initial Clinical Experience with Stationary Digital Breast Tomosynthesis.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · October 2019 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: A linear array of carbon nanotube-enabled x-ray sources allows for stationary digital breast tomosynthesis (sDBT), during which projection views are collected without the need to move the x-ray tube. This work presents our initial ... Full text Link to item Cite

Machine learning-based prediction of future breast cancer using algorithmically measured background parenchymal enhancement on high-risk screening MRI.

Journal Article J Magn Reson Imaging · August 2019 BACKGROUND: Preliminary work has demonstrated that background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) assessed by radiologists is predictive of future breast cancer in women undergoing high-risk screening MRI. Algorithmically assessed measures of BPE offer a more pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Authorship and Impact of Gender-Specific Research in Major Radiology Journals.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · February 2019 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to quantify the relationship between author gender and publication topic, as well as the impact of gender-related research. METHODS: We reviewed all original research publications in Radiology, American Journal of Roen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationship between Background Parenchymal Enhancement on High-risk Screening MRI and Future Breast Cancer Risk.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · January 2019 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To determine if background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on screening breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in high-risk women correlates with future cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All screening breast MRIs (n = 1039) in high-ri ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bridging the Gap: Identifying Global Trends in Gender Disparity Among the Radiology Physician Workforce.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · August 2018 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Women make up half of American medical school graduates, but remain underrepresented among radiologists. This study sought to determine whether workforce gender disparities exist in other countries, and to identify any country-spe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Collaboration Metrics Among Female and Male Researchers: A 5-Year Review of Publications in Major Radiology Journals.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · July 2018 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Women are under-represented in radiology, but the implications of this under-representation are poorly understood. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine if articles published by women in major radiology journals we ... Full text Link to item Cite

Potential Use of American College of Radiology BI-RADS Mammography Atlas for Reporting and Assessing Lesions Detected on Dedicated Breast CT Imaging: Preliminary Study.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · November 2017 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Dedicated breast computed tomography (DBCT) is an emerging and promising modality for breast lesions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential use of applying the BI-RADS Mammography Atlas 5th Edition for reportin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Differential Motivations for Pursuing Diagnostic Radiology by Gender: Implications for Residency Recruitment.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · October 2017 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to determine how the motivations to pursue a career in radiology differ by gender. In addition, the influence of medical school radiology education will be assessed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Radiology ap ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors Influencing the Gender Breakdown of Academic Radiology Residency Programs.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · July 2017 PURPOSE: To determine the gender distribution of radiology residency programs and identify associations with radiology departmental factors. METHODS: The residency programs affiliated with the top 50 research medical school from US News and World Report we ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anxiety prior to breast biopsy: Relationships with length of time from breast biopsy recommendation to biopsy procedure and psychosocial factors.

Journal Article J Health Psychol · April 2017 This study investigated how time from breast biopsy recommendation to biopsy procedure affected pre-biopsy anxiety ( N = 140 women), and whether the relationship between wait time and anxiety was affected by psychosocial factors (chronic life stress, traum ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient Anxiety Before and Immediately After Imaging-Guided Breast Biopsy Procedures: Impact of Radiologist-Patient Communication.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2016 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate patient anxiety and its association with perceived radiologist-patient communication in the setting of imaging-guided breast biopsy. METHODS: After informed consent was obtained, 138 women recommended for imag ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging-Guided Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: Impact of Meditation and Music Interventions on Patient Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · May 2016 PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of guided meditation and music interventions on patient anxiety, pain, and fatigue during imaging-guided breast biopsy. METHODS: After giving informed consent, 121 women needing percutaneous imaging-guided breast biopsy were ... Full text Link to item Cite

Men (and Women) in Academic Radiology: How Can We Reduce the Gender Discrepancy?

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · April 2016 OBJECTIVE: There is a chronic gender imbalance in academic radiology departments, which could limit our field's ability to foster creative, productive, and innovative environments. We recently reviewed 51 major academic radiology faculty rosters and discov ... Full text Link to item Cite

Recurrence-free survival in breast cancer is associated with MRI tumor enhancement dynamics quantified using computer algorithms.

Journal Article Eur J Radiol · November 2015 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between breast cancer recurrence-free survival and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tumor enhancement dynamics which are quantified semi-automatically using computer algorithms. ME ... Full text Link to item Cite

Abbreviated screening protocol for breast MRI: a feasibility study.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · September 2015 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To compare the performance of two shortened breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols to a standard MRI protocol for breast cancer screening. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this Health Insurance Portability and Accountability A ... Full text Link to item Cite

Frequency of Malignancy and Imaging Characteristics of Probably Benign Lesions Seen at Breast MRI.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · August 2015 OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the frequency, follow-up compliance, and cancer rate of MRI BI-RADS category 3 lesions and to determine the cancer rate for individual BI-RADS descriptors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review ... Full text Link to item Cite

Whole Breast Ultrasound: Comparison of the Visibility of Suspicious Lesions with Automated Breast Volumetric Scanning Versus Hand-Held Breast Ultrasound.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · July 2015 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To assess how well radiologists visualize relevant features of lesions seen with automated breast volumetric scanning (ABVS) in comparison to hand-held breast ultrasound in women going to breast biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interobserver Variability Between Breast Imagers Using the Fifth Edition of the BI-RADS MRI Lexicon.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 2015 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the interobserver variability of users of the MRI lexicon in the fifth edition of the BI-RADS atlas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three breast imaging specialists reviewed 280 routine clinical breast MRI finding ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiogenomic analysis of breast cancer: luminal B molecular subtype is associated with enhancement dynamics at MR imaging.

Journal Article Radiology · November 2014 PURPOSE: To investigate associations between breast cancer molecular subtype and semiautomatically extracted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Imaging and genomic data from the Cancer Genome Atlas and the Cancer Imaging Archi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using computer-extracted image features for modeling of error-making patterns in detection of mammographic masses among radiology residents.

Journal Article Med Phys · September 2014 PURPOSE: Mammography is the most widely accepted and utilized screening modality for early breast cancer detection. Providing high quality mammography education to radiology trainees is essential, since excellent interpretation skills are needed to ensure ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiology resident mammography training: interpretation difficulty and error-making patterns.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · July 2014 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to better understand the concept of mammography difficulty and how it affects radiology resident performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven radiology residents and three expert breast imagers reviewed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of pain experienced by women during percutaneous imaging-guided breast biopsies.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · July 2014 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate pain experienced during imaging-guided core-needle breast biopsies and to identify factors that predict increased pain perception during procedures. METHODS: In this institutional review board-approved, HI ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predicting error in detecting mammographic masses among radiology trainees using statistical models based on BI-RADS features.

Journal Article Med Phys · March 2014 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to explore Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) features as predictors of individual errors made by trainees when detecting masses in mammograms. METHODS: Ten radiology trainees and three expert breast im ... Full text Link to item Cite

Modeling resident error-making patterns in detection of mammographic masses using computer-extracted image features: Preliminary experiments

Conference Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of SPIE · January 1, 2014 Providing high quality mammography education to radiology trainees is essential, as good interpretation skills potentially ensure the highest benefit of screening mammography for patients. We have previously proposed a computer-aided education system that ... Full text Cite

Patient anxiety before and immediately after imaging-guided breast biopsy procedures: impact of radiologist-patient communication.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · June 2013 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate patient anxiety and its association with perceived radiologist-patient communication in the setting of imaging-guided breast biopsy. METHODS: After informed consent was obtained, 138 women recommended for imag ... Full text Link to item Cite

Breast self-examination: defining a cohort still in need.

Journal Article Am J Surg · October 2009 BACKGROUND: The value of breast self-examination (BSE) to detect early breast cancer is controversial. METHODS: Within an institutional review board-approved prospective study, 147 high-risk women were enrolled from 2004 to 2007. Yearly clinical examinatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cancer cases from ACRIN digital mammographic imaging screening trial: radiologist analysis with use of a logistic regression model.

Journal Article Radiology · August 2009 PURPOSE: To determine which factors contributed to the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) cancer detection results. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This project was HIPAA compliant and institutional review board approved. Seven radiologist readers ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does the CT whirl sign really predict small bowel volvulus?: Experience in an oncologic population.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 2006 The objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity of the CT "whirl sign" for the diagnosis of small bowel volvulus in patients who present with a clinical suspicion of intestinal obstruction. Between January 2002 and September 2004, 1,493 CT sca ... Full text Link to item Cite

Accuracy of computerized frameless stereotactic image-guided pedicle screw placement into previously fused lumbar spines.

Journal Article Spine · August 2005 Study designA retrospective chart and radiographic review of 122 pedicle screws placed with computerized stereotactic image-guidance into posterolateral fusion masses.ObjectivesTo determine the accuracy rate of computerized stereotactic i ... Full text Cite

Symptomatic spondylolysis: diagnosis and treatment.

Journal Article Curr Opin Pediatr · February 2004 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Approximately 35% of adolescents experience back pain. In athletic adolescents, spondylolysis is the most common offending cause. With growing numbers of adolescents participating in sports with higher levels of intensity, spondylolysis ... Full text Link to item Cite