Beatriz E. Adrada, M.D.
Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Adrada
She currently practices in a dynamic multidisciplinary breast center, with a keen interest in molecular breast imaging and minimally invasive multimodality interventional and diagnostic techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. She serves on the committee and is responsible for the QAQC in breast imaging.
In her career as an academic radiologist, Dr. Adrada has collaboratively authored and /or coauthored 16 peer-reviewed articles, 3 invited articles and a multiple of abstracts and presentations at national and international conferences/meetings.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Minimally invasive breast interventions: biopsies, cancer localization, needle excision
3-D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Molecular Breast Imaging
Clinical Interests
Innovations and advances in breast cancer screening and staging:
Molecular Breast Imaging
Whole Breast Ultrasonography
3-D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Breast MRI
Minimally invasive breast interventions: biopsies, cancer localization, needle excision
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
1991 | Medical School, Cauca University, Popayan, COL, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
2007-2008 | Clinical Fellowship, Breast Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
2006-2007 | Clinical Fellowship, Abdominal Imaging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
2005-2006 | Clinical Fellowship, Neuroradiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
1994-1997 | Clinical Residency, Radiology, Valle University Hospital, Cali |
1992-1992 | Medical Community Service, Tambo General Hospital, Tambo |
1990-1991 | Clinical Internship, San Jose University Hospital, Popayan |
Board Certifications
2012 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2014
Honors & Awards
2015 | Certificate of Merit, Education Exhibit, "Noncalcified ductal carcinoma in situ: The danger that lies beneath", Radiological Society of North America |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Raj SD, Sahani VG, Adrada BE, Scoggins ME, Albarracin CT, Woodtichartpreecha P, Posleman Monetto FE, Whitman GJ. Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia of the breast: Multimodality review with pathologic correlation. Curr Probl in Diagn Radiol 46(2):130-135, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26949063.
- Caudle AS, Yang WT, Krishnamurthy S, Mittendorf EA, Black DM, Gilcrease MZ, Bedrosian I, Hobbs BP, DeSnyder SM, Hwang RF, Adrada BE, Shaitelman SF, Chavez-MacGregor M, Smith BD, Candelaria RP, Babiera GV, Dogan BE, Santiago L, Hunt KK, Kuerer HM. Improved axillary evaluation following neoadjuvant therapy for patients with node-positive breast cancer using selective evaluation of clipped nodes: Implementation of targeted axillary dissection. J Clin Oncol 34(10):1072-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26811528.
- Rauch GM, Hobbs BP, Kuerer HM, Scoggins ME, Benveniste AP, Park YM, Caudle AS, Fox PS, Smith BD, Adrada BE, Krishnamurthy S, Yang WT. Microcalcifications in 1657 patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: Correlation with clinical, histopathologic, biologic features, and local recurrence. Ann Surg Oncol 23(2):482-489, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26416712.
- Adrada BE, Whitman GJ, Crosby MA, Carkaci S, Dryden MJ, Dogan BE. Multimodality imaging of the reconstructed breast. Curr Probl in Diagn Radiol 44(6):487-95, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26118619.
- Jacobsen MC, Dogan BE, Adrada BE, Plaxco JS, Wei W, Son JB, Hazle JD, Ma J. 3-T breast diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging by echo-planar imaging with spectral spatial excitation or with additional spectral inversion recovery: An in vivo comparison of image quality. J Comp Assisted Tomography 39(3):343-348, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25695868.
- Adrada BE, Huo L, Lane DL, Arribas EM, Resetkova E, Yang W. Histopathologic correlation of residual mammographic microcalcifications after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 22(4):1111-7, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25287438.
- Adrada BE, Krishnamurthy S, Carkaci S, Posleman-Monetto FE, Ewere A, Whitman GJ. Unusual benign tumors of the breast. J Clin Imaging Sci 5:27, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26085959.
- Miller T, Albarracin C, Carkaci S, Whitman GJ, Adrada BE. Rare malignant tumors of the breast. J Clin Imaging Sci 5:58, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26664775.
- Adrada BE, Miranda RN, Rauch GM, Arribas E, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Clemens MW, Fanale M, Haideri N, Mustafa E, Larrinaga J, Reisman NR, Jaso J, You MJ, Young KH, Medeiros LJ, Yang W. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: Sensitivity, specificity and findings of imaging studies in 44 patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat 147(1):1-14, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25073777.
- Muralidhar GS, Markey MK, Bovik AC, Haygood TM, Stephens TW, Geiser WR, Garg N, Adrada BE, Dogan BE, Carkaci S, Khisty R, Whitman GJ. Stereoscopic interpretation of low-dose breast tomosynthesis projection images. J Digitial Imaging 27(2):248-54, 2014. PMID: 24190140.
- Leong DL, Rainford L, Haygood TM, Whitman GJ, Geiser WR, Adrada BE, Santiago L, Brennan PC. Trend of contrast detection threshold with and without localization. J Digital Imaging 26(6):1099-106, 2013. PMID: 23503988.
- Carkaci S, Sherman CT, Ozkan E, Adrada BE, Wei W, Rohren EM, Mawlawi OR, Ueno NT, Buchholz TA, Yang WT. (18)F-FDG PET/CT predicts survival in patients with inflammatory breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 40(12):1809-16, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23877633.
- Carkaci S, Geiser WR, Adrada BE, Marquez C, Whitman GJ. How to establish a cost-effective mobile mammography program. Am J Roentgenol 201(5):W691-7, 2013. PMID: 24147498.
- Rauch GM, Kuerer HM, Scoggins ME, Fox PS, Benveniste AP, Park YM, Lari SA, Hobbs BP, Adrada BE, Krishnamurthy S, Yang WT. Clinicopathologic, mammographic, and sonographic features in 1,187 patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast by estrogen receptor status. Breast Cancer Res Treat 139(3):639-47, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23774990.
- Adrada BE, Wu Y, Yang W. Hyperechoic lesions of the breast: Radiologic-histopathologic correlation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 200(5):W518-30, 2013. PMID: 23617519.
- Carkaci S, Adrada BE, Rohren E, Wei W, Quraishi MA, Mawlawi O, Buchholz TA, Yang W. Semiquantitative analysis of maximum standardized uptake values of regional lymph nodes in inflammatory breast cancer: Is there a reliable threshold for differentiating benign from malignant?. Acad Radiol 19(5):535-41, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22300741.
- Haygood TM, Arribas E, Liu QM, Atkinson EN, Brennan PC, Santiago L, Carkaci S, Lane D, Stephens TW, LePetross H, Adrada BE, Davis P, Whitman GJ. Detection of microcalcifications on digital screening mammograms using varying degrees of monitor zooming. AJR Am J Roentgenol 197(4):W761-W768, 2011. PMID: 21940549.
- Adrada BE, Carkaci S, Whitman GJ. Case of the Season: Large b-cell lymphoma involving both breasts. Semin Roentgenol 46(4):242-4, 2011. PMID: 22035665.
- Shkumat NA, Springer A, Walker CM, Rohren EM, Yang WT, Adrada BE, Arribas E, Carkaci S, Chuang HH, Santiago L, Mawlawi OR. Investigating the limit of detectability of a positron emission mammography device: A phantom study. Med Phys 38(9):5176-85, 2011. PMID: 21978062.
- Haygood TM, Arribas E, Brennan PC, Atkinson EN, Herndon M, Dieber J, Geiser W, Santiago L, Mills CM, Davis P, Adrada BE, Carkaci S, Stephens TW, Whitman GJ. Conspicuity of microcalcifications on digital screening mammograms using varying degrees of monitor zooming. Acad Radiol 16(12):1509-17, 2009. PMID: 19896068.
- Adrada BE, Arribas E, Gilcrease M, Yang WT. Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: Mammographic, sonographic, and magnetic resonance imaging features. AJR Am J Roentgenol 193(1):W58-63, 2009. PMID: 19542384.
Invited Articles
- Huang ML, Adrada BE, Candelaria R, Thames D, Dawson D, Yang WT. Stereotactic breast biopsy: Pitfalls and pearls. J Vasc Interv Radiol 17(1):32-39, 2014. PMID: 24636329.
- Carkaci S, Santiago L, Adrada BE, Whitman GJ. Screening for breast cancer with sonography. Semin Roentgenol 46(4):285-91, 2011. PMID: 22035671.
Abstracts
- Shin K, Adrada BE, Rauch GM, Benveniste AP, Yang WT.. American joint committee on cancer (AJCC) breast cancer staging - Multimodality regional nodal basin imaging. Proceedings of the 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2015.
- Candelaria RP, Adrada BE, Huang ML, Santiago L, Xuan-Loc N, Fornage BD. Not just shades of grey - A review of the ACR BI-RADS ultrasound lexicon. Proceedings of the 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2015.
- Candelaria RP, Huang ML, Adrada BE, Arribas EM, Scoggins ME,Yang WT, Schopp J, Dryden M, Le-Petross HC, Moseley T, Whitman G, Rauch GM, Santiago L. Comparing the performance of full-field digital mammography (FFDM), digital breast tomosyntheses (DBT) and whole breast ultrasound (WBUS) in the initial staging evaluation of breast cancer: Interim results of a prospective study. Proceedings of the 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2015.
- Rauch GM, Adrada BE, Huang ML, Candelaria RP, Arribas EM, Yang WT. Molecular breast imaging: An adjunct diagnostic modality for breast cancer evaluation. Proceedings of the 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2015.
- Huang ML, Speer ME, Dogan BE, Rauch GM, Candelaria RP, Yang WT, Hess K, Adrada BE. Following imaging-concordant benign magnetic resonance imaging-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: Is magnetic resonance imaging follow up needed?. Proceedings of the 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2015.
- Adrada BE, Huang ML, Candelaria RP, Santiago L, Rauch GM, Arribas EM, Dawson D, Albarracin C, Moseley T, Whitman G. Intraoperative specimen radiography - going beyond the block. Proceedings of the 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2015.
- Santiago L, Candelaria RP, Arribas EM, Huang ML, Scoggins ME, Adrada BE, Rauch GM, Thames D, Whitman G. Noncalcified ductal carcinoma in situ: The danger that lies beneath. Proceedings of the 101st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2015.
- Adrada BE, Huang M, Candelaria R, Carkaci S, Krishnamurthy S, Whitman G. Nodal basin staging in breast cancer: Anatomy and assessment of infractavicular lymph nodes. Proceedings of the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Conferece:E5284, 2015.
- Scoggins M, Geiser W, Huang M, Adrada BE, Lane D, Dogan B. Digital breast tomosynthesis artifacts: Pearls and pitfalls. Proceedings of the American Roentgen Ray Society, 2015.
- Adrada BE, Miranda RN, Clemens MW, Rauch GM, Arribas E, Fanale M, Haideri N, Mustafa E, Medeiros LJ, Yang W. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: Analysis of imaging studies in 44 patients reveals need for systematic assessment of mass versus no mass to improve diagnostic accuracy. Plast Reconstr Surg 134(4 Suppl 1):95-96, 2014.
- Huang ML, Adrada BE, Scoggins ME, Lane DL, Dogan BE. Tomosynthesis-guided breast biopsy: Nuts and bolts. Proceedings of the 100th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2014.
- Carkaci S, Adrada BE, Amado B, Whitman G. Current concepts in evaluation of response to neoadjuvant. Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2014.
- Arribas EM, Huang ML, Adrada BE, Rauch GM, Gilcrease M, Yang WT. Giant breast masses, differential diagnosis with multimodality and histopathology correlation. Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2014.
- Huang ML, Posleman-Monetto F, Arribas EM,Rauch GM, Krishnamurthy S, Adrada BE. Manifestation of hematologic diseases in the breast, multimodality review with pathologic correlation. Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2014.
- Huang ML, Posleman-Monetto F, Arribas EM, Rauch GM, Krishnamurthy S, Adrada BE. Primary lymphoma of the breast, multimodality features with pathologic correlation and management review. Proceedings of the 100th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, 2014.
- Rauch GM, Hobbs B, Kuerer HM, Scoggins ME, Benveniste AP, Yang WT, Park YM, Adrada BE, Fox PS, Krishnamurthy S. Mammographic features of microcalcifications and survival in patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast; Population based retrospective cohort study. Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2014.
- Lane DL, Huang ML, Scoggins ME, Adrada BE, Dogan BE. Diagnostic breast tomosynthesis: Should we dispense of conventional diagnostic mammography views?. Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2014.
- Candelaria R, Huang ML, Adrada BE, Yang WT. Relevance of additional mammography and ultrasonography for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients (BI-RADS 6). Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2014.
- Raj SD, Adrada BE, Scoggins ME, Albarracin C, Poselman Monetto F, Whitman GJ. Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia of the breast (PASH); multimodality review with pathologic correlation. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2013.
- Adrada BE, Rauch GM, Adeyefa MD, Huo L, Stephens TW, Yang WT. Management of fat necrosis of the breast according to imaging features. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2013.
- Rauch GM, Hobbs B, Kuerer HM, Scoggins ME, Lari S, Yang WT, Benveniste AP, Park YM, Adrada BE, Fox PS, Krishnamurthy S. Microcalcifications in 1,658 patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: Imaging findings with clinical, histopathologic, and biologic correlation. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2013 99th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2013.
- Adrada BE, Crosby M, Carkaci S, Whitman G. Fat Grafting: Techniques and imaging in breast cancer patients. Proceedings of the 2013 American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, 2013.
- Carkaci S, Adrada B, Geiser W, Albarracin C, Whitman G. Specimen radiography: How we do it?. Proceedings of the 2013 American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, 2013.
- Adrada BE, Whitman G, Crosby M, Carkaci S, Dryden MJ, Dogan BE. Imaging of the reconstructed breast. Proceedings of the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2011.
- Diaz O, Adrada BE, Klucznik R. Simultaneous bilateral carotid injection 3D: A new tool for planning treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Proceedings of the 11th Congress of the World Federation of Interventional Therapeutic Neuroradiology, 2011.
- Whitman GJ, Le-Petross HC, Dogan BE, Adrada BE, Stafford RJ. Tissue harmonic imaging in breast ultrasound: Help or hindrance?. Proceedings of the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2011.
- Adrada BE, Carkaci S, Krishnamurthy Savitri, Whitman G.. Uncommon benign tumors of the breast: Imaging and pathologic features. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, 2011.
- Adrada BE, Lane D, Arribas EM, Resetkova E, Huo L, Yang WT. The significance of residual mammographic calcifications after neoadjuvant therapy. Proceedings of 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2010.
- Carkaci S, Adrada BE, Middleton LP, Krishnamurthy S, Wei W, Yang WT. Ultrasound features of axillary lymph node metastasis in patients with invasive lobular. Proceedings of 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2010.
- Adrada BE, Wei W, Quraishi A, Yi M, Hunt K, Gilcrease M, Yang W. Synchronous bilateral breast cancer: Mammography, sonography, and histopathologic correlation. Am J Roentgenol 194(5), 2010.
- Adrada BE, Chang KN, Wu Y, Yang WT. Benign and malignant hyperchoic lesions of the breast: Imaging pathologic correlation. Proceedings of 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2010.
- Diaz O, Adrada BE. Flow-related aneurysms of the dural arteries: Presentation of 14 cases. Proceedings of the American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, 2006.
- Diaz O, Adrada BE. Venous hypertension: Angiographic and CT findings. Proceedings of the 18th Congress of the Iberolatinoamerican Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (SILAN), 2006.
- Adrada BE, Diaz O. Differential diagnosis of T2 hypertensities in the spinal cord. Proceedings of the 18th Congress of the Iberolatinoamerican Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (SILAN), 2006.
- Diaz O, Adrada BE. Blood blister-like aneurysm. Proceedings of the 18th Congress of the Iberolatinoamerican Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (SILAN), 2006.
Grant & Contract Support
Title: | In vivo molecular breast imaging with Tc99m sestamibi for the prediction of the multidrug resistance in triple negative breast cancers |
Funding Source: | GE/Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI) |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
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