Colleen H Neal, MD
Clinical Professor of Radiology
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Available to mentor

Colleen H Neal, MD
Clinical Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Neal earned her B.S. degree from the University of Michigan and then went on to earn her M.D. from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2003. She completed her Diagnostic Radiology Residency at the University of Michigan in 2008 and a Women’s Imaging Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2009. Dr. Neal has been active in breast imaging education and research nationally and involved in multiple radiology organizations including the Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, and the Society of Breast Imaging. Dr. Neal was named a Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging in 2018.

    Qualifications
    • M.D.
      Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, 2003
    • B.S.
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998
    Research Overview

    1. Preoperative ultrasound evaluation of axillary breast cancer metastases.
    2. Digital mammography and detection of high-risk breast lesions.
    3. Biopsy of BI-RADS Category 4A palpable breast masses.
    4. Breast cancer response to Neoadjuvant chemotherapy assessed with breast MR and diffusion-weighted imaging.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Outcomes of High-Risk Breast MRI Screening in Women Without Prior History of Breast Cancer: Effectiveness Data from a Tertiary Care Center.
      Rahman WT, Gerard S, Grundlehner P, Oudsema R, McLaughlin C, Noroozian M, Neal CH, Helvie M. J Breast Imaging, 2024 Jan 19; 6 (1): 53 - 63. DOI:10.1093/jbi/wbad092
      PMID: 38142230
    • Journal Article
      Continuity of Radiologists Between Diagnostic Breast Imaging and Image-Guided Breast Biopsy: Impact on Patient-Reported Biopsy Morbidity Experiences.
      McLaughlin C, Moorman SEH, Yin C, Shankar PR, Davenport MS, Neal CH, Pinsky RW, Pujara AC. J Breast Imaging, 2024 Jan 3; DOI:10.1093/jbi/wbad099
      PMID: 38170567
    • Journal Article
      Outcomes of High-Risk Breast MRI Screening in Women Without Prior History of Breast Cancer: Effectiveness Data from a Tertiary Care Center
      Rahman WT, Gerard S, Grundlehner P, Oudsema R, McLaughlin C, Noroozian M, Neal CH, Helvie M. Journal of Breast Imaging, 2024 Jan 1; 6 (1): 53 - 63. DOI:10.1093/jbi/wbad092
    • Journal Article
      ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Palpable Breast Masses: 2022 Update.
      Expert Panel on Breast Imaging , Klein KA, Kocher M, Lourenco AP, Niell BL, Bennett DL, Chetlen A, Freer P, Ivansco LK, Jochelson MS, Kremer ME, Malak SF, McCrary M, Mehta TS, Neal CH, Porpiglia A, Ulaner GA, Moy L. J Am Coll Radiol, 2023 May; 20 (5S): S146 - S163. DOI:10.1016/j.jacr.2023.02.013
      PMID: 37236740
    • Journal Article
      ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Imaging After Breast Surgery.
      Expert Panel on Breast Imaging , Mehta TS, Lourenco AP, Niell BL, Bennett DL, Brown A, Chetlen A, Freer P, Ivansco LK, Jochelson MS, Klein KA, Malak SF, McCrary M, Mullins D, Neal CH, Newell MS, Ulaner GA, Moy L. J Am Coll Radiol, 2022 Nov; 19 (11S): S341 - S356. DOI:10.1016/j.jacr.2022.09.003
      PMID: 36436961
    • Journal Article
      Management of Incidental Breast Lesions Detected at Nuclear Medicine Examinations.
      Rahman WT, Neal CH, Nees AV, Brown RKJ. Radiol Imaging Cancer, 2020 Mar; 2 (2): e190037 DOI:10.1148/rycan.2020190037
      PMID: 33778704
    • Journal Article
      Reducing Number of Patient Visits and Time to Biopsy After Suspicious Breast MRI.
      Rahman WT, Moorman SEH, Neal CH, Hall RA, Cheasick HL, Arnold D, Pujara AC. J Am Coll Radiol, 2022 Feb; 19 (2 Pt A): 251 - 253. DOI:10.1016/j.jacr.2021.10.023
      PMID: 35041854
    • Journal Article
      Effect of Dose Level on Radiologists' Detection of Microcalcifications in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: An Observer Study with Breast Phantoms.
      Chan H-P, Helvie MA, Klein KA, McLaughlin C, Neal CH, Oudsema R, Rahman WT, Roubidoux MA, Hadjiiski LM, Zhou C, Samala RK. Acad Radiol, 2022 Jan; 29 Suppl 1: S42 - S49. DOI:10.1016/j.acra.2020.07.038
      PMID: 32950384