Predrag Bakic
Associate Professor
Predrag Bakic, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania
Marie Curie Visiting Research Fellow, Lund University Translational Medicine, SUS Malmö
PI, Project Manager, MSEE, BSEE
Education: University of Belgrade, Serbia/Yugoslavia; Lehigh University; Thomas Jefferson University
Employment: University of Belgrade; Lehigh University, Thomas Jefferson University; University of Pennsylvania (Penn); Lund University
PhD thesis: Breast Tissue Description and Modeling in Mammography
Current supervision: One PhD student (at University of Ghent, Belgium), two project assistants at Lund.
Main Projects (detailed with subprojects below):
1) Simultaneous digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and mechanical imaging (MI) – DBTMI – shared leadership with M Dustler
2) Virtual Clinical Trials (VCTs) of medical imaging
Publications:
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f_FoIZEAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6603874554
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7087-0915
Publications
Displaying of publications. Sorted by year, then title.
Assessing Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Impact on Early Cancer Detection : Insights from Consecutive Screening
Annika Jögi, Kristin Johnson, Sofia Wittgren, Victor Sundgren, Hanna Tomic, et al.
(2024) Radiology, 312
Journal articleUsing simulated breast lesions based on Perlin noise for evaluation of lesion segmentation
Hanna Tomic, Zhikai Yang, Anders Tingberg, Sophia Zackrisson, Rodrigo Moreno, et al.
(2024) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 12925
Conference paperDeveloping ultrasound optical tomography for deep tissue imaging of the breast
E. Bukartė, A. Zabiliūtė-Karaliūnė, M. Ruchkina, A. Kinos, N. Reistad, et al.
(2024) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 13174
Conference paperAdvancing breast tissue imaging with an ultrasound optical tomography (UOT) approach
Maria Ruchkina, Akvile Zabiliute-Karaliune, Egle Bukarte, Adam Kinos, David Hill, et al.
(2024) Tissue Optics and Photonics III : PROCEEDINGS VOLUME 13010 SPIE PHOTONICS EUROPE | 7-12 APRIL 2024, 13010 p.1301006-1301006
Conference paperAlignment of clinical breast tomosynthesis and mechanical images : The effect of the variation in shift and rotation
Predrag R. Bakic, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, Magnus Dustler
(2024) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 13174
Conference paperEvaluating an image restoration pipeline for digital mammography across varied radiation exposures and microcalcification sizes using model observer analysis
Renann F. Brandão, Lucas E. Soares, Lucas R. Borges, Predrag R. Bakic, Anders Tingberg, et al.
(2024) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 13174
Conference paperAI lesion risk score at different exposure settings
Anders Tingberg, Victor Dahlblom, Predrag Bakic, Haiko Schurz, Fredrik Strand, et al.
(2024) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 13174
Conference paperSimulation of ultrasound optical tomography (UOT) for characterizing breast tumors
Adam Kinos, David Hill, Magnus Dustler, Sophia Zackrisson, Lars Rippe, et al.
(2024) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 13010
Conference paperSimulation of breast lesions based upon fractal Perlin noise
Hanna Tomic, Arthur C. Costa, Anna Bjerkén, Marcelo A.C. Vieira, Sophia Zackrisson, et al.
(2023) Physica Medica, 114
Journal articleDose evaluation of simultaneous breast radiography and mechanical imaging
Anna Bjerkén, Hanna Tomic, Christian Bernhardsson, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, et al.
(2023) Medical Imaging 2023 : Physics of Medical Imaging, 12463
Conference paperMalmö Breast ImaginG database: objectives and development
Victor Dahlblom, Magnus Dustler, Anetta Bolejko, Predrag Bakic, Henrik Granberg, et al.
(2023) Journal of Medical Imaging, 10
Journal articleAssessment of projection interpolation to compensate for the increased radiation dose in DBTMI
Arthur C. Costa, Anna Bjerkén, Magnus Dustler, Anders Tingberg, Predrag Bakic, et al.
(2023) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 12463
Conference paperFinite element model of mechanical imaging of the breast
Rebecca Axelsson, Hanna Tomic, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, Hanna Isaksson, et al.
(2022) Journal of Medical Imaging, 9 p.1-15
Journal articleDevelopment and evaluation of a method for tumor growth simulation in virtual clinical trials of breast cancer screening
Hanna Tomic, Anna Bjerkén, Gustav Hellgren, Kristin Johnson, Daniel Förnvik, et al.
(2022) Journal of Medical Imaging, 9
Journal articleComputer simulations of case difficulty in digital breast tomosynthesis using virtual clinical trials
Bruno Barufaldi, Trevor Lewis Vent, Predrag Radomir Bakic, Andrew Douglas Arnould Maidment
(2022) Medical Physics, 49 p.2220-2232
Journal articleNovel Perlin-based phantoms using 3D models of compressed breast shapes and fractal noise
Joao P.V. Teixeira, Telmo M. Silva Filho, Thais G. Do Rego, Yuri B. Malheiros, Magnus Dustler, et al.
(2022) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 12031
Conference paperVirtual clinical trial of simultaneous digital breast tomosynthesis and mechanical imaging: : model calibration and the effect of tumor depth
Hanna Tomic, Rebecca Axelsson, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, Magnus Dustler, et al.
(2022) Medical Imaging 2022: : Physics of Medical Imaging, 12031
Conference paperSimulation of volumetric breast densities for virtual clinical trials
Hanna Tomic, Daniel Förnvik, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, Magnus Dustler, et al.
(2022) Medical Imaging 2022: : Physics of Medical Imaging, 12031
Conference paperEvaluation of 3D printed contrast detail phantoms for mammography quality assurance
Måns Boll, Trevor Vent, Hanna Tomic, Christian Bernhardsson, Magnus Dustler, et al.
(2022) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 12286
Conference paperTumor growth rate estimations in a breast cancer screening population
Hanna Tomic, Akane Ohashi, Victor Dahlblom, Anna Bjerkén, Daniel Förnvik, et al.
(2022) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 12286
Conference paperSimultaneous digital breast tomosynthesis and mechanical imaging in women recalled from screening - A preliminary analysis
Rebecca Axelsson, Victor Dahlblom, Anders Tingberg, Sophia Zackrisson, Magnus Dustler, et al.
(2022) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 12286
Conference paperRealism of mammography tissue patches simulated using perlin noise : A forced choice reading study
Magnus Dustler, Predrag Bakic, Debra M. Ikeda, Kristina Lång, Reyer Zwiggelaar
(2021) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 11595
Conference paperAssessment of a tumour growth model for virtual clinical trials of breast cancer screening
Hanna Tomic, Anna Bjerkén, Gustav Hellgren, Kristin Johnson, Daniel Förnvik, et al.
(2021) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 11595
Conference paperVirtual Clinical Trials in Medical Imaging System Evaluation and Optimisation
Bruno Barufaldi, Andrew D A Maidment, Magnus Dustler, Rebecca Axelsson, Hanna Tomic, et al.
(2021) Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 195 p.363-371
Journal articleExperimental Evaluation of Physical Breast Phantoms for 2D and 3D Breast X-Ray Imaging Techniques
Nikolay Dukov, Kristina Bliznakova, Tsvetelina Teneva, Stoyko Marinov, Predrag Bakic, et al.
(2021) IFMBE Proceedings, 80 p.544-552
Conference paperComputer model of mechanical imaging acquisition for virtual clinical trials
Rebecca Axelsson, Hanna Isaksson, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, Predrag Bakic, et al.
(2021) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 11595 p.1-115950
Conference paperDeep learning reconstruction of digital breast tomosynthesis images for accurate breast density and patient-specific radiation dose estimation
Jonas Teuwen, Nikita Moriakov, Christian Fedon, Marco Caballo, Ingrid Reiser, et al.
(2021) Medical Image Analysis, 71
Journal articleSpatially localized sparse representations for breast lesion characterization
Keni Zheng, Chelsea Harris, Predrag Bakic, Sokratis Makrogiannis
(2020) Computers in Biology and Medicine, 123
Journal articleEvaluation of a flat fielding method for simultaneous DBT and MI acquisition
Predrag R. Bakic, Magnus Dustler, Kristen C. Lau, Andrew D.A. Maidment, Sophia Zackrisson, et al.
(2020) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 11513
Conference paperPre-processing for image quality improvement in simultaneous DBT and mechanical imaging
Predrag R. Bakic, Magnus Dustler, Susan Ng, Andrew D.A. Maidment, Sophia Zackrisson, et al.
(2020) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 11312
Conference paperIdentifying and modelling clinical subpopulations from the Malmö breast tomosynthesis screening trial
B. Torlegård, A. Tingberg, S. Zackrisson, B. Barufaldi, A. D.A. Maidment, et al.
(2020) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 11513
Conference paperArtificial intelligence together with mechanical imaging in mammography
Anna Bejnö, Gustav Hellgren, Alejandro Rodriguez-Ruiz, Predrag R. Bakic, Sophia Zackrisson, et al.
(2020) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 11513
Conference paperEvaluation of non-Gaussian statistical properties in virtual breast phantoms
Craig K. Abbey, Predrag R. Bakic, David D. Pokrajac, Andrew D.A. Maidment, Miguel P. Eckstein, et al.
(2019) Journal of Medical Imaging, 6
Journal articleHigh-attenuation artifact reduction in breast tomosynthesis using a novel reconstruction algorithm
Magnus Dustler, Julia Wicklein, Hannie Förnvik, Joana Boita, Predrag Bakic, et al.
(2019) European Journal of Radiology, 116 p.21-26
Journal articleTechnical Note: Noise models for virtual clinical trials of digital breast tomosynthesis
L R Borges, B Barufaldi, R F Caron, Predrag Bakic, A Foi, et al.
(2019) Medical Physics, 46 p.2683-2689
Journal articleRestoration of low-dose digital breast tomosynthesis
Lucas R. Borges, Lucio Azzari, Predrag R. Bakic, Andrew D.A. Maidment, Marcelo A.C. Vieira, et al.
(2018) Measurement Science and Technology, 29
Journal articleModeling the mechanical behavior of the breast tissues under compression in real time
M. J. Rupérez, F. Martínez-Martínez, M. Martínez-Sober, M. A. Lago, D. Lorente, et al.
(2018) Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, 27 p.583-592
Journal articleMethod for Simulating Dose Reduction in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Lucas R. Borges, Igor Guerrero, Predrag R. Bakic, Alessandro Foi, Andrew D.A. Maidment, et al.
(2017) IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 36 p.2331-2342
Journal articleMethod for simulating dose reduction in digital mammography using the Anscombe transformation
Lucas R. Borges, Helder C.R.De Oliveira, Polyana F. Nunes, Predrag R. Bakic, Andrew D.A. Maidment, et al.
(2016) Medical Physics, 43 p.2704-2714
Journal articleDescription and Characterization of a Novel Method for Partial Volume Simulation in Software Breast Phantoms
Feiyu Chen, Predrag R. Bakic, Andrew D.A. Maidment, Shane T. Jensen, Xiquan Shi, et al.
(2015) IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 34 p.2146-2161
Journal articleMethodology based on genetic heuristics for in-vivo characterizing the patient-specific biomechanical behavior of the breast tissues
M. A. Lago, M. J. Rupérez, F. Martínez-Martínez, S. Martínez-Sanchis, P. R. Bakic, et al.
(2015) Expert Systems with Applications, 42 p.7942-7950
Journal articleEvaluating the sensitivity of the optimization of acquisition geometry to the choice of reconstruction algorithm in digital breast tomosynthesis through a simulation study
Rongping Zeng, Subok Park, Predrag Bakic, Kyle J. Myers
(2015) Physics in Medicine and Biology, 60 p.1259-1288
Journal articleAsymptotic number of Z3Δ cells covering C(1) surface on uniform grid and complexity of recursive-partitioning simulation of septal tissue regions
Marko D. Petković, Predrag R. Bakic, Andrew D.A. Maidment, David Pokrajac
(2015) Applied Mathematics and Computation, 252 p.263-272
Journal articleEstimation of scattered radiation in digital breast tomosynthesis
O. Diaz, D. R. Dance, K. C. Young, P. Elangovan, P. R. Bakic, et al.
(2014) Physics in Medicine and Biology, 59 p.4375-4390
Journal articleA virtual trial framework for quantifying the detectability of masses in breast tomosynthesis projection data
Stefano Young, Predrag R. Bakic, Kyle J. Myers, Robert J. Jennings, Subok Park
(2013) Medical Physics, 40
Journal articleClassifying ductal trees using geometrical features and ensemble learning techniques
Angeliki Skoura, Tatyana Nuzhnaya, Predrag R. Bakic, Vasilis Megalooikonomou
(2013) Communications in Computer and Information Science, 384 p.146-155
Journal articleA statistically defined anthropomorphic software breast phantom
Beverly A. Lau, Ingrid Reiser, Robert M. Nishikawa, Predrag R. Bakic
(2012) Medical Physics, 39 p.3375-3385
Journal articleOptimized generation of high resolution breast anthropomorphic software phantoms
David D. Pokrajac, Andrew D.A. Maidment, Predrag R. Bakic
(2012) Medical Physics, 39 p.2290-2302
Journal articleDigital phantoms for breast imaging
Predrag R. Bakic, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2012) Physics of Mammographic Imaging , p.135-152
Book chapterAnalysis of parenchymal texture with digital breast tomosynthesis : Comparison with digital mammography and implications for cancer risk assessment
Despina Kontos, Lynda C. Ikejimba, Predrag R. Bakic, Andrea B. Troxel, Emily F. Conant, et al.
(2011) Radiology, 261 p.80-91
Journal articleDevelopment and characterization of an anthropomorphic breast software phantom based upon region-growing algorithm
Predrag R. Bakic, Cuiping Zhang, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2011) Medical Physics, 38 p.3165-3176
Journal articleDevelopment of a physical 3D anthropomorphic breast phantom
Ann Katherine Carton, Predrag Bakic, Christer Ullberg, Helen Derand, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2011) Medical Physics, 38 p.891-896
Journal articleBreast percent density : Estimation on digital mammograms and central tomosynthesis projections
Predrag R. Bakic, Ann Katherine Carton, Despina Kontos, Cuiping Zhang, Andrea B. Troxel, et al.
(2009) Radiology, 252 p.40-49
Journal articleA representation and classification scheme for tree-like structures in medical images : Analyzing the branching pattern of ductal trees in x-ray galactograms
Vasileios Megalooikonomou, Michael Barnathan, Despina Kontos, Predrag R. Bakic, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2009) IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 28 p.487-493
Journal articleParenchymal Texture Analysis in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Risk Estimation. A Preliminary Study
Despina Kontos, Predrag R. Bakic, Ann Katherine Carton, Andrea B. Troxel, Emily F. Conant, et al.
(2009) Academic Radiology, 16 p.283-298
Journal articleMammogram registration : A phantom-based evaluation of compressed breast thickness variation effects
Frédéric J.P. Richard, Predrag R. Bakić, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2006) IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 25 p.188-197
Journal articleEvaluation of a novel method of noise reduction using computer-simulated mammograms
Oleg Tischenko, Christoph Hoeschen, David R. Dance, Roger A. Hunt, Andrew D.A. Maidment, et al.
(2005) Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 114 p.81-84
Journal articleCalculation of the properties of digital mammograms using a computer simulation
R. A. Hunt, David R. Dance, P. R. Bakic, A. D.A. Maidment, M. Sandborg, et al.
(2005) Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 114 p.395-398
Journal articleBreast dosimetry using high-resolution voxel phantoms
David R. Dance, R. A. Hunt, P. R. Bakic, A. D.A. Maidment, M. Sandborg, et al.
(2005) Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 114 p.359-363
Journal articleEffects of quantum noise and binocular summation on dose requirements in stereoradiography
Andrew D.A. Maidment, Predrag R. Bakic, Michael Albert
(2003) Medical Physics, 30 p.3061-3071
Journal articleMammogram synthesis using a three-dimensional simulation. III. Modeling and evaluation of the breast ductal network
Predrag R. Bakic, Michael Albert, Dragana Brzakovic, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2003) Medical Physics, 30 p.1914-1925
Journal articleClassification of galactograms with ramification matrices : Preliminary results
Predrag R. Bakic, Michael Albert, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2003) Academic Radiology, 10 p.198-204
Journal articleNon-rigid registration of mammograms obtained with variable breast compression : A phantom study
Frédéric J.P. Richard, Predrag R. Bakić, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2003) Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2717 p.281-290
Book chapterMammogram synthesis using a 3D simulation. II. Evaluation of synthetic mammogram texture
Predrag R. Bakic, Michael Albert, Dragana Brzakovic, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2002) Medical Physics, 29 p.2140-2151
Journal articleMammogram synthesis using a 3D simulation. I. Breast tissue model and image acquisition simulation
Predrag R. Bakic, Michael Albert, Dragana Brzakovic, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2002) Medical Physics, 29 p.2131-2139
Journal articleAliasing effects in digital images of line-pair phantoms
Michael Albert, Daniel J. Beideck, Predrag R. Bakic, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2002) Medical Physics, 29 p.1716-1718
Journal articleGeneration and evaluation of physically inspired synthetic mammograms
Predrag Bakic, Michael Albert, Dragana Brzakovic, Andrew D.A. Maidment
(2000) Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, 2 p.1047-1050
Journal articleCNN paradigm based multilevel halftoning of digital images
Predrag R. Bakic, Nenad S. Vujovic, Dragana P. Brzakovic, Pavle D. Kostic, Branimir D. Reljin
(1997) IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, 44 p.50-53
Journal articleQuality assurance of texture web materials using cellular neural networks
Predrag R. Bakic, Nenad S. Vujovic, Dragana P. Brzakovic
(1996) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2899 p.473-480
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