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Patsy has a background in clinical mammography, including advanced clinical practice, quality assurance, education and management. She has been a researcher at the University of Dundee's Medical School and in NHS Tayside since 2009 and a Clinical Specialist Radiographer at NHS Tayside since October 2016.
Key research interests are women's experiences of mammography, clinical image quality in mammography, informed choice and sustained participation in breast cancer screening, and digital breast tomosynthesis.
Current committee memberships are Symposium Mammographicum (Chair of Trustees, member of conference organising committee); EUMAM (European Expert Group for Mammography); CAHPR (Council for Allied Health Research) North of Scotland steering committee.
Education/Academic qualification
University of Cumbria
Master of Science, Kingston University
External positions
Clinical Specialist Radiographer, NHS Tayside
1 Oct 2016 → …Keywords
- RZ Other systems of medicine
- Breast Cancer
- Screening
- Mammography
- Medical Imaging
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Projects 2012 2022
Mammo 50 Add On Study (Joint With University of Warwick, Manchester and Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust)
1/03/19 → 28/02/22
Project: Research
Contrast Enhanced Breast Tomosynthesis in Patients Suspected of Having Breast Cancer: A Prospective Comparison with State of the Art Breast MRI (Translational Clinical Studies Research Committee)
Evans, A., Vinnicombe, S. & Whelehan, P.
1/10/17 → 30/09/20
Project: Research
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Younger Symptomatic Women: Retrospective Multi-Reader Study
Evans, A., Vinnicombe, S. & Whelehan, P.
1/07/15 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
Exploring Women's Experiences of Mammography: A Qualitative Study (Joint with NHS Tayside, NHS Lothian and University of Stirling)
1/09/13 → 30/06/16
Project: Research
Research Output 2008 2019
Percutaneous sentinel node removal using a vacuum-assisted needle biopsy in women with breast cancer: a feasibility and acceptability study
Evans, A., Whelehan, P., Warwick, V., Purdie, C., Pitsinis, V., Brown, D., Thompson, A. & Macaskill, E. J., Mar 2019, In : Clinical Radiology. 74, 3, p. 216-219 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Feasibility Studies
Needle Biopsy
Vacuum
Breast Neoplasms
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
Development of an automated detection algorithm for patient motion blur in digital mammograms
Hill, M. L., Whelehan, P., Vinnicombe, S. J., Tromans, C. E., Evans, A., Warwick, V. R., Brady, J. M. & Highnam, R. P., 6 Jul 2018, Proceedings of the SPIE: 14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018). Krupinski, E. A. (ed.). SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 10718. 8 p. 107180K. (Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 10718).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open Access
File
readers
Linear regression
Image quality
Reading
Linear Models
4
Citations
(Scopus)
76
Downloads
(Pure)
Identification of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: comparison of greyscale ultrasound, shear wave elastography, and MRI
Evans, A., Whelehan, P., Thompson, A., Purdie, C., Jordan, L., Macaskill, J., Henderson, S. & Vinnicombe, S., Oct 2018, In : Clinical Radiology. 73, 10, p. 910.e1-910.e6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Ultrasonography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Breast Neoplasms
Drug Therapy
10
Citations
(Scopus)
104
Downloads
(Pure)
Prediction of Pathological Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Primary Breast Cancer Comparing Interim Ultrasound, Shear Wave Elastography and MRI
Evans, A., Whelehan, P., Thompson, A., Purdie, C., Jordan, L., Macaskill, J., Waugh, S., Fuller-Pace, F., Brauer, K. & Vinnicombe, S., Aug 2018, In : European Journal of Ultrasound. 39, 04, p. 422-431 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Breast Neoplasms
Drug Therapy
Sensitivity and Specificity
13
Citations
(Scopus)
314
Downloads
(Pure)
Clinical performance of Siemens digital breast tomosynthesis versus standard supplementary mammography for the assessment of screen-detected soft-tissue abnormalities – a multi-reader study
Whelehan, P., Heywang-Köbrunner, S. H., Vinnicombe, S. J., Hacker, A., Jaensch, A., Hapca, A., Gray, R., Jenkin, M., Lowry, K., Oeppen, R., Reilly, M., Stahnke, M. & Evans, A., Jan 2017, In : Clinical Radiology. 72, 1, p. 95.e9-95e15 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Mammography
Breast
Equipment and Supplies
ROC Curve
Area Under Curve
Activities 2012 2012
- 1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
11th International Workshop on Breast Imaging
Patsy Whelehan (Participant)9 Jul 2012
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course