Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuğsan Ballı
Interventional Radiology
About Tuğsan Ballı
Assoc. Prof. Tuğsan Ballı is an experienced radiologist with a strong background in diagnostic and interventional imaging. He earned his medical degree in Radiology from Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 2009 and has since developed a clinical and academic career focused on advanced radiologic techniques and interventional oncology. Currently affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group (2024), he brings expertise in image-guided procedures and multidisciplinary care for oncology patients. His practice combines technical skill with patient-centered communication to deliver precise diagnostic assessments and minimally invasive treatments. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the European Society of Radiology (ESR), the Turkish Radiology Association, the Turkish Society of Interventional Radiology, the Society of Interventional Oncology, and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE). These memberships reflect his commitment to ongoing education, collaboration, and adherence to best practices in radiology and interventional care. Tuğsan is devoted to advancing interventional radiology through clinical work, collaboration with oncology teams, and participation in professional societies.
Subspecialties
- Unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Macrotrabecular-massive hepatocellular carcinoma
- Colorectal carcinoma liver metastases
- Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease
- Adrenal incidentaloma imaging
- Yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization
- Microwave ablation of liver metastases
- Lumbar sympathetic blockade
- Gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver MRI
Education
- 2009 Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Radiology
- 2002 Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2024 Acibadem Health Group
- 2020 Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology / Associate Professor
- 2012 – 2020 Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology / Assistant Prof. Dr.
- 2014 Johns Hopkins University, Interventional Radiology / Observer
- 2011 – 2012 Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Radiology Department / Radiology Specialist
- 2010 – 2011 Bingöl State Hospital / Radiology Specialist
- 2009 – 2010 Ceyhan State Hospital / Radiology Specialist
- 2004 – 2009 Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Radiology Department / Radiology Assistant
Professional Memberships
- European Society of Radiology (ESR)
- Turkish Radiology Association
- Turkish Society of Interventional Radiology
- Society of Interventional Oncology
- European Interventional Radiology Society (CIRSE)
Selected Publications
- Factors Impacting Survival After Transarterial Radioembolization in PatientswithUnresectableIntrahepaticCholangiocarcinoma: A Combined Analysis of the Prospective CIRT Studies. CardioVascularand InterventionalRadiology, 47, Doi: 10.1007/s00270-023-03657-x (Publication No: 8981265) (2024) REIMER PETER, VALERIE VILGRAIN,DIRK ARNOLD, BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, RITA GOLFIERI,RITA LOFFROY,CRISTINA MOSCONI,MAXIME RONOT,CRISTI
- Retrospective Evaluation of the Effect of LumbarSympathetic Blockade on Pain Scores, Fontaine Classification, and Collateral Perfusion Status in Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral ArterialDisease. Medicina, 60, Doi: 10.3390/medicina60050682 (Publication No: 8981274) (2024) KESER PEHLIVAN CELALALET, KUCUKBINGOZ CAGATAY,PEHLIVAN UMUR ANIL,BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, UNLUGENC HAKKI,OZBEK HAYRI TEVFIK
- Outcomes in Patients with Macrotrabecular-MassiveSubtypeHepatocellularCarcinomaTreatedwith Yttrium-90 TransarterialRadioembolization. Journal of VascularandInterventionalRadiology, Doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2024.03.025 (Publication No: 8981284) (2024) BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, PISKIN FERHAT CAN, SOZUTOK SINAN, ERDOGAN KIVILCIM EREN, AIKIMBAEV KAIRGELDY
- Correlation of QualitativeandQuantitativeCharacteristics of Contrast-EnhancedDynamicMagneticResonanceImagingwithHepatospecificContrast Agent GadoxeticAcid (Primovist) andHistopathologicalDifferentiations in HepatocellularCarcinoma AVES YAYINCILIK A.S., 1, Doi: 10.5152/CurrResMRI.2022.222241 (Publication No: 8766366) (2023) AIKIMBAEV KAIRGELDY, BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, ERDOGAN KIVILCIM EREN, CAN YUSUF, PISKIN FERHAT CAN, SOZUTOK SINAN, ERTURK SUKRU MEHMET
- Compliance of Interventional RadiologistsWithInterventionalOncologyAccreditationStandards. SpringerScienceand Business Media LLC, Doi: 10.7759/cureus.42608 (Publication No: 8766170) (2023) DOKDOK MURAT, BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN
- Short-termchanges of angiogenesisfactorsaftertransarterialradioembolization in hepatocellularcarcinomapatients. GalenosYayinevi, 29, Doi: 10.4274/dir.2021.211255 (Publication No: 8765771) (2023) BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, AIKIMBAEV KAIRGELDY, GUNEY ISA BURAK, PISKIN FERHAT CAN
- Prediction of LocalTumorProgressionAfter MicrowaveAblation in ColorectalCarcinomaLiverMetastasesPatientsby MRI RadiomicsandClinicalCharacteristics BasedCombined Model: Preliminary Results. SpringerScienceand Business Media LLC, 46, Doi: 10.1007/s00270-023-03454-6 (Publication No: 8765622) (2023) SHAHVERANOVA ARZU, BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, AIKIMBAEV KAIRGELDY,PISKIN FERHAT CAN,SOZUTOK SINAN, YUCEL SEVINC PUREN
- The Disruption of RetroperitonealInterdigitatingDendritic Cell Sarcoma with Neurogenic Neoplasm as a Result of Immunohistochemical Markers and RadiologicalFeatures. Bentham SciencePublishers Ltd., 19, Doi: 10.2174/1573405619666230208102620 (Publication No: 8765955) (2023) PEHLIVAN ANIL UMUR,ERDOGAN KIVILCIM EREN, BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, ERDOGAN SEYDA
- A machine learning approach to distinguishing between non-functioning and autonomous cortisol secreting adrenal incidentaloma on magneticresonance imagingusingtextureanalysis. IrishJournal of MedicalScience, Doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-03105-8 (Publication No: 8064411) (2023) PISKIN FERHAT CAN, AKKUS GAMZE, YUCEL SEVINC PUREN, UNAL ILKER, BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, EVRAN OLGUN MEHTAP, SERT MURAT, TETIKER BEKIR
- Predictability of the radiological response to Yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization by dynamic magnetic resonance imaging-based radiomics analysis inpatients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. GalenosYayinevi, 0, Doi: 10.4274/dir.2023.222025 (Publication No: 8766464) (2023) BALLI HUSEYIN TUGSAN, PISKIN FERHAT CAN, YUCEL SEVINC PUREN, SOZUTOK SINAN, ozgul duygu, AIKIMBAEV KAIRGELDY
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