Research

The department is involved in many collaborative researches in anatomic imaging and molecular imaging using state of art medical imaging equipment. The department research is supported by dedicated radiologists, medical physicists and biomedical engineers. Research funding is available through the university internal grants and The Research Council 


 
  • RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 2021

o Radiomic Signature as a Non-Invasive Computational Tomography-Based Biomarker to Diagnose Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Investigator: Dr. Humoud Al Dhuhli, Dr. Yassine Bouchareb, Dept. Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQU

o Texture Analysis-based Artificial Intelligence Technique For Predicting Diffuse Liver Disease Using Ultrasound Imaging 

Investigator: Dr. Humoud Al Dhuhli, Dr. Yassine Bouchareb, Dept. Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQU

o Endovascular repair of traumatic, degenerative and mycotic aortic aneurysms: A single centre experience

      Code: MREC #931  

Investigator: Dr. Rashid Al-Sukaiti, Dept. Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQU.

 

o Volumetric measurement of ureteric stones: Does it predict surgical intervention?

      Code: MREC #986  

Investigator: Dr. Humoud Al-Dhuhli, Dept. Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQU.

 

o Ultrasound of thyroid nodules: Validating the Society of Radiologist in Ultrasound (SRU) recommendations

Code: MREC #987 

 

o Comparison of cardiac function and wall motion using cardiac computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine and echocardiography

Code: MREC #988    

Investigator: Dr. Humoud Al Dhuhli, Dept. Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQU.

 

o Morphological variation of sesamoid bones in hand and foot: a retrospective study at tertiary care hospital in Oman

Dr. Humoud Al Dhuhli, Dept. Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQU. 

 

o Diagnostic Reliability of Radiology Images Captured by Smartphone and Sent through Social Media

Investigator: Dr. Humoud Al Dhuhli, Dept. Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQU. 

 

o Evaluation of Diagnostic Value of SPECT/CT Imaging Post –Radioiodine Therapy in Thyroid Cancer. 

Investigator: Asma Al Hatmi, Samir Hussein and Dr. Anjali Jain, Dept. Radiology & Molecular Imaging, SQU.  

 

o Moving from weight –adjusted 18F-FDG dose to body mass index (BMI) adjusted doses in relation to radiation protection: proposal submitted

Dr. Fatma Al Sawafi; Dr. Anjali Jain

  1. Artificial intelligence-driven assessment of radiological images for COVID-19

Yassine Bouchareb, Pegah Moradi Khaniabadia, Faiza Al Kindi, Humoud Al Dhuhli, Isaac Shiri, Habib Zaidi, Arman Rahmim

  1. ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION DOSES IN DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC, INTERVENTIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR IMAGING SERVICES IN OMAN

Yassine Bouchareb, Naema Al-Maimani, Ibtisam Al-Maskery, Hilal Al-Zeheimi, Amaal Al-Rasbi, Humoud Al-Dhuhli, Noura Al-Makhmari, Amal Al-Haji

  1. Radiological study of fabella in Omani subjects at a tertiary care center

Omar Darwish Al Matroushi, Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, , Ammar Al Shabibi, Athari Al Obaidani, Humoud Al Dhuhli, Sanjay Jaju, Mohamed Al Mushaiqri

  1. Prevalence and distribution of sesamoid bones of the hand in Omani subjects: a radiological study

Hussein Al Khabori, Maitha Al Asmi, Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Firas Al Rashdi, Humoud Al Dhuhli, Sanjay Jaju & Mohamed Al Mushaiqri

  1. Radiologic evaluation of congenital anomalies of anterior and posterior arch of atlas in Omani subjects

Ghaliya Al Hinai, Mai Al Shandoodi, Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Salwa Al Sarhani, Humoud Al Dhuhli, Sanjay Jaju, Mohamed Al Mushaiqri

  1. The Accuracy of Point of Care Ultrasound Performed by Emergency Physicians in Detecting Hydronephrosis in Patients with Renal Colic

Abdulaziz Al-Balushi, Abdullah Al-Reesi, Waleed Al-Shukaili, Hamoud Al-Dhuhli, Ahmed Al-Hubaishi, Amal Al-Shibli, Qazi Zia Ullah, Saleh Baawain, Mohammed Al-Shamsi, Al Yaqdhan H Al-Atbi

  1. Superior Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis for Emergency Laparotomy in Covid-19 Patient: A Case Report

Asif Hassan, Pushkar Desai, Ali Al Abady, and Saleh Baawain

 

  1. Anatomic Variations of the Aortic Arch in the Omani Population—a Pilot Study

Maha Al Kalbani, Ibrahim Al Kindi, Edwin Stephen, Saleh Baawain, Ibrahim Abdelhedy & Khalifa Al-Wahaibi

 

 

 

 

  1. Percutaneous Ultrasound-guided Pigtail Catheter for Pleural Effusions: Efficacy and Safety

B. Jayakrishnan, Masoud Kashoob, Rashid Al-Sukaiti, Saif Al-Mubaihsi, Anupam Kakaria, Amal Al-Ghafri, and Yasser Al-Lawati

 

  1. Complete Response to Sorafenib in Locally Recurrent Unresectable Aggressive Fibromatosis

Ikram A. Burney, Anupam K. Kakaria, and Suad Al-Jahdhami

 

  1. Basidiobolus omanensis sp. nov. Causing Angioinvasive Abdominal Basidiobolomycosis

Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi ORCID, Abdullah Balkhair ,Ibrahim Al-Busaidi ORCID, Marcelo Sandoval-Denis, Saif Al-Housni, Hashim Ba Taher, Asmaa Hamdan Al Shehhi, Sameer Raniga ORCID, Maha Al Shaibi, Turkiya Al Siyabi, Jacques F. Meis ORCID, G. Sybren de Hoog ORCID, Ahmed Al-Rawahi, Zakariya Al Muharrmi, Ahmed Al-Harrasi ORCID and Badriya Al Adawi

 

  1. Good Clinical Success Rates Are Seen 5 Years After Meniscal Repair in Patients Regularly Undertaking Extreme Flexion

Jalal Odeh M.D., Sultan al Maskari F.R.C.S.Ed.(T&O), Sameer Raniga F.R.C.R. Mahmood al Hinai B.Sc., Alok Mittal D.N.B., Ahmed al Ghaithi M.D.

  1. Airway and Anaesthetic Challenges in a Child With Bronchus Suis and Superimposed Double Aortic Arch

Nigel Kuriakose, Mohamed Al-Ismaili, Sameer Raniga, Rohit Date, Ali Al-Abady, and Zainab Al-Balushi

 

  1. Orbital Vascular Malformation

Athari A. Al-Obaidani, Sameer Raniga, Ayman Al Hadidi, Buthaina Sabt, and Abdullah Al-Mujaini

 

  1. Emphysematous Gastritis on Computed Tomography

Asma AlHatmi, Sameer B. Raniga, Alok Mittal

 

  1. Imaging Manifestation of Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis and Osteitis Syndrome

Asma Al Hatmi and Sameer B. Raniga

 

  1. Comparison of 99mTc-PSMA SPECT/CT and 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in patients with prostate cancer: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Garba Haruna Yunusa, Aminu Umar Kaoje, Akintunde Taiwo Orunmuyi, Stuart S. More, Zabah Muhammad Jawa & Abdullahi Khalid

 

  1. Evaluation of Diagnostic Value of SPECT/CT Imaging in Post-radioiodine Therapy in Thyroid Cancer

Asma Al Hatmi, Alok Kumar Mittal, Anjali Jain, Samir Hussain

  1. Radiological and Embryological Relevance of Persistent Sciatic Arteries: A Rare Presentation

Varna Taranikanti, Jnana Aditya Challa, Alok Kumar Mittal