Jennifer Toth, MD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Jennifer Toth, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Professor, Department of Surgery
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Thoracic Cancer Team
Research Interests
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Neoplasms
- Lung
- Neoplasms
- Physicians
- Biopsy
- Air
- Lymph Nodes
- Thorax
- Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Chest Tubes
- Narrow Band Imaging
Clinical Trials
Tissue and Blood Collection from Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer
One Time Tissue and Blood Collection from Patients with Lung Cancer at Risk for Developing Lung Cancer
Recent Publications
2023
Chang, Q, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2023, ESFPNet: Efficient deep learning architecture for real-time lesion segmentation in autofluorescence bronchoscopic video. in BS Gimi & A Krol (eds), Medical Imaging 2023: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging., 1246803, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 12468, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2023: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, San Diego, United States, 2/19/23. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2647897
Zhao, W, Kuhlengel, T, Chang, Q, Daneshpajooh, V, Schaer, T, Brewer, L, Hilliard, R, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2023, Image-Guided Radial-Probe EBUS Bronchoscopy System: Live Study Validation. in CA Linte & JH Siewerdsen (eds), Medical Imaging 2023: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling., 124661O, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 12466, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2023: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, San Diego, United States, 2/19/23. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2648637
Patel, P & Toth, J 2023, 'Interventional Pulmonology: Approaches to the Treatment of Benign Subglottic and Tracheal Stenosis', Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2023.05.011
Daneshpajooh, V, Dumas, C, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2023, Vascular pattern recognition for narrow-band imaging bronchoscopy. in BS Gimi & A Krol (eds), Medical Imaging 2023: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging., 124680L, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 12468, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2023: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, San Diego, United States, 2/19/23. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2647150
2022
Lee, HJ, Argento, AC, Batra, H, Benzaquen, S, Bramley, K, Chambers, D, Desai, N, Dincer, HE, Ferguson, JS, Kalanjeri, S, Lamb, C, Meena, N, Reddy, C, Revelo, A, Sachdeva, A, Seides, B, Shah, H, Shojaee, S, Sonetti, D, Thiboutot, J, Toth, J, Van Nostrand, K & Akulian, JA 2022, 'A Multicenter Study Assessing Interventional Pulmonary Fellow Competency in Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy', ATS Scholar, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 220-228. https://doi.org/10.34197/ats-scholar.2021-0121OC
Chupp, G, Kline, JN, Khatri, SB, McEvoy, C, Silvestri, GA, Shifren, A, Castro, M, Bansal, S, McClelland, M, Dransfield, M, Trevor, J, Kahlstrom, N, Simoff, M, Wahidi, MM, Lamb, CR, Ferguson, JS, Haas, A, Hogarth, DK, Tejedor, R, Toth, J, Hey, J, Majid, A, LaCamera, P, Fitzgerald, JM, Enfield, K, Grubb, GM, McMullen, EA, Olson, JL & Laviolette, M 2022, 'Bronchial Thermoplasty in Patients With Severe Asthma at 5 Years: The Post-FDA Approval Clinical Trial Evaluating Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Persistent Asthma Study', CHEST, vol. 161, no. 3, pp. 614-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.10.044
Zhao, W, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2023, 'Endobronchial Ultrasound Image Simulation for Image-Guided Bronchoscopy', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 318-330. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2022.3190165
Zhao, W, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2022, Image-Guided System for Radial-Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy. in CA Linte & JH Siewerdsen (eds), Medical Imaging 2022: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling., 120340B, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 12034, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2022: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, Virtual, Online, 3/21/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2612104
Zang, X, Zhao, W, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, W 2022, 'Multimodal Registration for Image-Guided EBUS Bronchoscopy', Journal of Imaging, vol. 8, no. 7, 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8070189
Daneshpajooh, V, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2022, Video Analysis Framework for Lesion Detection in Narrow Band Imaging Bronchoscopy. in BS Gimi & A Krol (eds), Medical Imaging 2022: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging., 120360M, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 12036, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2022: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, Virtual, Online, 3/21/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2606054
2021
Vasyliev, V, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2021, Autonomous planning and guidance for convex-probe endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy. in CA Linte & JH Siewerdsen (eds), Medical Imaging 2021: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling., 115980T, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 11598, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2021: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, Virtual, Online, 2/15/21. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2580180
Bandyopadhyay, S, Daneshpajooh, V, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2021, Blood vessel segmentation in narrow band imaging bronchoscopic video. in BS Gimi & A Krol (eds), Medical Imaging 2021: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging., 116001P, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 11600, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2021: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, Virtual, Online, United States, 2/15/21. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2579930
Chang, Q, Byrnes, PD, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2021, Bronchoscopic video synchronization for interactive multimodal inspection of bronchial lesions. in CA Linte & JH Siewerdsen (eds), Medical Imaging 2021: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling., 115981V, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 11598, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2021: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, Virtual, Online, 2/15/21. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2579931
Zang, X, Cheirsilp, R, Byrnes, PD, Kuhlengel, TK, Abendroth, C, Allen, T, Mahraj, R, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2021, 'Image-guided EBUS bronchoscopy system for lung-cancer staging', Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, vol. 25, 100665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2021.100665
Daneshpajooh, V, Bandyopadhyay, S, Ahmad, D, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2021, Super-resolution and deblurring enhancement for narrow band imaging bronchoscopy. in I Isgum & BA Landman (eds), Medical Imaging 2021: Image Processing., 1159625, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 11596, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2021: Image Processing, Virtual, Online, United States, 2/15/21. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2579922
2020
Chang, Q, Bascom, R, Toth, J, Ahmad, D & Higgins, WE 2020, Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy Video Analysis for Lesion Frame Detection. in 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020., 9176007, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, vol. 2020-July, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1556-1559, 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020, Montreal, Canada, 7/20/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176007
Pritchett, MA, Oberg, CL, Belanger, A, De Cardenas, J, Cheng, G, Nacheli, GC, Franco-Paredes, C, Singh, J, Toth, J, Zgoda, M & Folch, E 2020, 'Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy Consensus Statement and Guidelines for bronchoscopy and airway management amid the COVID-19 pandemic', Journal of Thoracic Disease, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1781-1798. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.04.32
Zhao, W, Bascom, R, Toth, J & Higgins, WE 2020, Virtual radial-probe endobronchial ultrasound for image-guided bronchoscopy. in B Fei & CA Linte (eds), Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling., 113151U, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 11315, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, Houston, United States, 2/16/20. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2543063
2019
Toth, JW, Reed, MF & Ventola, LK 2019, 'Chest Tube Drainage Devices', Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 386-393. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1694769
Zhao, W, Bascom, R, Toth, J & Higgins, WE 2019, Guidance system development for radial-probe endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy. in B Fei & CA Linte (eds), Medical Imaging 2019: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling., 109511P, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 10951, SPIE, Medical Imaging 2019: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, San Diego, United States, 2/17/19. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2505827
Abu-Hijleh, M, Styrvoky, K, Anand, V, Woll, F, Yarmus, L, Machuzak, MS, Nader, DA, Mullett, TW, Hogarth, DK, Toth, JW, Acash, G, Casal, RF, Hazelrigg, S & Wood, DE 2019, 'Intrabronchial Valves for Air Leaks After Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery', Lung, vol. 197, no. 5, pp. 627-633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-019-00268-7
Zhu, J, Nelson, K, Toth, J & Muscat, JE 2019, 'Nicotine dependence as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis in the National Lung Screening Trial', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. 1, 103. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6419-8
Zang, X, Gibbs, JD, Cheirsilp, R, Byrnes, PD, Toth, J, Bascom, R & Higgins, WE 2019, 'Optimal route planning for image-guided EBUS bronchoscopy', Computers in Biology and Medicine, vol. 112, 103361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.103361
Mallow, C, Lee, H, Oberg, C, Thiboutot, J, Akulian, J, Burks, AC, Luna, B, Benzaquen, S, Batra, H, Cardenas-Garcia, J, Toth, J, Heidecker, J, Belanger, A, McClune, J, Osman, U, Lakshminarayanan, V, Pastis, N, Silvestri, G, Chen, A & Yarmus, L 2019, 'Safety and diagnostic performance of pulmonologists performing electromagnetic guided percutaneous lung biopsy (SPiNperc)', Respirology, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 453-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/resp.13471