Shahid Hussain, M.D., Ph.D., Herbert B. Saichek Professor of Radiology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Name: Shahid Hussain, M.D., Ph.D.
Title: Herbert B. Saichek Professor of Radiology, director of body MRI, chief abdominal imaging
Specialty: Abdominal imaging
Education: M.D., Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands; residency, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; fellowship, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Certifications: Royal Dutch Society of Medicine, The Netherlands
Research Interests: MR imaging of the liver, radiologic-pathology correlation of liver lesions, comparison of modalities (ultrasound, CT, PET, MRI) for hepatic imaging; MR imaging sequence optimization at 1.5T and 3.0T for cirrhosis and HCC; MR spectroscopy of the live at 3.0T.
Publications:
- Hussain, S.M., Semelka, R.C. “Hepatic Imaging: Comparison of Modalities,” Radiol Clin N Am. 2005; 43:929-947
- Dwarkasing, S., Hussain, S.M., Krestin, G.P. “Magnetic resonance imaging of perianal fistulas,” Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2005; 26:247-258
- Martin, D.R., Danrad, R., Herrmann, K., Semelka, R.C., Hussain, S.M. “Magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal tract,” Top Magn Reson Imaging 2005; 16: 77-98
- Zomerhuis, M.T., Hussain, S.M., et al., “Octreotide exerts only acute, but no sustained, effects on MRI enhancement of liver metastases in carcinoid syndrome,” Neuroendocinology 2005; 82:41-48
- Verhoef, C., Holman, F.A., Hussain, S.M., et al. “Resection of extraheptic hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis can result in long-term survival,” Acta Chir Belg 2005; 105:533-536
- Hussain, S.M., “Liver MRI — correlation with other imaging modalities and histopathology,” Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2007
Department Phone: 559-1010
Department Fax: 559-1011
E-mail address: smhussain@unmc.edu
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