MaryCatherineFratesMD

Radiology • Boston, MA

Ultrasound

Professor of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

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Office
75 Francis St
Radiology Brigham and Womens Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-6280
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Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1986 - 1990
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1989 - 2026
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Interreader Agreement and Intermodality Concordance of O-RADS US and MRI for Assessing Large, Complex Ovarian-Adnexal Cysts.
Yang Guo, Catherine H Phillips, Krista Suarez-Weiss, Lauren A Roller, Mary C Frates, Carol B Benson, Atul B Shinagare> ;Radiology. Imaging Cancer. 2022 Sep 1
1 citations
O-RADS Ultrasound Version 1: A Scenario-Based Review of Implementation Challenges.
Mary Louise Gargan, Mary C Frates, Carol B Benson, Yang Guo> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2022 Dec 1
4 citations
Thyroid Nodule Shape Independently Predicts Risk of Malignancy.
Theodora Pappa, Sara Ahmadi, Athanasios Bikas, Sally Hwang, Alexandra Coleman, Isabel Lobon, Pingping Xiang, Matthew Kim, Ellen Marqusee, Danielle M Richman, Sara M Du...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2022 Jun 16
6 citations
Role of Sonographic Characteristics of Thyroid Bed Lesions Identified Following Thyroidectomy in the Diagnosis or Exclusion of Recurrent Cancer.
Mary C. Frates, Melanie P. Parziale, Erik K. Alexander, Justine A. Barletta, Carol B. Benson> ;Radiology. 2021 Mar 2
8 citations
Clinical utility of sonographic features in indeterminate pediatric thyroid nodules.
Danielle M Richman, Christine E Cherella, Jessica Smith, Biren P. Modi, Benjamin Zendejas, Mary C. Frates, Ari J. Wassner> ;European Journal of Endocrinology. 2021 May 1
10 citations
Mapping the Ultrasound Landscape to Define Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Diagnostic Ultrasound: A Proposal From the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and ACR Commis...
Maitray D. Patel, Mindy M. Horrow, Aya Kamaya, Mary C. Frates, Nirvikar Dahiya, Lauren Parks Golding, Wui K. Chong, Marielia Gerena, Sujata V. Ghate, Phyllis Glanc, Al...> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2021 Jan 1
1 citations
Clinical Significance of Renal Allograft Urothelial Thickening Identified by Ultrasound.
Catherine H. Phillips, Fiona E Malone, Laura E Biederman, Andrew M. Siedlecki, Carol B. Benson, Mary C. Frates> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2021 Oct 1
3 citations
Ultrasound of the Normal Thyroid with Technical Pearls and Pitfalls.
Danielle M Richman, Mary C. Frates> ;Radiologic Clinics of North America. 2020 Sep 17
7 citations
Guidelines for Ultrasound in the Radiology Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Sheila Sheth, David T. Fetzer, Mary C. Frates, Laurence Needleman, William D. Middleton, Jill Jones, Ann E. Podrasky, Lori Mankowski Gettle> ;Ultrasound Quarterly. 2020 Sep 1
2 citations
Defining thyroid spherules: A benign cytomorphologic feature that mimics microfollicles
Danielle C. Costigan, Mohanad Shaar, Mary C. Frates, Erik K. Alexander, Justine A. Barletta, Edmund S. Cibas> ;Cancer Cytopathology. 2020 Mar 1
50 citations
Assessment of American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) for Pediatric Thyroid Nodules
Danielle M Richman, Carol B. Benson, Peter M. Doubilet, Ari J. Wassner, Elizabeth Asch, Christine E Cherella, Jessica Smith, Mary C. Frates> ;Radiology. 2020 Feb 1
184 citations
O-RADS US Risk Stratification and Management System: A Consensus Guideline from the ACR Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System Committee
Rochelle F. Andreotti, Dirk Timmerman, Lori M. Strachowski, Wouter Froyman, Beryl R. Benacerraf, Genevieve L. Bennett, Tom Bourne, Douglas L. Brown, Beverly G. Coleman...> ;Radiology. 2020 Jan 1
31 citations
A Cohort Analysis of Clinical and Ultrasound Variables Predicting Cancer Risk in 20,001 Consecutive Thyroid Nodules.
Trevor E. Angell, Rie Maurer, Zhihong Wang, Matthew I. Kim, Caroline A Alexander, Justine A. Barletta, Carol B. Benson, Edmund S. Cibas, Nancy L. Cho, Gerard M. Dohert...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019 Nov 1
1 citations
First Report of Perfluorobutane Microsphere-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Transplant Kidney.
Andrew M. Siedlecki, Carol B. Benson, Mary C. Frates, Jamil Azzi, Ryan J Hoffman, Edgar L. Milford, Astrid Weins, Anil Chandraker, Nathan Mc Donald, Jason Philip White...> ;Transplantation. 2019 Oct 1
43 citations
Differences in Thyroid Nodule Cytology and Malignancy Risk Between Children and Adults.
Christine E Cherella, Trevor E. Angell, Danielle M Richman, Mary C. Frates, Carol B. Benson, Francis D. Moore, Justine A. Barletta, Monica Hollowell, Jessica Smith, Er...> ;Thyroid. 2019 Aug 19
35 citations
The Impact of Hashimoto Thyroiditis on Thyroid Nodule Cytology and Risk of Thyroid Cancer.
Nathalie Anne de Oliveira e Silva de Morais, Jessica Stuart, Haixia Guan, Zhihong Wang, Edmund S. Cibas, Mary C. Frates, Carol B. Benson, Nancy L. Cho, Mathew A Nehs, ...> ;Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2019 Apr 1
92 citations
Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting Lexicon for Ultrasound: A White Paper of the ACR Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System Committee.
Rochelle F. Andreotti, Dirk Timmerman, Beryl R. Benacerraf, Genevieve L. Bennett, Tom Bourne, Douglas L. Brown, Beverly G. Coleman, Mary C. Frates, Wouter Froyman, Ste...> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2018 Aug 24
35 citations
Thyroid Nodules in Pediatric Patients: Sonographic Characteristics and Likelihood of Cancer
Danielle M Richman, Carol B. Benson, Peter M. Doubilet, Hope E. Peters, Stephen A. Huang, Elizabeth Asch, Ari J. Wassner, Jessica Smith, Christine E Cherella, Mary C. ...> ;Radiology. 2018 May 1
28 citations
Quantitative Analysis of the Benefits and Risk of Thyroid Nodule Evaluation in Patients ≥70 Years Old
Zhihong Wang, Chirag M. Vyas, Olivia Van Benschoten, Matthew A. Nehs, Francis D. Moore, Ellen Marqusee, Jeffrey F. Krane, Matthew I. Kim, Howard T. Heller, Atul A. Gaw...> ;Thyroid. 2018 Apr 1
25 citations
Differential Growth Rates of Benign vs. Malignant Thyroid Nodules.
Trevor E. Angell, Chirag M. Vyas, Marco Medici, Zhihong Wang, Justine A. Barletta, Carol B. Benson, Edmund S. Cibas, Nancy L. Cho, Gerard M. Doherty, Peter M. Doubilet...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2017 Dec 1
19 citations
Ectopic Intrathyroidal Thymic Tissue Mimicking Thyroid Nodules in Children
Mary C. Frates, Carol B. Benson, David M. Dorfman, Edmund S. Cibas, Stephen A. Huang> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2018 Mar 1
1033 citations
ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee.
Franklin N Tessler, William D Middleton, Edward G Grant, Jenny K Hoang, Lincoln L Berland, Sharlene A Teefey, John J Cronan, Michael D Beland, Terry S Desser, Mary C F...> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2017 May 1
5 citations
Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation.
Aya Y. Michaels, Shreya Sood, Mary C. Frates> ;Ultrasound Quarterly. 2016 Dec 1
18 citations
Clinical, Sonographic, and Pathological Characteristics of RAS-Positive Versus BRAF-Positive Thyroid Carcinoma.
Sujay Kakarmath, Howard T. Heller, Caroline A Alexander, Edmund S. Cibas, Jeffrey F. Krane, Justine A. Barletta, Neal I. Lindeman, Mary C. Frates, Carol B. Benson, Atu...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2016 Sep 30
15 citations
Features and Outcome of Autonomous Thyroid Nodules in Children: 31 Consecutive Patients Seen at a Single Center.
Samantha Ly, Mary C. Frates, Carol B. Benson, Hope E. Peters, Frederick D. Grant, Laura A. Drubach, Stephan D. Voss, Henry A. Feldman, Jessica Smith, Justine A. Barlet...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2016 Aug 8
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