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Brenda Kurland

Research Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Verified email at pitt.edu
Cited by 9527

Quantitative imaging biomarkers: a review of statistical methods for technical performance assessment

…, JT Voyvodic, RL Wahl, BF Kurland… - … methods in medical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Technological developments and greater rigor in the quantitative measurement of biological
features in medical images have given rise to an increased interest in using quantitative …

Radiomic analysis: study design, statistical analysis, and other bias mitigation strategies

CS Moskowitz, ML Welch, MA Jacobs, BF Kurland… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Rapid advances in automated methods for extracting large numbers of quantitative features
from medical images have led to tremendous growth of publications reporting on radiomic …

Quantitative assessment of dynamic PET imaging data in cancer imaging

…, DA Mankoff, RK Doot, LA Pierce, BF Kurland… - Magnetic resonance …, 2012 - Elsevier
Clinical imaging in positron emission tomography (PET) is often performed using single-time-point
estimates of tracer uptake or static imaging that provides a spatial map of regional …

Neuropathology of nondemented aging: presumptive evidence for preclinical Alzheimer disease

…, J Kaye, R Kurlan, C Hulette, BF Kurland… - Neurobiology of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and possible cognitive effect of histological Alzheimer's
disease (AD) in autopsied older nondemented individuals. DESIGN: Senile plaques (…

SHELL: Oral language and early literacy skills in kindergarten and first-grade children

…, PO Tabors, PA Nicholson, BF Kurland - Journal of Research in …, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
Since learning to read is a complex process, there are a diverse set of prerequisite skills,
including both language and literacy related skills. This article reports on a battery of oral …

Misspecified maximum likelihood estimates and generalised linear mixed models

PJ Heagerty, BF Kurland - Biometrika, 2001 - academic.oup.com
We investigate the impact of model violations on the estimate of a regression coefficient in a
generalised linear mixed model. Specifically, we evaluate the asymptotic relative bias that …

Quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging as an adjunct to conventional breast MRI for improved positive predictive value

…, WB DeMartini, BF Kurland… - American journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to investigate whether adding diffusion-weighted
imaging (DWI) to dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) could improve the positive …

Cisplatin and radiotherapy with or without erlotinib in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a randomized phase II trial

…, MA Papagikos, F Yunus, BF Kurland… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The combination of cisplatin and radiotherapy is a standard treatment for patients
with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Cetuximab-…

Differential diagnosis of mammographically and clinically occult breast lesions on diffusion‐weighted MRI

SC Partridge, WB DeMartini, BF Kurland… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To investigate the diagnostic performance of diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) for
mammographically and clinically occult breast lesions. Materials and Methods: The study …

Sensitive detection of mono-and polyclonal ESR1 mutations in primary tumors, metastatic lesions, and cell-free DNA of breast cancer patients

…, HE Trejo Bittar, A Berg, RL Hamilton, BF Kurland… - Clinical cancer …, 2016 - AACR
Purpose: Given the clinical relevance of ESR1 mutations as potential drivers of resistance to
endocrine therapy, this study used sensitive detection methods to determine the frequency …