161 Fort Washington Ave
Herbert Irving Pavilion 10 Floor
New York, NY 10032
Tel: +1 212 305 0160
Email: am2454@columbia.edu

Biography

Alan R. Melton, M.D., is Assistant  Professor of Clinical Radiology at Columbia-Presbyterian. He is recently involved with Screening Digital Mammographic interpretation, as well as diagnostic workups and teaching residents.  Dr. Melton set up the first remote digital mammography system in the US . His research interests are extending the use of tele-mammography and developing CME accreditation testing for digital mammography.

Specialty

Mammography

Publications

1. Successful Long Distance Transmission and Validation of Digital Screening Mammograms Utilizing Broadband Internet”
   A R Melton, MD, New York, NY ; P D Esser, PhD; S J Smith, MD; P O Alderson, MD
   Presented as Scientific Paper at RSNA 2005
   1 of 14 accepted of 2000 abstracts for National Press Release – on 160 web sites + radio and tv
   http://www.rsna.org/rsna/media/pr2005/internet.cfm
   http://rsna2005.rsna.org/rsna2005/V2005/DSS/dssmod.html 
    
2. “Computer-Aided Detection with Full-Field Digital Mammography and Screen-Film Mammography”
   A R Melton, MD, New York, NY; S W Worrell, MS; J Knapp, MS; J W Hoffmeister, MD, MSEE
   Presented as Scientific Paper at RSNA 2006
   
3. “Long Distance Transmission of Digital Screening Mammograms Utilizing Broadband Internet – : a 2 ½ Year Follow-up”
   Alan R. Melton, MD, Peter D. Esser, PhD,Suzanne J. Smith, MD, Philip O. Alderson, MD
   Submitted for ARRS 2008