Derek Muradali, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

High-Risk Benign Breast Lesions: An Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Recommendations Report
Current Oncology · 2026
The Transformative Power of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Diagnosis.
Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes · 2025
Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Evaluation of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal · 2024 · senior author

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Improving Indigenous cultural safety in Ontario's cancer screening programs
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,510,875
MRI parenchymal enhancement and risk of breast cancer: A population-based study of women screened in the Ontario Breast Screening Program
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$478,124
Evaluating the effectiveness of organized breast assessment among women screened in the Ontario Breast Screening Program
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$463,733

All 3 grants and awards

21 publications.

01

High-Risk Benign Breast Lesions: An Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Recommendations Report

Eisen A, Bane A, Causer P, Cordeiro E, Fienberg S, Kornecki A, Kulkarni A, Hong NL, Mancuso T, Muradali D

Current Oncology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33020067

02

The Transformative Power of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Diagnosis.

Freitas V, Ghai S, Au F, Muradali D, Kulkarni S

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes2025

DOI: 10.1177/08465371241301957 PMID: 39627928

03

Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Evaluation of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Eisen A, Fletcher GG, Fienberg S, George R, Holloway C, Kulkarni S, Seely JM, Muradali D

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal202447 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/08465371231184769

04

Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Clinical Practice Guideline

Muradali D, Fletcher GG, Cordeiro E, Fienberg S, George R, Kulkarni S, Seely JM, Shaheen R, Eisen A

Current Oncology202316 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30070463 PMID: W4382984043

05

Annual Mammographic Screening Reduces the Risk of Interval or Higher Stage Invasive Breast Cancers Among Postmenopausal Women in the Ontario Breast Screening Program.

Blackmore KM, Chiarelli AM, Mirea L, Mittmann N, Muradali D, Rabeneck L, Done SJ

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes20221 citations

DOI: 10.1177/08465371211062883 PMID: 35068172

06

Management of MRI-Detected Benign Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes.

Gunes G, Crivellaro P, Muradali D

The Indian journal of radiology & imaging2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750180 PMID: 35924122

07

Diagnostic interval for non-screening patients undergoing mammography during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crivellaro P, Tafur M, George R, Muradali D

European radiology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08117-z PMID: 34143286

08

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Potential Benefits in Routine Clinical Practice.

Kulkarni S, Freitas V, Muradali D

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08465371211025229 PMID: 34229477

09

Performance Measures of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Plus Mammography in the High Risk Ontario Breast Screening Program

Chiarelli AM, Blackmore KM, Muradali D, Done SJ, Majpruz V, Weerasinghe A, Mirea L, Eisen A, Rabeneck L, Warner E

Journal of the National Cancer Institute202086 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz079

10

Annual vs Biennial Screening: Diagnostic Accuracy Among Concurrent Cohorts Within the Ontario Breast Screening Program.

Chiarelli AM, Blackmore KM, Mirea L, Done SJ, Majpruz V, Weerasinghe A, Rabeneck L, Muradali D

Journal of the National Cancer Institute202018 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz131 PMID: 31233138

Improving Indigenous cultural safety in Ontario's cancer screening programs

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tinmouth, Jill M; Berta, Whitney B; Jull, Janet E; Jumah, Naana A; Kewayosh, Alethea; Llovet, Diego N; Sheppard, Amanda J; Stewart, Suzanne L

Keywords: Cancer Screening; Cultural Safety; Health Communications; Indigenous Health; Organizational Theory; Shared Decision Making; Systems Change

$1,510,875

MRI parenchymal enhancement and risk of breast cancer: A population-based study of women screened in the Ontario Breast Screening Program

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brooks, Jennifer D

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Breast Density; Enhancment; Epidemiology; High-Risk; Mammogram; Mri; Screening

$478,124

Evaluating the effectiveness of organized breast assessment among women screened in the Ontario Breast Screening Program

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Chiarelli, Anna M

Keywords: Breast Assessment Centre; Breast Cancer; Breast Screening; Prognostic Features; Survival; Treatment

$463,733

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Andrea Eisen and June Carroll: 28 shared papers
Vivianne Freitas and Sandeep Ghai: 18 shared papers
Vivianne Freitas and Supriya Kulkarni: 17 shared papers
Susan Done and Martin Yaffe: 16 shared papers
Sandeep Ghai and Supriya Kulkarni: 16 shared papers
Frederick Au and Vivianne Freitas: 11 shared papers
Frederick Au and Sandeep Ghai: 11 shared papers
Frederick Au and Supriya Kulkarni: 11 shared papers
Martin Yaffe and Anat Kornecki: 10 shared papers
Jean Seely and Martin Yaffe: 8 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Ellen Warner: 7 shared papers
Jean Seely and Supriya Kulkarni: 7 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Linda Rabeneck: 6 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Derek Muradali: 6 shared papers
Linda Rabeneck and June Carroll: 6 shared papers
Karina Bukhanov and Sandeep Ghai: 5 shared papers
Supriya Kulkarni and Derek Muradali: 5 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Jean Seely: 4 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Amanda Roberts: 4 shared papers
Linda Rabeneck and Derek Muradali: 4 shared papers
Susan Done and Supriya Kulkarni: 4 shared papers
Susan Done and Derek Muradali: 4 shared papers
Karina Bukhanov and Vivianne Freitas: 4 shared papers
Karina Bukhanov and Supriya Kulkarni: 4 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Anat Kornecki: 3 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Ralph George: 3 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Claire Holloway: 3 shared papers
Susan Done and David McCready: 3 shared papers
Martin Yaffe and Ellen Warner: 3 shared papers
Anat Kornecki and Patricia Marchand: 3 shared papers
Anat Kornecki and Derek Muradali: 3 shared papers
Ralph George and Derek Muradali: 3 shared papers
Amanda Roberts and Vivianne Freitas: 3 shared papers
Ameya Madhav Kulkarni and Anita Bane: 2 shared papers
Anita Bane and Susan Done: 2 shared papers
Linda Rabeneck and Ellen Warner: 2 shared papers
Jean Seely and Ralph George: 2 shared papers
Jean Seely and Derek Muradali: 2 shared papers
June Carroll and Ellen Warner: 2 shared papers
Martin Yaffe and Derek Muradali: 2 shared papers
Anat Kornecki and David McCready: 2 shared papers
Patricia Marchand and David McCready: 2 shared papers
Patricia Marchand and Derek Muradali: 2 shared papers
Hala Faragalla and Kiran Jakate: 2 shared papers
Ellen Warner and Christine Brezden-Masley: 2 shared papers
Ellen Warner and Derek Muradali: 2 shared papers
David McCready and Derek Muradali: 2 shared papers
Vivianne Freitas and Derek Muradali: 2 shared papers
Sandeep Ghai and Derek Muradali: 2 shared papers
Andrea Eisen and Ameya Madhav Kulkarni: 1 shared paper
Andrea Eisen and Anita Bane: 1 shared paper
Ameya Madhav Kulkarni and Anat Kornecki: 1 shared paper
Ameya Madhav Kulkarni and Amanda Roberts: 1 shared paper
Ameya Madhav Kulkarni and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Anita Bane and Hala Faragalla: 1 shared paper
Anita Bane and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Susan Done and Kiran Jakate: 1 shared paper
Jean Seely and Claire Holloway: 1 shared paper
June Carroll and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Hala Faragalla and Christine Brezden-Masley: 1 shared paper
Hala Faragalla and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Kiran Jakate and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Ellen Warner and Claire Holloway: 1 shared paper
Christine Brezden-Masley and Claire Holloway: 1 shared paper
Christine Brezden-Masley and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Claire Holloway and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Amanda Roberts and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Frederick Au and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Karina Bukhanov and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper
Arash Jaberi and Derek Muradali: 1 shared paper

Department of Medical Imaging
Department of Surgery
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Department of Oncology
Department of Medicine
Clinical Public Health Division
Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2011

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