Connie Lehman

Appointments and Affiliations
 
 
University of Washington
School of Medicine
Radiology
Professor, Appointed: 2006
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Radiology
Director, Appointed: 2007
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Public Health Sciences
Joint Member, Appointed: 2007
Group Health Cooperative
Center for Health Studies
Affiliate Investigator, Appointed: 2006
University of Washington
School of Medicine
Radiology
Breast Imaging
Section Head, Appointed: 2003
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Mailing Address

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
825 Eastlake Ave E
P.O. Box 19023
G2600
Seattle, Washington 98109-1023
United States

Contact

Phone: (206) 288-2046
Fax: (206) 288-6556
lehman@u.washington.edu

Degrees

M.D., Yale University, 1990.
Ph.D., Yale University, 1990.

Research Interests

My 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.

Memberships

American 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 Positions

2001-2006, 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

 

Recent Publications

2013
Koon, KP, Lehman CD, Gralow JR.  2013.  The importance of survivors and partners in improving breast cancer outcomes in Uganda.. Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland). Abstract
Mainiero, MB, Lourenco A, Mahoney MC, Newell MS, Bailey L, Barke LD, D'Orsi C, Harvey JA, Hayes MK, Huynh PT et al..  2013.  ACR Appropriateness Criteria Breast Cancer Screening.. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 10(1):11-4. Abstract
Rahbar, H, Partridge SC, DeMartini WB, Thursten B, Lehman CD.  2013.  Clinical and technical considerations for high quality breast MRI at 3 Tesla.. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI. 37(4):778-90. Abstract
2012
Lehman, CD, Lee CI, Loving VA, Portillo MS, Peacock S, DeMartini WB.  2012.  Accuracy and value of breast ultrasound for primary imaging evaluation of symptomatic women 30-39 years of age.. AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 199(5):1169-77. Abstract
2011
Partridge, SC, Singer L, Sun R, Wilmes LJ, Klifa CS, Lehman CD, Hylton NM.  2011.  Diffusion-weighted MRI: influence of intravoxel fat signal and breast density on breast tumor conspicuity and apparent diffusion coefficient measurements.. Magnetic resonance imaging. 29(9):1215-21. Abstract
Partridge, SC, Rahbar H, Murthy R, Chai X, Kurland BF, DeMartini WB, Lehman CD.  2011.  Improved diagnostic accuracy of breast MRI through combined apparent diffusion coefficients and dynamic contrast-enhanced kinetics.. Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 65(6):1759-67. Abstract
DeMartini, WB, Kurland BF, Gutierrez RL, Blackmore CC, Peacock S, Lehman CD.  2011.  Probability of malignancy for lesions detected on breast MRI: a predictive model incorporating BI-RADS imaging features and patient characteristics.. European radiology. 21(8):1609-17. Abstract
2010
Partridge, SC, Vanantwerp RK, Doot RK, Chai X, Kurland BF, Eby PR, Specht JM, Dunnwald LK, Schubert EK, Lehman CD et al..  2010.  Association between serial dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and dynamic 18F-FDG PET measures in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer.. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI. 32(5):1124-31. Abstract
DeMartini, WB, Ichikawa L, Yankaskas BC, Buist D, Kerlikowske K, Geller B, Onega T, Rosenberg RD, Lehman CD.  2010.  Breast MRI in community practice: equipment and imaging techniques at facilities in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium.. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 7(11):878-84. Abstract
Partridge, SC, DeMartini WB, Kurland BF, Eby PR, White SW, Lehman CD.  2010.  Differential diagnosis of mammographically and clinically occult breast lesions on diffusion-weighted MRI.. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI. 31(3):562-70. Abstract
Eby, PR, Calhoun KE, Kurland BF, DeMartini WB, Gutierrez RL, Peacock S, Anderson BO, Byrd DR, Mann GN, Lehman CD.  2010.  Preoperative and intraoperative sonographic visibility of collagen-based breast biopsy marker clips.. Academic radiology. 17(3):340-7. Abstract
Partridge, SC, Mullins CD, Kurland BF, Allain MD, DeMartini WB, Eby PR, Lehman CD.  2010.  Apparent diffusion coefficient values for discriminating benign and malignant breast MRI lesions: effects of lesion type and size.. AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 194(6):1664-73. Abstract
2009
Gutierrez, RL, DeMartini WB, Eby PR, Kurland BF, Peacock S, Lehman CD.  2009.  BI-RADS lesion characteristics predict likelihood of malignancy in breast MRI for masses but not for nonmasslike enhancement.. AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 193(4):994-1000. Abstract
Gutierrez, RL, DeMartini WB, Eby P, Kurland BF, Peacock S, Lehman CD.  2009.  Clinical indication and patient age predict likelihood of malignancy in suspicious breast MRI lesions.. Academic radiology. 16(10):1281-5. Abstract
Partridge, SC, DeMartini WB, Kurland BF, Eby PR, White SW, Lehman CD.  2009.  Quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging as an adjunct to conventional breast MRI for improved positive predictive value.. AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 193(6):1716-22. Abstract
Atkinson, C, Newton KM, Aiello Bowles EJ, Lehman CD, Stanczyk FZ, Westerlind KC, Li L, Lampe JW.  2009.  Daidzein-metabolizing phenotypes in relation to mammographic breast density among premenopausal women in the United States.. Breast cancer research and treatment. 116(3):587-94. Abstract
2008
Eby, PR, Partridge SC, White SW, Doot RK, Dunnwald LK, Schubert EK, Kurland BF, Lehman CD, Mankoff DA.  2008.  Metabolic and vascular features of dynamic contrast-enhanced breast magnetic resonance imaging and (15)O-water positron emission tomography blood flow in breast cancer.. Academic radiology. 15(10):1246-54. Abstract
Lehman, CD, Rutter CM, Eby PR, White E, Buist DSM, Taplin SH.  2008.  Lesion and patient characteristics associated with malignancy after a probably benign finding on community practice mammography.. AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 190(2):511-5. Abstract