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Martin J. Yaffe

Martin J. Yaffe

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Medicine

D-Index
92
Citations
41696
World Ranking
11120
National Ranking
446

Overview

Martin J. Yaffe is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, contributing extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, particularly focusing on Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their work spans a variety of key cancer-related topics including Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, AI in cancer detection, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, and Cancer Risks and Factors.

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations are James G. Mainprize, Etta D. Pisano, Alison Cheung, Jean M. Seely, and John M.S. Bartlett.

The scientist has published in several venues, with repeated contributions in:

  • Cancer Research
  • UNC Libraries
  • Current Oncology
  • Medical Physics
  • Journal of Breast Imaging

Notable recent publications include:

  • "The impact of episodic screening interruption: COVID-19 and population-based cancer screening in Canada" (2020, Journal of Medical Screening)
  • "Breast Cancer Screening Strategies for Women With ATM, CHEK2, and PALB2 Pathogenic Variants" (2022, JAMA Oncology)
  • "Identification of 31 loci for mammographic density phenotypes and their associations with breast cancer risk" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Effects of ionizing radiation exposure during pregnancy" (2023, Abdominal Radiology)
  • "The randomized trial of mammography screening that was not-A cautionary tale" (2021, Journal of Medical Screening)

Best Publications

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines for Breast Screening with MRI as an Adjunct to Mammography

    Debbie Saslow;Carla Boetes;Wylie Burke;Steven Harms

  • Mammographic Density and the Risk and Detection of Breast Cancer

    Norman F. Boyd;Helen Guo;Lisa J. Martin;Limei Sun

  • Diagnostic Performance of Digital versus Film Mammography for Breast-Cancer Screening

    Etta D. Pisano;Constantine Gatsonis;Edward Hendrick;Martin Yaffe

  • Surveillance of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers with magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, mammography, and clinical breast examination.

    Ellen Warner;Donald B. Plewes;Kimberley A. Hill;Petrina A. Causer

  • Quantitative Classification of Mammographic Densities and Breast Cancer Risk: Results From the Canadian National Breast Screening Study

    N. F. Boyd;J. W. Byng;R. A. Jong;E. K. Fishell

  • Mammographic densities and breast cancer risk.

    Norman F. Boyd;Gina A. Lockwood;Jeff W. Byng;David L. Tritchler

  • X-ray detectors for digital radiography

    M J Yaffe;J A Rowlands

  • Heritability of mammographic density, a risk factor for breast cancer.

    Norman F Boyd;Gillian S Dite;Jennifer Stone;Anoma Gunasekara

  • The quantitative analysis of mammographic densities

    J W Byng;N F Boyd;E Fishell;R A Jong

  • Mammographic breast density as an intermediate phenotype for breast cancer

    Norman F Boyd;Johanna M Rommens;Kelly Vogt;Vivian Lee

  • Diagnostic Performance of Digital versus Film Mammography for Breast-Cancer Screening

    Etta D. Pisano;Constantine Gatsonis;Edward Hendrick;Martin Yaffe

  • X-ray characterisation of normal and neoplastic breast tissues.

    P C Johns;M J Yaffe

  • Mammographic density and breast cancer risk: current understanding and future prospects

    Norman F Boyd;Norman F Boyd;Lisa J Martin;Lisa J Martin;Martin J Yaffe;Salomon Minkin

  • Diagnostic accuracy of digital versus film mammography: exploratory analysis of selected population subgroups in DMIST.

    Etta D. Pisano;R. Edward Hendrick;Martin J. Yaffe;Janet K. Baum

  • Comparison of Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mammography, and Ultrasound for Surveillance of Women at High Risk for Hereditary Breast Cancer

    E. Warner;D. B. Plewes;R. S. Shumak;G. C. Catzavelos

  • Breast Tissue Composition and Susceptibility to Breast Cancer

    Norman F. Boyd;Lisa J. Martin;Michael Bronskill;Martin J. Yaffe

  • Mortality from breast cancer after irradiation during fluoroscopic examinations in patients being treated for tuberculosis.

    Anthony B. Miller;Geoffrey R. Howe;Gregory J. Sherman;Joan P. Lindsay

  • Risk of Radiation-induced Breast Cancer from Mammographic Screening

    Martin J. Yaffe;James G. Mainprize

  • Characterisation of mammographic parenchymal pattern by fractal dimension.

    Curtis B. Caldwell;Sandra J. Stapleton;David W. Holdsworth;Roberta Jong

  • Prospective study of breast cancer incidence in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation under surveillance with and without magnetic resonance imaging

    Ellen Warner;Kimberley Hill;Petrina Causer;Donald Plewes

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman F. Boyd
Norman F. Boyd Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Lisa J. Martin
Lisa J. Martin Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Steven A. Narod
Steven A. Narod University of Toronto
Aaron Fenster
Aaron Fenster University of Western Ontario
Constantine Gatsonis
Constantine Gatsonis Brown University
Robert M. Nishikawa
Robert M. Nishikawa University of Pittsburgh
John L. Hopper
John L. Hopper University of Melbourne
Gina Lockwood
Gina Lockwood Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Giske Ursin
Giske Ursin University of Oslo
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne

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