School of Health Sciences

Faculty of Health

Ryan Duggan

School of Health Sciences

Email: ryan.duggan@dal.ca
Phone: 506-626-4002
Fax: 902-473-5115
Research Topics:

Master of Health Informatics (MHI), Dalhousie University, 2010
Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc), Dalhousie University, 2008 (Radiological Technology)
Certificate of Health Care Management, Level 1 (cHCM), British Columbia Institute of Technology, 2012

Thomas KG, Abdolell M, Stevens G, McCarthy D, Tsuruda K, Duggan R. Breast density analysis using DENSITAS software on interval cancers from the Welsh breast screening programme. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH 2018 Nov 2 (Vol. 20). BMC.
Abdolell M, Schofield S, Duggan R, Tsuruda K, Brown P, Caines J, Iles S. Radiographers' agreement on mammography image quality parameters: experience of a Canadian breast screening pro- gram. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH 2018 Nov 2 (Vol. 20). BMC.
Payne JI, Martin T, Caines JS, Duggan R. The burden of false-positive results in analog and digital screening mammography: experience of the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program. Canadian As- sociation of Radiologists Journal. Volume 65 (Issue 4) 315-20.
Duggan R. Research: The Perspective of a Recent MRT Graduate. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. Volume 40 (Issue 4); 90-92

BRITISH SOCIETY OF BREAST RADIOLOGY ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING Newcastle, UK. November 2018. M, Schofield S, Duggan R, Tsuruda K, Iles S. Radiographers’ Agreement On Mammography Image Quality Parameters: Experience Of A Canadian Breast Screening Program
BRITISH SOCIETY OF BREAST RADIOLOGY ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING Newcastle, UK. November 2018. Gower Thomas K, Duggan R, Tsuruda K, Stevens G, Court A, Abdolell M. Breast density analysis using DENSITAS software on interval cancers from the Welsh breast screening programme.
Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal, QC. April 26-29, 2018: "Automating Screening Mammographic Image Quality Determination"
Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal, QC. April 25-28, 2013:  "Improving Wait Times Along the Breast Health Clinical Trajectory "; "Utilizing a New Technology in a Diagnostic Breast Imaging Centre to Reduce Wait Times"
Taming of the Queue: Beyond the Queue, Ottawa, ON. March 21-22, 2013: "Improving Wait Times Along the Breast Health Continuum"
International Cancer Screening Network, Sydney, Australia. October 23-26, 2012: "3D Ultrasound: Utilizing a New Technology in Diagnostic Breast Imaging to Reduce Wait Times in an Organized Breast"
Canadian Association For Health Services and Policy Research, Halifax, NS, May 9-12, 2011: "Optimizing Mobile Service Delivery in Breast Screening"

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING MEDICAL IMAGES. U.S. Patent Application PCT/CA2019/051684, filed November 25, 2019. Patent Pending.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE QUALITY REVIEW OF MEDICAL IMAGES. U.S. Patent Application, filed September 13, 2020. Patent Pending

Workflow Optimization, Process Improvement, Breast Cancer Risk, Image Quality, Image Quality Improvement

Horizon Health Network Regional Ultrasound Collaboration Group Chair (2021 - Present)

Horizon Health Network Regional General Radiography Collaboration Group Chair (2021 - Present)

CAMRT Competitive Awards Judge (2021)

CAMRT Professional Practice Advisory Council, Artificial Intelligence (2019-Present)

Nova Scotia Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (NSAMRT), Education Committee Chair, 2009-201