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Sinan Akay, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor - Divisions of Neuroradiology & Nuclear Medicine

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor - Radiology

Education

  • MD, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  • Residency in Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  • Residency in Nuclear Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Fellowship in Neuroradiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

Licenses & Certifications

  • Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology (ABR)
  • Medical License (Permanent), Turkiye, Turkish Ministry of Health
  • Iowa Medical License (Permanent), Iowa Board of Medicine
  • Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM)

Selected Publications

  • Akay S, Pollard JH, Saad Eddin A, Alatoum A, Kandemirli S, Gholamrezanezhad A, Menda Y, Graham MM, Shariftabrizi A. PET/CT Imaging in Treatment Planning and Surveillance of Sinonasal Neoplasms. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 25;15(15):3759. doi: 10.3390/cancers15153759. PMID: 37568575; PMCID: PMC10417627.
  • Arda KN, Akay S, Karadas O, Kartal O. Proton MR spectroscopic features of the cisternal segment of the trigeminal nerve in patients with trigeminal neuralgia: A pilot study. Clin Imaging. 2021 Jun;74:93-99. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.12.006. Epub 2021 Jan 14. PMID: 33465667.
  • Dogan D, Cuce F, Akay S, Ayaz T, Kinik D, Savasci U, Arslan Y, Fidan G, Ocal N, Yilmaz G, Tasci C. Normal chest CT prevalance in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients: A report of 791 cases. Acta Medica Mediterrranea 2020;36:2917-21.
  • Akay S, Tasar M. Radiology in Combat Surgery. Thoracic Surgery, Special Edition. Editor: Genc O. 1st edition. Türkiye Klinikleri, Ankara, 2020, p.38-43.
  • Arda KN, Akay S, Yetkin S. Is there a relationship between oxygen saturation and MRI-induced anxiety? A prospective study. Clin Imaging. 2020 Apr;60(2):147-152. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.12.005. Epub 2019 Dec 16. PMID: 31927169.
  • Kopru B, Ebiloglu T, Akay S, Sarikaya S, Zor M, Kaya E, Ergin G, Yavan I, Gurdal M. Does preoperative enhanced computed tomography show the invasion to surrounding structures in renal cell carcinoma? Endourology Bulletin 2020;12:192-8.
  • Akay S, Ebiloglu T, Ersen M, Balyemez U, Kaya E, Tasar M. The relationship between abdominal adiposity parameters and renal cell carcinoma: A volumetric study using all CT slices. Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2019;39(1):65-74.
  • Yalcin S, Kaya E, Ebiloglu T, Akay S, Zor M, Sarıkaya S, Yilmaz S, Bedir S. The cognitive fusion prostate biopsy using a smart phone in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Arch Esp Urol. 2019 Dec;72(10):1026-1031. English, Spanish. PMID: 31823851.
  • Arda KN, Akay S. The Relationship between Corpus Callosum Morphometric Measurements and Age/Gender Characteristics: A Comprehensive MR Imaging Study. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2019 Jun 28;9:33. doi: 10.25259/JCIS-13-2019. PMID: 31538031; PMCID: PMC6737445.
  • Arda KN, Akay S, Kizilkanat KT. Generalized cystic lymphangiomatosis incidentally recognized in an asymptomatic adult: Peroperative, CT, MRI, and histopathological findings of a very rare case. Niger J Clin Pract. 2019 Dec;22(12):1778-1780. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_582_18. PMID: 31793488.