Dr Ziba Gandomkar
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Dr Ziba Gandomkar

Senior Lecturer
Cancer Institute NSW ECR Fellow
Sydney School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Ziba Gandomkar
Cancer, Medical Imaging, E-Health and Health Care Delivery
Project titleResearch student
Optimising the integration of the Artificial Intelligence for breast cancer in the radiology workflowVivian BAI
Investigating bias in radiological image interpretation of pulmonary nodulesJacky CHEN
Deep learning applications in magnetic resonance imaging of the rotator cuffBrian KIM
Advancing MRI Protocol Optimisation and Deep Learning Outcome Prediction Models for Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesKeiley MEAD
ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BREAST IMAGING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ACROSS VARYING LEVELS OF CASE DIFFICULTYPutu Irma WULANDARI

Publications

Journals

  • Siviengphanom, S., Lewis, S., Brennan, P., Gandomkar, Z. (2024). Computer-extracted global radiomic features can predict the radiologists' first impression about the abnormality of a screening mammogram. British Journal of Radiology, 97(1153), 168-179. [More Information]
  • Jiang, Z., Gandomkar, Z., Trieu, P., Tavakoli Taba, S., Barron, M., Obeidy, P., Lewis, S. (2024). Evaluating Recalibrating AI Models for Breast Cancer Diagnosis in a New Context: Insights from Transfer Learning, Image Enhancement and High-Quality Training Data Integration. Cancers, 16(2), 322. [More Information]
  • Trieu, P., Barron, M., Jiang, Z., Tavakoli Taba, S., Gandomkar, Z., Lewis, S. (2024). Familiarity, confidence and preference of artificial intelligence feedback and prompts by Australian breast cancer screening readers. Australian Health Review, 48(3), 299-311. [More Information]

Conferences

  • Gandomkar, Z., Lewis, S., Siviengphanom, S., Wong, D., Ekpo, E., Suleiman, M., Tao, X., Reed, W., Brennan, P. (2023). False-negative diagnosis might occur due to absence of the global radiomic signature of malignancy on screening mammograms. SPIE Medical Imaging 2023, United States: SPIE. [More Information]
  • Tao, X., Siviengphanom, S., Gandomkar, Z., Li, T., Reed, W., Brennan, P. (2023). Investigating the error-making patterns in reading high-density screening mammograms between radiologists from two countries. SPIE Medical Imaging 2023, United States: SPIE. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Lewis, S., Siviengphan, S., Suleiman, M., Wong, D., Reed, W., Ekpo, E., Brennan, P. (2022). Classification and reviewing of prior screening mammograms from screen-detected breast cancer cases. 16th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI2022), United States: SPIE. [More Information]

2024

  • Siviengphanom, S., Lewis, S., Brennan, P., Gandomkar, Z. (2024). Computer-extracted global radiomic features can predict the radiologists' first impression about the abnormality of a screening mammogram. British Journal of Radiology, 97(1153), 168-179. [More Information]
  • Jiang, Z., Gandomkar, Z., Trieu, P., Tavakoli Taba, S., Barron, M., Obeidy, P., Lewis, S. (2024). Evaluating Recalibrating AI Models for Breast Cancer Diagnosis in a New Context: Insights from Transfer Learning, Image Enhancement and High-Quality Training Data Integration. Cancers, 16(2), 322. [More Information]
  • Trieu, P., Barron, M., Jiang, Z., Tavakoli Taba, S., Gandomkar, Z., Lewis, S. (2024). Familiarity, confidence and preference of artificial intelligence feedback and prompts by Australian breast cancer screening readers. Australian Health Review, 48(3), 299-311. [More Information]

2023

  • Wong, D., Gandomkar, Z., Lewis, S., Reed, W., Suleiman, M., Siviengphanom, S., Ekpo, E. (2023). Do Reader Characteristics Affect Diagnostic Efficacy in Screening Mammography? A Systematic Review. Clinical Breast Cancer, 23(3), e56-e67. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Lewis, S., Siviengphanom, S., Wong, D., Ekpo, E., Suleiman, M., Tao, X., Reed, W., Brennan, P. (2023). False-negative diagnosis might occur due to absence of the global radiomic signature of malignancy on screening mammograms. SPIE Medical Imaging 2023, United States: SPIE. [More Information]
  • Moradi, S., Omar, A., Zhou, Z., Agostino, A., Gandomkar, Z., Bustamante, H., Power, K., Henderson, R., Leslie, G. (2023). Forecasting and Optimizing Dual Media Filter Performance via Machine Learning. Water Research, 235, 119874. [More Information]

2022

  • Gandomkar, Z., Lewis, S., Li, T., Ekpo, E., Brennan, P. (2022). A machine learning model based on readers’ characteristics to predict their performances in reading screening mammograms. Breast Cancer, 29(4), 589-598. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Lewis, S., Siviengphan, S., Suleiman, M., Wong, D., Reed, W., Ekpo, E., Brennan, P. (2022). Classification and reviewing of prior screening mammograms from screen-detected breast cancer cases. 16th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI2022), United States: SPIE. [More Information]
  • Li, T., Gandomkar, Z., Trieu, P., Lewis, S., Brennan, P. (2022). Differences in lesion interpretation between radiologists in two countries: Lessons from a digital breast tomosynthesis training test set. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18(4), 441-447. [More Information]

2021

  • DeMott, R., Haghdadi, N., Kong, C., Gandomkar, Z., Kenney, M., Collins, P., Primig, S. (2021). 3D electron backscatter diffraction characterization of fine α titanium microstructures: collection, reconstruction, and analysis methods. Ultramicroscopy, 230, 113394. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Li, T., Trieu, P., Lewis, S., Brennan, P. (2021). A retrospective comparative study of reading performances between radiologists from two countries in the assessment of 3D mammography. Medical Imaging 2021: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, United States: SPIE. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Ekpo, E., Lewis, S., Suleiman, M., Siviengphanom, S., Li, T., Brennan, P. (2021). An end-to-end deep learning model can detect the gist of the abnormal in prior mammograms as perceived by experienced radiologists. Medical Imaging 2021: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, United States: SPIE. [More Information]

2020

  • Wong, D., Gandomkar, Z., Wu, W., Guijing, Z., Gao, W., He, X., Wang, Y., Reed, W. (2020). Artificial intelligence and convolution neural networks assessing mammographic images: a narrative literature review. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 67(2), 134-142. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Li, T., Shao, Z., Tang, L., Xiao, Q., Gu, Y., Di, G., Lewis, S., Mello-Thoms, C., Brennan, P. (2020). Breast cancer risk prediction in Chinese women based on mammographic texture and a comprehensive set of epidemiologic factors. 15th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2020), Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
  • Lewis, S., Huang, K., Nguyen, T., Gandomkar, Z., Norsuddin, N., Mello-Thoms, C. (2020). Characteristics of frequently recalled false positive cases in screening mammography. 15th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2020), Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]

2019

  • Gandomkar, Z., Suleiman, M., Demchig, D., Brennan, P., McEntee, M. (2019). BI-RADS density categorization using deep neural networks. Medical Imaging 2019: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
  • Li, T., Tang, L., Gandomkar, Z., Heard, R., Mello-Thoms, C., Xiao, Q., Gu, Y., Di, G., Nickson, C., Shao, Z., Brennan, P. (2019). Characteristics of Mammographic Breast Density and Associated Factors for Chinese Women: Results from an Automated Measurement. Journal of Oncology, 2019, 1-9. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Brennan, P., Mello-Thoms, C. (2019). Computer-Assisted Nuclear Atypia Scoring of Breast Cancer: a Preliminary Study. Journal of Digital Imaging, 32(5), 702-712. [More Information]

2018

  • Gandomkar, Z., Brennan, P., Mello-Thoms, C. (2018). A cognitive approach to determine the benefits of pairing radiologists in mammogram reading. SPIE Medical Imaging 2018: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Brennan, P., Mello-Thoms, C. (2018). A framework for distinguishing benign from malignant breast histopathological images using deep residual networks. 14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018), Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Tay, K., Brennan, P., Kozuch, E., Mello-Thoms, C. (2018). Can eye-tracking metrics be used to better pair radiologists in a mammogram reading task? Medical Physics, 45(11), 4844-4856. [More Information]

2017

  • Gandomkar, Z., Tay, K., Brennan, P., Mello-Thoms, C. (2017). A model based on temporal dynamics of fixations for distinguishing expert radiologists' scan paths. SPIE Medical Imaging 2017: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment. [More Information]
  • Demchig, D., Gandomkar, Z., Brennan, P. (2017). Automatic segmentation of the dense tissue in digital mammograms for BIRADS density categorization. Medical Image Perception Society (MIPS) XVII Conference 2017, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering.
  • Gandomkar, Z., Brennan, P., Mello-Thoms, C. (2017). Determining image processing features describing the appearance of challenging mitotic figures and miscounted nonmitotic objects. Journal of Pathology Informatics, 8(34), 1-10. [More Information]

2016

  • Gandomkar, Z., Brennan, P., Mello-Thoms, C. (2016). Computer-based image analysis in breast pathology. Journal of Pathology Informatics, 7(1), 1-12. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Tay, K., Ryder, W., Brennan, P., Mello-Thoms, C. (2016). Predicting radiologists' true and false positive decisions in reading mammograms by using gaze parameters and image-based features. Medical Imaging 2016: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]

2015

  • Gandomkar, Z., Tay, K., Ryder, W., Brennan, P., Mello-Thoms, C. (2015). iDensity: an automatic Gabor filter-based algorithm for breast density assessment. SPIE Medical Imaging 2015: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Washington USA: SPIE Publications. [More Information]

2014

  • Sadouni, M., Gandomkar, Z., Arbabi, E. (2014). EEG-based sympathy recognition. International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 6(1), 14-25. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Bahrami, F. (2014). Method to classify elderly subjects as fallers and non-fallers based on gait energy image. Healthcare Technology Letters, 1(3), 110-114. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2022

  • Effective Artificial Intelligence for breast cancer screening: a second reader, pre-screening and triage model, Lewis S, Trieu P, Gandomkar Z, Brennan P, Borecky N, Tavakoli Taba S, National Breast Cancer Foundation/Investigator Initiated Research Scheme

2021

  • Transforming diagnosis of silicosis: a novel AI approach, Brennan P, Rickard M, Suleiman M, Gandomkar Z, Tapia K, Xu D, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)/MRFF - Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research 2020 Silico