Medicine

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Level 1
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute
Trinity College
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Professor Sylvia Alison O'Keeffe

Professor Sylvia Alison O'Keeffe

Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery

Clinical Associate Professor


Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • O'Keeffe SA, McGrath A, Ryan JM, Byrne B, Management of a massive pulmonary embolism in a pregnant patient with mechanical fragmentation followed by delayed catheter-directed thrombolysis in the early postpartum period. , Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 21, (8), 2008, p591 - 594Journal Article, 2008
  • Joyce EA, Kavanagh J, Sheehy N, Beddy P, O'Keeffe, SA, Imaging features of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma, Clinical radiology, 68, (9), 2013, p953--961Journal Article, 2013
  • Sullivan C, Hennigan M, McCrohan M, Sheehy N, O'Keeffe SA, Is isotope bone scan of added benefit to CT thorax/abdomen/pelvis in detecting skeletal metastases in breast cancer staging?, Breast Cancer Research , Breast Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, November 2017, 19 (Suppl 1:116), 2017Poster, 2017
  • Boland M.R., Nugent T., Nolan J., O'Mahony J., O'Keeffe S., Gillham C.C., Maguire A., Geraghty J., McCartan D., Evoy D., Prichard R.S., McDermott E.W., Alazawi D., Boyle T.J., Connolly E.M., Fibromatosis of the breast: a 10-year multi-institutional experience and review of the literature, Breast Cancer, 28, (1), 2021, p168 - 174Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Mihalco SP, Keeling SB, Murphy SF, O'Keeffe SA, Comparison of the utility of clinical breast examination and MRI in the surveillance of women with a high risk of breast cancer., Clinical Radiology, 75, (3), 2020, p194 - 199Journal Article, 2020, DOI
  • Metaxa L, Healy NA, O'Keeffe SA., Breast microcalcifications: the UK RCR 5-point breast imaging system or BI-RADS; which is the better predictor of malignancy?, The British journal of radiology, 92, (1103), 2019, p20190177Journal Article, 2019, DOI
  • Buckley A, Healy N, Quinn A, O'Keeffe SA., The value of routine screening mammography in women aged 35-39 years in a symptomatic breast unit., Clinical radiology, 72, (6), 2017, p517.e7-517.e12Journal Article, 2017, DOI
  • Longman CF, Campion T, Butler B, Suaris TD, Khanam A, Kunst H, Tiberi S, O'Keeffe SA., Imaging features and diagnosis of tuberculosis of the breast., Clinical radiology, 72, (3), 2017, p217-222Journal Article, 2017, DOI
  • Healy NA, O'Keeffe SA., Determination of recall rates for assessment in high-risk women undergoing annual surveillance breast MRI., Clinical radiology, 71, (11), 2016, p1143-1147Journal Article, 2016, DOI
  • Harmon M, Arrigan M, Toner M, O'Keeffe SA., A radiological approach to benign and malignant lesions of the mandible., Clinical radiology, 70, (4), 2015, p335-350Journal Article, 2015, DOI
  • Farrell TP, Adams NC, Stenson M, Carroll PA, Griffin M, Connolly EM, O'Keeffe SA., The Z0011 Trial: Is this the end of axillary ultrasound in the pre-operative assessment of breast cancer patients?, European radiology, 25, (9), 2015, p2682-2687Journal Article, 2015, DOI
  • McCarthy E, Kavanagh J, O'Donoghue Y, McCormack E, D'Arcy C, O'Keeffe SA., Phyllodes tumours of the breast: radiological presentation, management and follow-up., The British journal of radiology, 87, (1044), 2014, p20140239Journal Article, 2014, DOI
  • Dunne RM, O'Mahony D, Wilson G, McDermott R, O'Keeffe SA., The role of the breast radiologist in evaluation of breast incidentalomas detected on 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT., The British journal of radiology, 86, (1026), 2013, p20130034Journal Article, 2013, DOI
  • O'Mahony N, McCarthy E, McDermott R, O'Keeffe S., Who's the doctor? Patients' perceptions of the role of the breast radiologist: a lesson for all radiologists., The British journal of radiology, 85, (1020), 2012, pe1184-9Journal Article, 2012, DOI
  • O'Keeffe SA, Hogan BA, Eustace SJ, Kavanagh EC., Overuse injuries of the knee., Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America, 17, (4), 2009, p725-39, viiJournal Article, 2009, DOI
  • O'Keeffe SA, McNally S, Keogan MT., Investigating painless haematuria., BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 337, 2008, pa260Journal Article, 2008, DOI
  • O'Keeffe SA, McGrath A, Wilson G., An interesting chest radiograph., BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 337, 2008, pa1505Journal Article, 2008, DOI
  • Britton P, Warwick J, Wallis MG, O'Keeffe S, Taylor K, Sinnatamby R, Barter S, Gaskarth M, Duffy SW, Wishart GC., Measuring the accuracy of diagnostic imaging in symptomatic breast patients: team and individual performance., The British journal of radiology, 85, (1012), 2012, p415-422Journal Article, 2012, DOI
  • Taylor K, O'Keeffe S, Britton PD, Wallis MG, Treece GM, Housden J, Parashar D, Bond S, Sinnatamby R., Ultrasound elastography as an adjuvant to conventional ultrasound in the preoperative assessment of axillary lymph nodes in suspected breast cancer: a pilot study., Clinical radiology, 66, (11), 2011, p1064-1071Journal Article, 2011, DOI
  • Taylor K, Britton P, O'Keeffe S, Wallis MG., Quantification of the UK 5-point breast imaging classification and mapping to BI-RADS to facilitate comparison with international literature., The British journal of radiology, 84, (1007), 2011, p1005-1010Journal Article, 2011, DOI
  • Buckley O, O'Keeffe S, Geoghegan T, Lyburn ID, Munk PL, Worsley D, Torreggiani WC., 99mTc bone scintigraphy superscans: a review., Nuclear medicine communications, 28, (7), 2007, p521-527Journal Article, 2007, DOI
  • Geoghegan T, Tuite D, McAuley G, O'Keeffe S, Torreggiani WC., Percutaneous thrombin injection for the treatment of a post-pancreatitis pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery., European radiology, 14, (11), 2004, p2144-2145Journal Article, 2004, DOI
  • Hunter K, Boyle D, Kavanagh J, Hanhauser Y, Connolly E, O'Keeffe S, Breast cancer in women under 35 years., Breast Cancer Research , British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, November 20175, 17(Suppl 1), 2015, pp41Poster, 2015
  • Joyce E, Fagan A, McMorrow J, Byrne D, Kennedy M, Meaney J, O'Keeffe S, Apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional anisotropy values as biomarkers for treatment response in breast cancer., British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, UK, November 2014, 16(Suppl 1), 2014Poster, 2014
  • Sulistijo A, Falamarzi A, Chen C, Lightner Ferrer C, Tan D, Kong T, O'Keeffe S, Kavanagh J, A clinical audit of breast cancer staging., British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, UK, November 2014, 16(Suppl 1), 2014, pp36Poster, 2014
  • Taylor K, Britton P, O'Keeffe S, Wallis M, Quantification of the UK five-point breast imaging classification and mapping to BI-RADS: to facilitate comparison of reporting, research and published literature., Breast Cancer Research, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • Courtney M, O'Keeffe SA, Maguire A, Doyle A, MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy: A Series Review with Histologic Correlation, Breast Cancer Research , British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, November 2017, 19, (Suppl 1:116), 2017, pp1 - 23Poster, 2017
  • Welaratne I, Ni Leidhin C, O'Keeffe S, Harte S, The augmented and reconstructed breast on cross sectional imaging: what EVERY radiologist needs to know, Breast Cancer Research , Breast Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, Nov 2017, 19 (Suppl 1:116), 2017, pp1 - 23Poster, 2017
  • Sweeny L, Cullen A, O'Keeffe S, A retrospective pictorial review of ultrasound imaging features of UK-RCR breast imaging score 3 lesions, which subsequently displayed malignant histology. Which characteristics in retrospect should have raised suspicion for a cancer? , Breast cancer Research , British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, November 2017, 19 (Suppl 1:116), 2017, pp1 - 23Poster, 2017
  • O'Mahony J, Murray C, Maguire A, O'Keeffe S, Radiologic and pathologic features of breast fibromatosis. Pictorial review and clinical update for a challenging clinical entity. , British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, November 2017, 19 (Suppl 1:116), 2017, pp1 - 23Poster, 2017
  • Cronin C, Heaney R, Murphy M, O'Keeffe S, Primary locally advanced breast cancer: Correlation of mammographic changes post neoadjuvant chemotherapy with Miller Payne Score, Breast Cancer Research , British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, November 2017, 19 (Suppl 1:116), 2017, pp1 - 23Poster, 2017
  • Canniff E, Courtney M, O'Keeffe SA, Harte S, Rare ovarian germ cell tumours. Facts, figures and followup. What the radiologist needs to know., European Congress of Radiology , Vienna , March 2020, 2020Poster, 2020
  • Shokuhi P , McGarrigle SA, Sullivan CJ, Boyle T, Alazawi D, O'Keeffe S, Kennedy J, Connolly EM, Breast density, metabolic syndrome and body composition in breast cancer. , Cancer Research, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; , San Antonia, Texas, USA, December 5-9, 2017, 78 (Suppl 4), 2018Poster, 2018
  • R. M. Heaney, M. L. Bambrick, S. A. O'Keeffe, MRI evaluation of response to radical chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer: mimics and masquerades, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2018, 2018Poster, 2018
  • JM Loughlin, S O'Keeffe, A Maguire, T Boyle, Multidisciplinary Management of Primary Breast Angiosarcoma, British Journal of Surgery, International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Glasgow, UK, Jul 2017, 2017Poster, 2017
  • Kamaledeen S, Longman C, O'Keeffe S, Breast cancer imaging in women aged 35 years and under, Royal College of Radiology ASM, London, UK, September 2016, https://doi.org/10.1, 2016Poster, 2016
  • Durand M, Murphy S, Ní Leidhin C, Sweeney L, O'Keeffe SA, Cervical cancer staging: Pearls & pitfalls, Doi:10.1594/ecr2017/C-2193, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2017, 2017Poster, 2017
  • E. A. Joyce, J. McMorrow, D. Byrne, J. P. Walsh, S. A. O'Keeffe, J. F. Meaney, Education of medical students through the use of a multimedia chest radiology application suitable for the iPad and iPhone., European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2014, 2014Poster, 2014
  • N Healy, S Cosgrove, P Wen, T Kwa, F O'Driscoll, G Offiah, Y Roden, S Sebaoui, K Wolohan, S O'Keeffe, Determination of recall rates for assessment in women undergoing annual surveillance breast MRI: is a rate< 10% achievable?, Breast Cancer Research , British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, UK, Nov 2014, 16, ((Suppl 1)), 2014, pp28Poster, 2014
  • Joyce EA, O'Keeffe SA, Fagan A, McMorrow J, Byrne D, Kennedy J, Meaney JF, Diffusion weighted MR derived apparent diffusion co-efficient values as a biomarker for treatment response in breast cancer, Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. , ISMRM, Milan, Italy, May 2014, 22 , 2014, pp4085Conference Paper, 2014
  • Meaney James FM, Boyle Gerard, O'Keeffe Sylvia, Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography: Current status, theoretical limitations and future potential, Radiography, 13, 2007, pe31--e44Journal Article, 2007
  • Sullivan CJ, O'Keeffe SA, Wilson GF, Justification of Breast Cancer Staging: Implications for Patient Safety and Radiologist Workload, RSNA, Chicago, USA, Dec 2017, HP228-SD-WEA3, 2017Poster, 2017
  • Murphy S, O'Keeffe SA, Is clinical breast examination a necessary component in the assessment of women with breast symptoms?, Doi: 10.1594/ecr2017/C-3065, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, 2017, 2017Poster, 2017
  • Charlotte F. Longman, Rashid Akhtar, Hana Ahmed, Joseph Davies, Suaris Tamara, Sylvia O'Keeffe, Recall rates in surveillance breast MRIs performed in women at high risk of developing breast cancer, Clinical Radiology, Royal College of Radiology ASM, London, UK, September 2015, 70, 2015, pp19 - 22Poster, 2015
  • Murphy J, Carroll P, O'Keeffe S, Kennedy J, Boyle T, Connolly E, Re-evaluating the perioperative diagnosis of axillary metastasis in breast cancer patients treated with breast conserving surgery, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, British Society of Surgical Oncology, Nov 2011, 2011Poster, 2011
  • O'Mahony N, Mc Carthy E, Harte S, O'Keeffe S, Cronin,K, 21. Evaluation of the Position and Visibility of a Hydrogel Breast Biopsy Marker in Patients following Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy or Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cance, RSNA , Chicago, USA, Dec 2012, 2012Poster, 2012
  • Moyle PL, Hunter S, O'Keeffe S, Gaskarth M, Mucinous carcinoma of the breast: A potential pitfall when using quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging. , DOI 10.1594/ecr2010/C-0362, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2010, 2010Poster, 2010
  • Boyle D, Kavanagh J, Quinn L, Harte S, McDermott R, O'Keeffe S, The Clinical and Radiological Presentation of Breast Cancer in Women Aged 35 Years or Younger. , RSNA , Chicago, USA, Dec 2012, 2012Poster, 2012
  • Arrigan M, Hughes P, Beddy P, O'Keeffe S, MR Imaging Pathologic Correlation in Unusual Cervical Cancers, RSNA, Chicago, USA, 2012, 2012Poster, 2012
  • O'Keeffe SA, Harihar L, Britton PD, Earl H, Wallis MG, Correlation of Breast MRI with Final Pathology in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, RSNA, Chicago, USA, Dec 2010, 2010Poster, 2010
  • O'Keeffe SA, Murphy BD, McErlean A, Lawler LP, Abnormal Heart rate variability during coronary CT angiography following bolus injection on dual-source computed tomography, Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 2nd World Congress of Thoracic Imaging and Diagnosis in Chest Disease, Valencia, Spain, August 2009, 24, (3), 2009, ppW1 - W47Poster, 2009
  • Murphy BD, O'Keeffe S, Minnock C, Mahon N, O'Neill J, Lawler LP, The role of coronary CT angiography in the assessment of acute chest pain. The Mater Hospital experience, Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 2nd World Congress of Thoracic Imaging and Diagnosis in Chest Disease, Valencia, Spain, August 2009, 4, (23), 2009, ppW1 - W47Poster, 2009
  • Acute appendicitis: an intra-abdominal mimic, Delaney H., Killeen R., O'Keeffe S.A., Keogan M, European Radiology, ESGAR (European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology), Valencia, Spain, June 2009, 19, 2009, pp625 - 752Poster, 2009
  • Murphy DT, O'Keeffe SA, McErlean A, Lawler LP, The Artery of Adamkiewicz. Does CTA work?, RSNA 2009, Chicago, USA, Dec 20109, 2009Poster, 2009
  • Delaney HG, O'Keeffe SA, Keogan M, Imaging of the Acute Abdomen in Haematology Patients, European Radiology, ESGAR (European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2008, 18, (Suppl2), 2008, ppP-218Poster, 2008
  • Delaney HG, O Keeffe S, Meaney JFM, Unenhanced multidetector CT in the diagnosis of urinary tract calculi: Factors predicting a positive yield and the incidence of significant alternate diagnoses. , European Radiology, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2008, 18, (Suppl 1 ), 2008, ppC-369Poster, 2008
  • O'Keeffe SA, McGrath A, Lambourne J, McDermott R, Keogan MT, Imaging Features of Abdominal Tuberculosis , European Radiology, ESGAR (European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology) , Crete, Greece, 2006, 13, (Suppl 3), 2006, ppP-007Poster, 2006
  • Sheehy N, Agnew G, O'Keeffe S, Keogan MT, CT Pulmonary Angiography in the Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnant Patients, RSNA, Chicago, USA, Dec 2006, 2006Poster, 2006
  • O'Keeffe S, Boyle G, McDermott R, The e-Medi project: An educational resource for breast imaging , British Journal of Radiology, UK Radiological Conference 2007, UK, June 2007, 2007Poster, 2007
  • Boyle G, Meaney JF, O'Keeffe S, Ahern M, Diffusion imaging: An interactive tutorial, UK Radiological Conference 2007, UK, June 2007, 2007Poster, 2007
  • O'Keeffe SA, McGrath A, Farrelly C, Meaney JFM., Bronchial Artery Visualisation on Contrast-Enhanced MRA of the Pulmonary Vasculature, RSNA, Chicago, USA, Dec 2005, 2005Poster, 2005
  • O'Keeffe SA, McGrath A, O'Brien S, McDermott R, O'Connell F, Meaney JFM, Staging of Primary Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with CT, MRI and PET., European Radiology, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, 15, (Suppl 1 C-0280 ), 2005Poster, 2005
  • O'Keeffe SA, Geoghegan T, Torreggiani WC, Superscans. A pictorial review, European Radiology, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2004, 14(2), (C-595), 2004Poster, 2004
  • O'Keeffe SA, Geoghegan T, Keane FB, Torreggiani WC, Imaging of Presacral and Sacral Tumours with Pathological Correlation, European Radiology, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2004, 14(2), (C-673), 2004Poster, 2004
  • Dr Nuala Healy, Dr Angela O'Brien, Dr Sylvia O'Keeffe, Professor Fidelma Flanagan, Breast screening - lessons from the past, Rad Magazine, 43, (502), 2017, p24 - 25Journal Article
  • Sylvia O'Keeffe, MRI for evaluation of the dense breast, Imaging in Dublin 2022, Dublin, Ireland, 2022Invited Talk
  • Sylvia O'Keeffe, Breast Cancer Screening. Lessons from the past, Combined Spring Meeting. Faculty of Radiology, Limerick, 08/04/2016, 2016Invited Talk
  • Sylvia O'Keeffe, MRI of Adnexal Masses, Faculty of Radiology MRI Meeting, Kilkenny, Ireland, 24/01/2015, 2015Invited Talk
  • Sylvia O'Keeffe, Radiological management for women on neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer, NCCP annual meeting, Cork University Hospital, Oct 2017, 2017Invited Talk
  • Sylvia O'Keeffe, Breast MRI in patients on neoadjuvant chemotherapy, Cambridge Breast Conference, Cambridge, UK, March 2011, 2011Invited Talk
  • Sylvia O'Keeffe, Breast MRI, Irish Breast Cancer Nurses Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 2012, 2012Invited Talk
  • Sylvia O'Keeffe, Symptomatic Breast Disease and High-Risk Women. How to Manage in General Practice, GP Study Day, Dublin, Ireland, September 2013, 2013Invited Talk
  • Sylvia O'Keeffe, Staging of Cervical Cancer, Faculty of Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, September 2016, 2016Invited Talk

Recognition

  • Board of Governors Prize National Children's Hospital 2002
  • Professors Prize in the School of Physic TCD, Psychiatry 2002
  • Open University Scholarship Department of Education 1996
  • Department of Paediatrics Gold Medal 2002
  • Annual Examinations Book Prize TCD. 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001. 1997-2001
  • TCD Exhibitioner Scholarship 1996
  • Fielding Medal Faculty of Radiology (Supervisor) 2018
  • Faculty of Radiology Gold Medal 2007
  • Member British Society of Breast Radiology Present
  • Member Faculty of Radiology Present
  • Member Royal College of Radiologists Present
  • Member European Society of Breast Radiology Present
  • Member European Society of Radiology Present
  • Member of the Committee for development and reform of Symptomatic Breast Key Performance Indicators. National Cancer Control Programme Subgroup. 2012
  • Breastcheck Interval Cancer Implementation Group. The group chaired with implementing the recommendations from the expert group on the management of interval cancers in the Breastcheck screened population. 2021
  • E-medi was an innovative internet-based e-learning programme for trainee breast radiologists. 2004
  • External Examiner FFR RCSI Part 1 2015
  • Member of the Committee for development and reform of Symptomatic Breast Key Performance Indicators. National Cancer Control Programme Subgroup. 2012
  • Training Programme Coordinator on the Faculty of Radiology Training Committee 2012
  • Breastcheck Interval Cancer Implementation Group. The group chaired with implementing the recommendations from the expert group on the management of interval cancers in the Breastcheck screened population. 2021
  • External Examiner FFR RCSI Part 1 2015
  • E-medi was an innovative internet-based e-learning programme for trainee breast radiologists. 2004
  • Member of the Committee for development and reform of Symptomatic Breast Key Performance Indicators. National Cancer Control Programme Subgroup. 2012
  • Breastcheck Interval Cancer Implementation Group. The group chaired with implementing the recommendations from the expert group on the management of interval cancers in the Breastcheck screened population. 2021
  • Training Programme Coordinator on the Faculty of Radiology Training Committee 2012
  • E-medi was an innovative internet-based e-learning programme for trainee breast radiologists. 2004
  • Training Programme Coordinator on the Faculty of Radiology Training Committee 2012
  • External Examiner FFR RCSI Part 1 2015