Asst. Prof. Dr. Kemal Ünal
Gastrointestinal Oncology Unit Clinical Service
About Kemal Ünal
Assist. Prof. Kemal Ünal is a nuclear medicine specialist with clinical and academic experience. He graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2008 with a specialization in Nuclear Medicine. Since 2018 he has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, where he practices and contributes to patient care and diagnostic services. He is an active member of the Turkish Medical Association and the Turkish Nuclear Medicine Association, maintaining engagement with professional standards and developments in his field.
Subspecialties
- FDG PET/CT imaging
- Liver metastases
- Radioembolization for liver metastases
- Gastrointestinal cancers
- Incidental colonic FDG uptake
- Lung cancer PET/CT imaging
- Unknown primary tumor evaluation
- I-131 post-ablation scintigraphy
- Myocardial viability imaging
- Nuclear medicine imaging in acute coronary syndromes
Education
- 2008 Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Nuclear Medicine
- 2003 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2018 Acibadem Health Group
- 2016 – 2018 Okan University Hospital
- 2012 – 2016 Medicalpark Izmir Hospital
- 2010 – 2012 Elazığ Training and Research Hospital
- 2009 – 2010 GATA Haydarpasa Military Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Medical Association
- Turkish Nuclear Medicine Association
Selected Publications
- Sjögrens Syndrome with Polyserositis, Gastrointestinal Findings and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Angiol 2017, 5:193. DOI: 10.4172/2329-9495.1000193. Heper G, Cetin S, Unal K, Salihi S, Bostanci B, Korkmaz M.
- Effectiveness of the addition of the brain region to the FDG-PET/CT imaging area in patients with suspected or diagnosed lung cancer. Radiol Med. 2016 Mar;121(3):218-24. doi: 10.1007/s11547-015-0597-y. Tasdemir B, Urakci Z, Dostbil Z, Unal K, Simsek FS, Teke F, Goya C.
- Radioembolization in Liver Metastases (review). Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Oncol-Special Topics 2015;8(1):81-5. Unal K, Guner AL
- What Approach Should We Take for the Incidental Finding of Increased Fdg Uptake Foci in Colon on PET/CT? Nucl Med Commun. 2015 Dec;36(12):1195-201. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000000388 Simsek FS, Ispiroglu M, Tasdemir B, Koroglu M, Unal K, Ozercan IH, Entok E, Kuslu D, Karabulut K.
- FDG PET/CT and Other Nuclear Medicine Imaging Methods in Liver Metastases (review). Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Oncol-Special Topics 2015;8(1):20-3. Unal K.
- The significance of lower extremity FDG PET/CT imaging in patients with unknown primary tumor Medical Science and Discovery. 2015;2(6):364-8. Doi: 10.17546/msd.78014. Tasdemir B, Dostbil Z, Unal K, Yildirim S, Akatli AN
- Unexpected Gallbladder Uptake in a Post-Ablative I-131 Scan. Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther. 2015; 24(2): 85-86. Unal K. Akdemir O
- 18-F FDG PET/CT Diagnosed Costal Cartilage Fracture Which was Missed by Thorax CT: An Incidental Finding in a Case. International Journal of Basic and Clinical Studies (IJBCS). 2014;3(1): 83-86. Tasdemir B, Unal K, Dostbil Z.
- FDG PET/CT Applications in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Viability (review) Clinical Medical Sciences. Vol:2 Issue:3 September 2014; 61-64. Ünal K
- Nuclear Imaging Methods in Acute Coronary Syndromes (review) Turkiye Klinikleri J Cardiol-Special Topics 2013;6(6):90-3. Unal K.
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