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NAME

Hemminger, Bradley Mark
	POSITION TITLE

Assistant Professor of Information and Library Science	
EDUCATION/TRAINING  (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)	
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION	DEGREE
(if applicable)	YEAR(s)	FIELD OF STUDY	
Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN	BS	1982	Math and Comp Sci	
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC	M.S.	1985	Computer Science	
University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands	PhD	2001	Computer Science	

A.	Positions and Honors. 

Positions and Employment
1980-1981 	Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University 
1982-1985	Research Assistant, Departments of Computer Science and Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1985-2000	Senior Research Associate, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
2001-present	Assistant Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2001-present	Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
	
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2000-present	Hologic: Consultant for the overall architecture and user interface design for their next generation of digital x-ray products.
1999-present	Dome Imaging: Consultant for image display technology and products.
1998-present	OTech: Consultant for DICOM standards, and Lecturer on standardization and databases. 
1998-present	Cedara: Consultant for workstation, user interface and information workflow design, for digital mammography and 3D visualization products.
1998-present	Qualia Computing: Consultant for workstation and user interface design, for incorporating computer aided detection of breast cancer into digital mammography.
1997-2000	Fischer Imaging: Consultant, designed and oversaw implementation of their digital mammography review station.

1982-present	Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Computer Society.
1982-present 	Member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), including special interest groups Computer Human Interaction (SIGCHI) and Graphics (SIGGRAPH).  
1996-present	Member of the American College of Radiology (ACR).
1999-present	Co-program chair of SPIE Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Conference. 
1997-present	Member, (appointed) ACR Standards and Accreditation Committee. 
1993-present	Chairman, Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) international standards group, Working Group (WG) 11 Display. 
1997-present	Member, DICOM Standards Working Group 15, Computer Aided Detection.
1998-present	Member, DICOM Standards Working Group 17, Visualization.
1998-present	Member, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Task Group 18 on the Electronic Display of Medical Images.

Honors
1995	Honorable Mention: Best Scientific Exhibit, Radiology Society of North America  (RSNA) 1995 conference.
1999	Honorable Mention: Best Scientific Exhibit, RSNA 1999 conference.
2000	Honorable Mention: Best Scientific Exhibit, RSNA 2000 conference.
 
B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order). 

Beard DV, Hemminger BM, Perry JR, Mauro MA, Muller KE, Warshauer DM, Smith MA, Zito AJ, “Interpretation of CT studies: single-screen workstation versus film alternator,” Radiology 187(2):565-9, 1993 May.

Beard DV, Hemminger BM, Keefe B, Mittelstaedt C, Pisano ED, Lee JK, “Real-time radiologist review of remote ultrasound using low-cost video and voice,” Investigative Radiology, 28(8):732-4, 1993 Aug.

Beard DV, Hemminger BM, Denelsbeck KM, Johnston RE, “How many screens does a CT workstation need?,” Journal of Digital Imaging, 7(2):69-76, 1994 May.

Beard DV, Hemminger BM, Pisano ED, Denelsbeck KM, Warshauer DM, Mauro MA, Keefe B, McCartney WH, Wilcox CB, “Computed tomography interpretations with a low-cost workstation: a timing study,” Journal of Digital Imaging, 7(3):133-9, 1994 Aug.

Puff DT, Pisano ED, Muller KE, Johnston RE, Hemminger BM, Burbeck CA, McLelland R, Pizer SM, “A Method for Determination of Optimal Image Enhancement for the Detection of Mammographic Abnormalities,” Journal of Digital Imaging, Nov 1994.

Hemminger BM, Johnston RE, Rolland JR, Muller KE, “Introduction to Perceptual Linearization for Video Display Systems for Medical Image Presentation,” Journal of Digital Imaging, Vol 8, No 1, Feb. 1995, pp:21-34.

Beard DV, Molina PL, Muller KE, Denelsbeck KM, Hemminger BM, Perry JR, Braeuning MP, Glueck DH, Bidgood WD Jr, Mauro M, et al., “Interpretation time of serial chest CT examinations with stacked-metaphor workstation versus film alternator,” Radiology, 197(3):753-8, 1995 Dec.

Beard DV, Hemminger BM,  “Managing Remote Ultrasound with Cooperative Video: A Field Study,” J. of Behaviour and Information Technology, 1995.

Pisano ED, Chandramouli J, Hemminger BM, DeLuca M, Glueck D, Johnston RE, Muller K, Braeuning MP, Pizer S, “Does intensity windowing improve the detection of simulated calcifications in dense mammograms?,” Journal of Digital Imaging, 10(2):79-84, 1997 May.

Blume H, Hemminger BM, “Image Presentation in Digital Radiology: Perspectives on the Emerging DICOM Display Function Standard and Its Application,” Radiographics, Vol 17, No 3, pp 769-777, May 1997.

Pisano ED, Chandramouli J, Hemminger BM, Glueck D, Johnston RE, Muller K, Braeuning MP, Puff D, Garrett W, Pizer S, “The effect of intensity windowing on the detection of simulated masses embedded in dense portions of digitized mammograms in a laboratory setting,” Journal of Digital Imaging, 10(4):174-82, 1997 Nov.

Pisano ED, Zong S, Hemminger BM, DeLuca M, Johnston RE, Muller K, Braeuning MP, Pizer SM, “Contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization image processing to improve the detection of simulated spiculations in dense mammograms,” Journal of Digital Imaging, 11(4):193-200,1998 Nov.

Shtern F, Winfield DW, Behlen F, Blume H, Flynn MJ, Hemminger BM, Huang HK, Krupinski EA, Kundel H, Roehrig H, Shile PE, Sickles E, “Report of Working Group on Digital Mammography: Digital Displays and Workstation Design,” Academic Radiology, Vol 6, Supplement 4, April 1999, pp 197-218.

Hemminger BM, Dillon AW, Johnston RE, Muller KE, Deluca MC, Coffey CS, Pisano ED, “Effect of display luminance on the feature detection rates of masses in mammograms,” Medical Physics, 26 (11), Nov 1999, pp 2266-2272.

Pisano ED, Yaffe M, Hemminger BM, Hendrick E, Niklason L, etal, “Current Status of Full-Field Digital Mammography,” Academic Radiology, 7:266-280, March 2000.

Pisano ED, Cole EB, Hemminger BM, Yaffe MJ, etal, “Image Processing Algorithms for Digital Mammography,” Radiographics 20:1479-1491, May 2000.  

Pisano ED, Cole EB, Major SC, Zong S, Hemminger BM, Muller K, etal., “Clinical Evaluation of Digital Mammography versus Film Screen Mammography,” Radiology, Jan 2000.

Pisano ED, Cole EB,  Major S, Zong S, Hemminger BM, Muller KE, Johnston RE, Walsh R, Conant E, Fajardo LL, Feig SA, Nishikawa RM, Yaffe  MJ, Williams MB, Aylward SR, Braeuning MP, McLelland R, Pizer SM, Brown ME,  Rosen E, Soo MS, Williford M, Niklason LT, Maidment ADA, Vermont A, Kornguth PJ, Kopans DB, Moore RH, Chakraborty D, Jong R, Shumak R, Staiger M, Plewes DB,  “Radiologists’ Preferences for Digital Mammographic Display,” Radiology,  2000: 216 (3):  820-830.

Hemminger BM, Zong S, Muller KE, Coffey CS, DeLuca MC, Johnston RE, Pisano ED, “Improving the Detection of Simulated Masses in Mammograms through two Different Image-Processing Techniques”, Academic Radiology2001; 8:845-855.

Hemminger BM, Zong S, Muller KE, Coffey CS, DeLuca MC, Johnston RE, Pisano ED, “Improving the Detection of Simulated Masses in Mammograms through two Different Image-Processing Techniques”, Academic Radiology2001; 8:845-855.
National and International Standards
DICOM 3.0 Grayscale Standard Display Function, 1998
DICOM 3.0 Digital X-ray, 1999
DICOM 3.0 Grayscale Softcopy Presentation State Storage, 2000

C. Research Support

Ongoing Research Support
Grant	Hemminger (PI)					1999-2002  
Qualia/CadX
Phase II: Application of Computer Aided Detection to Digital Mammography
Role: PI 

Grant	Hemminger (PI)					1999-2002  
Hologic
Development of Computer Interface for Medical Imaging Review Station for Mammography
Role: PI	
Completed Research Support

Role: PIDAMD17-94-J4423   Beard (PI)			1994-1999  
DOD (US Army)  
Development of a Common Database for Digital Mammography Research
Role: Investigator 

5-RO1-CA60193-04  Pisano (PI) 				1994-1999  
NIH 
Greyscale Image Processing for Digital Mammography Display
Role: Investigator 

1995-1999  Pisano (PI)
DAMD17-94-J-4345
DOD Army  
Evaluation of Digital Mammography Display
Role: Investigator 

282-97-0078   Pisano	(PI)					1997-1999
Multi-Center Clinical Evaluation of Digital Mammography
Role: Investigator 

Grant  Hemminger (PI)					1997-2000
Fischer
Development of Digital Mammography
Role: Investigator 

Grant      Hemminger (PI)					1997-2001  
Vital Images
Collaboration for Development of Realtime Volume Visualization Tool for Medical Imaging
Role: PI 

1-PO1-CA47982-09   Pizer (PI) 				1998-2001  
NCI
Medical Image Presentation Program Project Grant: Core Tools
Role:  Investigator 

Grant								1998-2000   
Fischer
Development of Digital Mammography Softcopy Display 
Role: PI 

Grant								1998-1999   
Qualia/CadX
Phase I:  Application of Computer Aided Detection to Digital Mammography Application of Computer Aided Detection to Digital Mammography
Role: PI 

NCI   								1999-2001  
Women’s Health Initiative: HRT and changes in Mammographic Density
Role:  Investigator