Doctors - Prof. Dr. Emel Ceylan | Nuclear Medicine

Education and Specialization

1993–1999: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine.

2000–2004: Nuclear medicine residency, Hacettepe University.

July 2015: Clinical fellowship, PET-MRI Unit, University of Essen, Germany.

Academic and Professional Experience

April–October 2004: Nuclear medicine specialist, Hacettepe University.

2004–2006: Founding physician, Scintigraphy Unit, Private Denge Medical Center, Ankara.

2006–2012: Founding faculty member, head of department and assistant professor, Nuclear Medicine, Mersin University.

2012–2015: Associate professor and head of Nuclear Medicine, Mersin University.

June 2010: Invited visiting faculty member, Nuclear Medicine, Near East University.

2015–2018: Associate professor and head of Nuclear Medicine, İstanbul Bilim University / Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital.

Since 2018: Professor, Nuclear Medicine, Liv Hospital Ulus.

Clinical Interests

Nuclear oncology

Radionuclide therapies

Routine nuclear medicine applications

PET and PET-MRI imaging

Scientific Publications

Articles

Ceylan Gunay E, Erdogan A, Apaydin D. Unusual extraosseous tumoral accumulation of 99mTc-MDP in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in two cases. Rev Esp Med Nucl. 2011 May-Jun;30(3):162-4. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2010.04.012. Epub 2010 Jun 30. PMID: 20580467.

Gunay EC, Salanci BV, Barista I, Caner B. Lung hilar Ga-67 uptake in patients with lymphoma following chemotherapy. Ann Nucl Med. 2004 Jul;18(5):391-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02984482. PMID: 15462401.

Hallioglu O, Ceylan Gunay E, Unal S, Erdogan A, Balci S, Citirik D. Gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in children with sickle cell anemia: correlation with echocardiography. Rev Esp Med Nucl. 2011 Nov-Dec;30(6):354-9. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.02.003. Epub 2011 Mar 31. PMID: 21458111.

Ceylan E, Caner B. Evolution of hyperostosis frontalis interna butterfly sign demonstrated by bone scan. Clin Nucl Med. 2003 Jan;28(1):78-9. doi: 10.1097/00003072-200301000-00028. PMID: 12493978.

Caglar M, Ceylan E, Ozyar E. Frequency of skeletal metastases in nasopharyngeal carcinoma after initiation of therapy: should bone scans be used for follow-up? Nucl Med Commun. 2003 Dec;24(12):1231-6. doi: 10.1097/00006231-200312000-00005. PMID: 14627849.

Ceylan E, Kiratli PO. Rotation anomaly in duplex kidney. Clin Nucl Med. 2001 Jul;26(7):633. doi: 10.1097/00003072-200107000-00015. PMID: 11416750.

Ozcan Kara P, Gunay EC, Erdogan A. Radioiodine Contamination Artifacts and Unusual Patterns of Accumulation in Whole-body I-131 Imaging: A Case Series. Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Jan 1;12(1):e9329. doi: 10.5812/ijem.9329. eCollection 2014 Jan. PMID: 24696698.

Ceylan Gunay E, Erdogan A. Mediastinal radioiodine uptake due to hiatal hernia: a false-positive reason in 131I scan. Rev Esp Med Nucl. 2010 Mar-Apr;29(2):95. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2009.11.007. Epub 2009 Dec 1. PMID: 19954864.

Ceylan E, Kiratli PO. Scintigraphic visualization of renal fusion anomalies in a possible abdominal mass. Clin Nucl Med. 2002 Dec;27(12):927-8. doi: 10.1097/00003072-200212000-00031. PMID: 12607892.

Ergün EL, Kiratli PO, Günay EC, Erbaş B. A report on the incidence of intestinal 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate uptake of bone scans and a review of the literature. Nucl Med Commun. 2006 Nov;27(11):877-85. doi: 10.1097/01.mnm.0000237991.44948.13. PMID: 17021428.

Ocal K, Dag A, Turkmenoglu O, Gunay EC, Yucel E, Duce MN. Radioguided occult lesion localization versus wire-guided localization for non-palpable breast lesions: randomized controlled trial. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2011;66(6):1003-7. doi: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000600014. PMID: 21808866.

Erdoğan A, Günay EC, Gündoğdu G, Avlan D. Testicular torsion in the left inguinal canal in a patient with inguinal hernia: a difficult case to diagnose. Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther. 2011 Dec;20(3):108-10. doi: 10.4274/MIRT.017978. Epub 2011 Dec 1. PMID: 23486731.

Kiratli PO, Volkan-Salanci B, Günay EC, Varan A, Akyüz C, Büyükpamukçu M. Thyroid cancer in pediatric age group: an institutional experience and review of the literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2013 Mar;35(2):93-7. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182755d9e. PMID: 23128335.

Ergün EL, Ceylan E. Soft tissue uptake observed on Tc-99m MDP bone scans: rare imaging patterns in two cases. Clin Nucl Med. 2001 Nov;26(11):958-9. doi: 10.1097/00003072-200111000-00023. PMID: 11595861.

Ceylan E, Bozkurt MF, Caner B. Scintigraphic visualization of traumatic leptomeningeal cyst on bone scan. Clin Nucl Med. 2003 Mar;28(3):245-6. doi: 10.1097/01.RLU.0000053540.32575.BA. PMID: 12592143.

Çelik T, Yalçin H, Günay EC, Özen A, Özer C. Comparison of the Relative Renal Function Calculated with 99mTc-Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid and 99mTc-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid in Children. World J Nucl Med. 2014 Sep;13(3):149-53. doi: 10.4103/1450-1147.144812. PMID: 25538484.

Ozcan Kara P, Kara T, Kara Gedik G, Kara F, Sahin O, Ceylan Gunay E, Sari O. The role of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in differentiating between benign and malignant adrenal lesions. Nucl Med Commun. 2011 Feb;32(2):106-12. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e32834199e7. PMID: 21085046.

Yalçın H, Ozen A, Günay EC, Ozaslan IA, Ozer C. Can Tc 99m DTPA be Used in Adult Patients in Evaluation of Relative Renal Function Measurement as the Reference Tc 99m DMSA Method? Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther. 2011 Apr;20(1):14-8. doi: 10.4274/MIRT.20.03. Epub 2011 Apr 1. PMID: 23486843.

Ceylan Gunay E, Erdogan A, Yalcin H, Ozcan Kara P. Prone imaging allows efficient radiopharmaceutical usage by obviating the necessity of a rest study in Tc-99m-methoxyisobutylisonitrile myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Nucl Med Commun. 2011 Apr;32(4):284-8. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e32834462ee. PMID: 21304414.

Kiratli PO, Ceylan E, Naldöken S, Beylergil V. Impaired Tc-99m MIBI uptake in the thyroid and parathyroid glands during early phase imaging in hemodialysis patients. Rev Esp Med Nucl. 2004 Sep-Oct;23(5):347-51. doi: 10.1016/s0212-6982(04)72315-0. PMID: 15450141.

Ceylan Gunay E, Erdogan A. Ring sign over left kidney in 99mTc DTPA renal scintigraphy. Rev Esp Med Nucl. 2010 May-Jun;29(3):140-1. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2009.11.012. Epub 2010 Feb 9. PMID: 20149486.

Ceylan Gunay E, Erdogan A. Asymmetrically increased uptake in upper extremities on (99m)Tc-MDP bone scintigraphy caused by intra-arterial injection: different uptake patterns in three cases. Rev Esp Med Nucl. 2011 Nov-Dec;30(6):372-5. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2010.10.017. Epub 2011 Mar 25. PMID: 21440333.

Günay EC, Oztürk MH, Ergün EL, Altun B, Salanci BV, Uğur O, Cil B, Hekimoğlu B, Caner B. Losartan renography for the detection of renal artery stenosis: comparison with captopril renography and evaluation of dose and timing. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 Sep;32(9):1064-74. doi: 10.1007/s00259-005-1789-9. Epub 2005 May 5. PMID: 15875180.

Günay EC, Erdogan A. Incidentally diagnosed portosystemic shunt on 99mTc red blood cell gastrointestinal bleeding scintigraphy. Rev Esp Med Nucl. 2011 Sep-Oct;30(5):329-30. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.01.003. Epub 2011 Apr 22. PMID: 21514977.

Caglar M, Ceylan E. Isolated carpal bone metastases from bronchogenic cancer evident on bone scintigraphy. Clin Nucl Med. 2001 Apr;26(4):352-3. doi: 10.1097/00003072-200104000-00020. PMID: 11290903.

Volkan B, Ceylan E, Kiratli PO. Radionuclide imaging of rare congenital renal fusion anomalies. Clin Nucl Med. 2003 Mar;28(3):204-7. doi: 10.1097/01.RLU.0000053408.73023.72. PMID: 12592127.

Salanci BV, Kiratli PO, Günay EC. Role of scintigraphy in congenital thyroid anomalies. Turk J Pediatr. 2005 Oct-Dec;47(4):364-8. PMID: 16363347.

A.Cetin, A.Sivri, F.Dincer, P.Kiratli, E.Ceylan. Evaluation of chronic plantar fasciitis by scintigraphy and relation to clinical parameters. J Musculoskeletal Pain 9(4):55-61,2001.

A Bicer , O.Goksu , E.Gunay, M. Sarikaya. Coexistence of short fifth metacarpals in a female patient with ankylosing spondylitis associated with complex regional pain syndrome type-I. Acta Reumatol Port 35(5):524-5,2010.

H. Yalcın, H. Güler, E. Günay, N. Yeral, A. Turhanoğlu, E. Bolaç, F. Yalçın. Left ventricular wall function abnormalities in patients with ankylosing spondilitis evaluated by gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Rev Esp Med Nucl.30(5):292-6,2011.

A.Biçer, E.Günay, M. Sarıkaya.A case of complex regional pain syndrome Type II following sciatic nerve injury caused by intramuscular injection. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 20(2),122-125,2012.

E.C.Cıtak, H.Taskınlar H,R.B. Arpacı, F.D.Apaydın, E.C.Günay, H.Tanrıverdi, N. Akyurek. Primary lymph node gastrinoma: a rare cause of abdominal pain in childhood. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 35(5):394-8,2013.

E. Ceylan Günay, O.Ö. Yalın, A. Özge, A. Erdoğan, K. Kıral, M.A. Sungur, B. Tellioğlu, P.Ö. Kara, A. Yanık. Are Brain SPECT Data and Neuropsychological Disturbances Correlated in Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia?Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish)31(1):047-059,2014.

P. Özcan Kara, E.Ceylan Günay, K.Turgutalp, A. Dag. Radio-guided Surgery of a Patient with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: The Clinical Impact on the Duration of Surgery in Renal Failure Patient. J Nucl Med Radiat Ther 6:2, 2015.

E.Özgönenel, I. Karalök, E.Ceylan Günay, T. Duymaz, İ. Alataş, M.B. Özvar, P. Gün Atak, L. Özgönenel, K. Özel. Comparison between Tc-99m DMSA and Renal Ultrasonography for the Evaluation of Renal Scarring and Function Loss in Children with Spina Bifida. İstanbul Med J 2017; 18: 76-9.

E. Ceylan, E.L.Ergün. Tc-99m MDP Kemik sintigrafisinde yumuşak doku tutulumu; 8 vaka. Turk J Nucl Med 11(3):151-154,2002.

A. Erdoğan, E. Ceylan Günay, A. Delibaş, D. Avlan. Tc-99m DMSA böbrek sintigrafisinde çift toplayıcı system birlikteliğinde üreterosel varlığı. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 10(3-4):49-51,2009.

A. Dağtekin, A. Köseoğlu, E. Ceylan Günay, E.S. Pfeiffer, E. Kara, M.A. Karataş, C. Bağdatoğlu. Kronik bel ağrısına neden olan lomber vertebra osteoblastomu: olgu sunumu. Türk Nöroşirurji Dergisi 19(2):83-86,2009.

E. Ceylan Günay, T. Akça, U. Altun. A case with axillary lymph node visualisation in Tc-99m MIBI parathyroid scintigraphy: Avoiding false positive interpretation. Journal of Dialog in Endocrinology 6(3):173–175,2009.

E. Ceylan Günay, A. Erdoğan. I-131 Tüm vücut taramada yanlış pozitifliğe neden olan özefagus aktivitesi. Endokrinolojide Diyalog 8(2):83-5, 2011.

A. Erdoğan, E. Ceylan Günay. Radioiodine contamination mimicking metastases on whole body imaging after radioiodine therapy. Endokrinolojide Diyalog 8(4):181-3, 2011.

E. Ceylan Günay, L.M. Günay. Tc-99m DMSA böbrek sintigrafisinde parankimal skar düşündüren dilate toplayıcı sistem görünümü. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 12(1-4):35-37,2011.

P. Özcan Kara, E.Ceylan Günay. Chernobyl Accident and Its Consequences - Çernobil Kazası ve Etkileri. Lokman Hekim Journal of History of Medicine and Folk Medicine 3(2):32-36,2013.

H. Seyit, A.Dağ, T. Akça, E.Ceylan Günay, M.A.Sungur, S. Aydın. Tamamlayıcı tiroidektomilerde gama dedektör yardımlı 'radioguided' cerrahinin rolü. Journal of Dialog in Endocrinology / Endokrinolojide Diyalog Dergisi 10(1): 7-13. 2013.

A.Erdoğan P. Özcan Kara, E. Ceylan Günay. A Potential False Positive Finding on 99mTc Red Blood Cell Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy. CausaPedia;3:713,2014.

P Özcan Kara, T Aksoy, F Aydın, G Kara Gedik, N Gülaldı, E Ceylan Günay, B Volkan Salancı , P Özgen Kıratlı. Çocuklarda Renal Kortikal Sintigrafi Uygulama Kılavuzu 2.0. Nucl Med Semin. 1:8-14,2015.

N Gülaldı, T Aksoy, F Aydın, G Kara Gedik, E Ceylan Günay, P Özcan Kara, B Volkan Salancı, P Özgen Kıratlı . Çocuklarda Dinamik Böbrek Sintigrafisi Uygulama Kılavuzu 2.0. Nucl Med Semin 1:15-18,2015.

F Aydın, T Aksoy , G Kara Gedik, N Gülaldı, E Ceylan Günay, P Özcan Kara , B Volkan Salancı , P Özgen Kıratlı.Çocuklarda Radyonüklid Sistografi Uygulama Kılavuzu 2.0. Nucl Med Semin 1:19-23,2015.

T Aksoy, F Aydın, G Kara Gedik, N Gülaldı, E Ceylan Günay , P Özcan Kara , B Volkan Salancı , P Özgen Kıratlı. Çocuklarda Tc-99m ile İşaretli Radyofarmasötikler ve Florit ile Kemik Görüntüleme Kılavuzu 2.0. Nucl Med Semin 1:24-30,2015.

E Ceylan Günay,T Aksoy, F Aydın, G Kara Gedik, N Gülaldı, P Özcan Kara , B Volkan Salancı , P Özgen Kıratlı. Çocuklarda Gastroözefagial Reflü ve Pulmoner Aspirasyon Sintigrafisi, Gastrointestinal Sistem Kanama Sintigrafisi ve Meckel’s Divertikülü Sintigrafisi Uygulama Kılavuzu Nucl Med Semin 1:31-37,2015.

G Kara Gedik, T Aksoy, F Aydın, N Gülaldı , E Ceylan Günay, P Özcan Kara, B Volkan Salancı , P Özgen Kıratlı. Çocuklarda Radioiyodin MIBG Sintigrafisi Uygulama Kılavuzu 2.0. Nucl Med Semin 1:50-56,2015.

B Volkan Salancı, T Aksoy, F Aydın, G Kara Gedik, N Gülaldı, E Ceylan Günay , P Özcan Kara, P Özgen Kıratlı. Çocuklarda Onkolojik F-18 FDG PET-BT Uygulama Kılavuzu. Nucl Med Semin1:75-79, 2015.

E Ceylan Günay. Kolorektal Kanserlerde PET-MR. Turkiye Klinikleri J Nucl Med-Special Topics 3(3):228-34,2017.

Conference Papers and Scientific Presentations

P.Ö. Kara, M.Gültekin, M.F.Bozkurt, E.Ceylan, T.Güler, P. Dursun, Ö.Uğur, B.Caner, T.Küçükali, A.Usubütün, K.Yüce, A. Ayhan. Lymphscintigraphy for Locating Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Early Stage Cervical Cancer Patient, Comparison of Success of Blue Paint and Intraoperative Gama Prob Methods. National Gynecological Oncology Congress, May 4-8 2004, Antalya (Verbal Statement 3rd Prize)

Books and Book Chapters

Ceylan Günay “Meme Kanserinde Nükleer Tıp Uygulamaları Nelerdir?”, Tanıdan Tedaviye Meme Kanseri Gerçeği: Sormaya Korktuğunuz Sorular ve Yanıtları, S. Aydın ve T. Akça (Ed.), Mersin Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 16, Tıp Fakültesi Yayınları No:2, s:45-48, Mersin, 2007.

E. Ceylan Günay; “ Nükleer Tıpta Tanı ve Tedavi Uygulamaları”, MESEKOK Temel Asistan Eğitimi Başvuru Kitabı, E. Erdem ve F.Otağ (Ed.) Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Yayını, s: 129-133, Can Matbaacılık, Mersin, 2010.

D. Apaydın, M. Nass Duce, E. Ceylan Günay; “Operasyon Öncesi İşaretleme Yöntemleri“, Tüm Yönleriyle Meme Kanseri, S. Aydın ve T. Akça (Ed.) Bölüm 14 s:3-9, Adana Nobel Kitabevi, Mersin, 2011.

L.M. Günay ve E. Ceylan Günay “Rutin Ürolojik İncelemeler/Radyolojik Görüntülemeler/ Sintigrafi, Bilgisayarlı Tomografi, Manyetik Rezonans”, Üroloji Masaüstü Referans Kitabı, S. Tekgül(Ed):, 37-45, Ürolojik Cerrahi Derneği Yayınları, Ankara, 2012.

E. Ceylan Günay, L.M. Günay “ Sintigrafi ve PET-BT” Üroloji Masaüstü Başvuru Kitabı, S.Tekgül, L. Türkeri, A.Esen, B.Alıcı (Eds). s:52-56, Ürolojik Cerrahi Derneği Yayınları, Ankara, 2016.