Summer Decker, PhD

Director of 3D Clinical Applications, Dept. of Radiology

Vice Chair for Research and Innovation, Dept. of Radiology

Associate Program Director for Radiology Residency, Dept. of Radiology

Contact Info 2 Tampa General Circle
STC 6097
Tampa FL 33606

Academic Email: sdecker@usf.edu

Academic Phone:(813) 259-8782

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Education

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs

• Biomedical Engineering & Nanomedicine

Research Interests

• Three-dimensional (3D) medical imaging and anatomical modeling, biomedical engineering, rapid prototyping, 3D geometric morphometric analysis, experimental radiology, medical device development. Applied virtual anatomy/anthropology, forensic radiology/imaging, Virtopsy (virtual autopsy), surgical simulation and training, craniofacial identification, Forensic Anthropology and Pathology, Medical and Research Ethics and Law.

Memberships

• Member (National Academy of Inventors, 2016 - Present)
• Member (International Society for Forensic Radiology and Imaging, 2013 - Present)
• Member (Association of University Radiologists, 2013 - Present)
• Member (Radiological Society of North America, 2008 - Present)
• Full Member (Sigma Xi: The Science Research Society, 2003 - Present)
• Fellow (American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 2000 - Present)

Recent Publications

• Myers A, Ford J, Decker S, Crawford F, Tzekov R. Volumetric histological characterization of optic nerve degeneration using tissue clearing: literature review and practical study. Journal of histotechnology. 44(4) : 206-216, 2021.
• Decker SJ, Goldstein TA, Ford JM, Teng MN, Pugliese RS, Berry GJ, Pettengill M, Silbert S, Hazelton TR, Wilson JW, Shine K, Wang ZX, Hutchinson M, Castagnaro J, Bloom OE, Breining DA, Goldsmith BM, Sinnott JT, O''Donnell DG, Crawford JM, Lockwood CJ, Kim K. 3-Dimensional Printed Alternative to the Standard Synthetic Flocked Nasopharyngeal Swabs Used for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Testing. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 73(9) : e3027-e3032, 2021.
• Ebert LC, Franckenberg S, Sieberth T, Schweitzer W, Thali M, Ford J, Decker S. A review of visualization techniques of post-mortem computed tomography data for forensic death investigations. International journal of legal medicine. 135(5) : 1855-1867, 2021.
• Heller RS, Joud H, Flores-Milan G, Franzese R, Ford J, Nelson J, Decker S, Mhaskar R, van Loveren H, Agazzi S. Changing Enhancement Pattern and Tumor Volume of Vestibular Schwannomas After Subtotal Resection. World neurosurgery. 151: e466-e471, 2021.
• Quimby DL, Ford J, Tanner GJ, Mencer N, Decker S, Matar F. Three-dimensional cardiac print assisted percutaneous closure of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in patient with Behçet''s disease. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. , 2021.
• Dobay A, Ford J, Decker S, Ampanozi G, Franckenberg S, Affolter R, Sieberth T, Ebert LC. Potential use of deep learning techniques for postmortem imaging. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology. 16(4) : 671-679, 2020.
• Barnes CW, Ford JM, Harrington MA, Kedar RP, Tran TQ, Karlnoski RA, Decker SJ, Smith DJ. Radiographic Comparison of Superior and Inferior Gluteal Vessels in Jackknife versus Prone Position: A Prospective, Self-Controlled Trial. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 146(4) : 778-781, 2020.
• Ford J, Goldstein T, Trahan S, Neuwirth A, Tatoris K, Decker S. A 3D-printed nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19 diagnostic testing. 3D printing in medicine. 6(1) : 21, 2020.
• Sparks CA, Decker SJ, Ford JM. Three-Dimensional Morphological Analysis of Sex, Age, and Symmetry of Proximal Femurs from Computed Tomography: Application to Total Hip Arthroplasty. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.). 33(5) : 731-738, 2020.
• Ching JA, Ford JM, Decker SJ. Aging of the Adult Bony Orbit. The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 31(4) : 1082-1085, 2020.
• Ballard DH, Wake N, Witowski J, Rybicki FJ, Sheikh A. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 3D Printing Special Interest Group (SIG) clinical situations for which 3D printing is considered an appropriate representation or extension of data contained in a medical imaging examination: abdominal, hepatobiliary, and gastrointestinal conditions. 3D printing in medicine. 6(1) : 13, 2020.
• Tino R, Moore R, Antoline S, Ravi P, Wake N, Ionita CN, Morris JM, Decker SJ, Sheikh A, Rybicki FJ, Chepelev LL. COVID-19 and the role of 3D printing in medicine. 3D printing in medicine. 6(1) : 11, 2020.
• Ford JM, Kumm TR, Decker SJ. An Analysis of Hounsfield Unit Values and Volumetrics from Computerized Tomography of the Proximal Femur for Sex and Age Estimation. Journal of forensic sciences. 65(2) : 591-596, 2020.
• Decker SJ, Foley R, Hazelton JM, Ford JM. 3D analysis of computed tomography (CT)-derived lumbar spine models for the estimation of sex. International journal of legal medicine. 133(5) : 1497-1506, 2019.
• Jodeh DS, Kuykendall LV, Ford JM, Ruso S, Decker SJ, Rottgers SA. Adding Depth to Cephalometric Analysis: Comparing Two- and Three-Dimensional Angular Cephalometric Measurements. The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 30(5) : 1568-1571, 2019.
• Decker SJ, Braileanu M, Dey C, Lenchik L, Pickup M, Powell J, Tucker M, Probyn L. Forensic Radiology: A Primer. Academic radiology. 26(6) : 820-830, 2019.
• Decker SJ, Ford JM. Forensic personal identification utilizing part-to-part comparison of CT-derived 3D lumbar models. Forensic science international. 294: 21-26, 2019.
• Bach K, Ford J, Foley R, Januszewski J, Murtagh R, Decker S, Uribe JS. Morphometric Analysis of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Height: An Imaging Study. World neurosurgery. , 2018.
• Chepelev L, Wake N, Ryan J, Althobaity W, Gupta A, Arribas E, Santiago L, Ballard DH, Wang KC, Weadock W, Ionita CN, Mitsouras D, Morris J, Matsumoto J, Christensen A, Liacouras P, Rybicki FJ, Sheikh A. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 3D printing Special Interest Group (SIG): guidelines for medical 3D printing and appropriateness for clinical scenarios. 3D printing in medicine. 4(1) : 11, 2018.
• Jodeh DS, Curtis H, Cray JJ, Ford J, Decker S, Rottgers SA. Anthropometric Evaluation of Periorbital Region and Facial Projection Using Three-Dimensional Photogrammetry. The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 29(8) : 2017-2020, 2018.
• Donohue D, Decker S, Ford J, Foley R, Dunbar K, Kumm T, Achors K, Mir H. Opportunistic CT Screening for Osteoporosis in Patients With Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma: Technique and Potential Clinical Impact. Journal of orthopaedic trauma. 32(8) : 408-413, 2018.
• Ballard DH, Trace AP, Ali S, Hodgdon T, Zygmont ME, DeBenedectis CM, Smith SE, Richardson ML, Patel MJ, Decker SJ, Lenchik L. Clinical Applications of 3D Printing: Primer for Radiologists. Academic radiology. 25(1) : 52-65, 2018.
• Hodgdon T, Danrad R, Patel MJ, Smith SE, Richardson ML, Ballard DH, Ali S, Trace AP, DeBenedectis CM, Zygmont ME, Lenchik L, Decker SJ. Logistics of Three-dimensional Printing: Primer for Radiologists. Academic radiology. 25(1) : 40-51, 2018.
• M Aalders N Adolphi B Daly G Davis H De Boer S Decker et al. Research in Forensic Radiology and Imaging: identifying the most important issues. Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging.. : DOI: 10.1016/j.jofri.2017.01.004, 2017.
• Guo S, Lai C, Wu C, Cen G. Conversion Discriminative Analysis on Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Multiple Cortical Features from MR Images. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 9: 146, 2017.
• LeBedis CA, Rosenkrantz AB, Otero HJ, Decker SJ, Ward RJ. Contrast reaction training in US radiology residencies: a COARDRI study. Clinical imaging. 43: 140-143, 2017.
• Luecke K, Trujillo C, Ford J, Decker S, Pelaez A, Hazelton TR, Rojas CA. Anastomotic Airway Complications After Lung Transplant: Clinical, Bronchoscopic and CT Correlation. Journal of thoracic imaging. 31(5) : W62-71, 2016.
• Cox CS, Decker SJ, Rolfe M, Hazelton TR, Rojas CA. Middle Lobe Torsion after Unilateral Lung Transplant. Journal of radiology case reports. 10(5) : 15-21, 2016.
• Ford J, Decker S. Computed tomography slice thickness and its effects on three-dimensional reconstruction of anatomical structures. Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging. 4(4) : 43-46, 2016.
• Decker SJ, Grajo JR, Hazelton TR, Hoang KN, McDonald JS, Otero HJ, Patel MJ, Prober AS, Retrouvey M, Rosenkrantz AB, Roth CG, Ward RJ. Research Challenges and Opportunities for Clinically Oriented Academic Radiology Departments. Academic radiology. 23(1) : 43-52, 2016.
• Shetty AS, Grajo JR, Decker S, Heitkamp DE, DeStigter KK, Mezwa DG, Deitte L. ABR Core examination preparation: results of a survey of fourth-year radiology residents who took the 2013 examination. Academic radiology. 22(1) : 121-9, 2015.
• Decker, S. Ford, J. Ching, J. Patient-specific jaw splint for edentulous and partially edentulous patients presenting with jaw fractures International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 9: S258-259, 2014.
• Davy-Jow, S. Decker, S. Virtual Anthropology and Virtopsy in Human Identification. Book Chapter in "Advances in Forensic Human Identification 2nd edition". : 263-281, 2014.
• Decker S, Ford J, Davy-Jow S, Faraut P, Neville W, Hilbelink D. Who is this person? A comparison study of current three-dimensional facial approximation methods. Forensic science international. 229(1-3) : 161.e1-8, 2013.
• McCullough MC, Decker S, Ford J, Downes K, Hilbelink D, Ordorica R, Hoyte L, Hart S. Third sacral foramina morphometry for sacral neuromodulation. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery. 19(1) : 23-30, 2013.
• McCullough M, Ford J, Decker S, Downes K, Hilbelink D, Hoyte L, Hart S, Ordorica R. S2, S3, and S4 foramina position overlap pertinent to sacral neuro stimulation. Journal of Urology. 189(4) : e429, 2013.
• Schott JM. Using CSF biomarkers to replicate genetic associations in Alzheimer''s disease. Neurobiology of aging. 33(7) : 1486.e9-15, 2012.
• Carmichael O, Xie J, Fletcher E, Singh B, DeCarli C. Localized hippocampus measures are associated with Alzheimer pathology and cognition independent of total hippocampal volume. Neurobiology of aging. 33(6) : 1124.e31-41, 2012.
• Komar DA, Davy-Jow S, Decker SJ. The use of a 3-D laser scanner to document ephemeral evidence at crime scenes and postmortem examinations. Journal of forensic sciences. 57(1) : 188-91, 2012.
• Davy-Jow SL, Decker SJ, Ford JM. A simple method of nose tip shape validation for facial approximation. Forensic science international. 214(1-3) : 208.e1-3, 2012.
• Decker SJ, Davy-Jow SL, Ford JM, Hilbelink DR. Virtual determination of sex: metric and nonmetric traits of the adult pelvis from 3D computed tomography models. Journal of forensic sciences. 56(5) : 1107-14, 2011.
• Davy-Jow, SL. Decker, SJ. Schofield, D. Virtual Forensic Anthropology: Applications of Advanced Computer Graphics Technology to the Identification of Human Remains. Book Chapter in "Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environment". : 217-235, 2011.

Awards/Honors

• 2023 Patents for Humanity Award for 3D Printed Nasopharyngeal Swab (US Patent and Trademark Office - 2023)
• Chair's Award for Excellence in Education (Dept of Radiology, USF Morsani College of Medicine - 2017)
• Dean's Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence (USF Morsani College of Medicine - 2014)