Spec. Dr. (Specialist Dr.) AHMET LEVENT GÜNER

Nuclear Medicine

MEDİPOL Acıbadem District Hospital / Medipol Mega University Hospital
AHMET LEVENT GÜNER

Birthplace

ANKARA

Languages

ENGLISH

Medical Areas of Interest

  • Iodine Therapy

  • Lutetium Therapy

Experiences

2011

Acibadem Maslak Hospital

2009 - 2011

Kütahya Evliya Çelebi State Hospital

2008 - 2009

GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital

Educations

2008

Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Nuclear Medicine

2000

Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine

Publications

EuroPVM/MPI, Paris, October 2007

Cler LA, Senka, Dequet emset Mining With Trie Data Structure and Parallel Execution with PM.

2. Guner L. ambae ferent sovare package, Kodamn Conal A, Unlu M. Comparison of diagnostic

performances of three different software packages in detecting coronary artery disease. Eur Nucl Mia Mor

3. Guner networks for diagnosis of coronary artery disease from myocardial perfusion SPECT, J Nucl Cardiol 2010

Imaging. 2010 Jun 29

Jun; 17(3):405-13. Epub 2010 Mar 4.

of neural networks for diagnosis of coronary artery disease from myocardial perfusion SPECT. J Nucl Cardiol. 2010

4. Guner LA. Appropriate use of artificial neural networks. Urol Int. 2010;84(4):476. Epub 2010 Mar 24

5.

Esen Akkas B, Gokaslan D, Guner LA, Ilgin Karabacak N. FDG uptake in brown adipose tissue - A brief report on Med Nucl. 2011 Jan-Feb;30(1): 14-8 Epub 2010 Aug 10.

brown fat with FDG uptake mechanisms and quantitative analysis using dual-time-point FDG PET/CT. Rev Esp

6.

Yaman E, Coskun U, Guner L, Erdem O, Ork B, Bulky with Disseminated Lymphadenopathy, Progressive Extra-

Ocular Sebaceous Carcinoma Originating from Lumbar Skin with Disseminated Lymphadenopathies: A PET-CT

Evaluation: Case Report. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences Volume: 30 Issue: 4 1395-1398 AUG 2010

Unal K, Unlu M, Guner L. Incidental detection of pericardial effusion on bone scan. Clin Nucl Med. 2013

Jan;38(1):56-7. doi: 10.1097/RLU.060133182708574.

Okutur K, Bozkurt M, Korkmaz T, Karaaslan E, Guner L, Goksel S, Demir G. Metastasis-Induced Acute Pancreatitis Successfully Treated with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in a Patient with Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Case Rep Oncol Med. 2015;2015:304279. doi: 10.1155/2015/304279. Epub 2015 May 14

9. Guner LA, Vardareli E. Innovations in Nuclear Medicine for Bladder Cancer. Kanser Gündemi 4/4 October 2016, 36-41.

10. Guner LA, Caliskan B, Isik I, Aksoy T, Vardareli E, Parspur A. Evaluating the Role of Routine Prone Acquisition on Visual Evaluation of SPECT Images. J Nucl Med Technol. 2015 Dec;43(4):282-8. doi:

10.2967/jnmt.115.165936. Epub 2015 Nov 19

11. Ozbayrak M, Guner AL, Unal VS, Tokat F, Er O, Karaarslan E. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography avid paraspinal soft-tissue mass mimicking a malignant neoplasm: non-traumatic myositis ossificans.

Spine J. 2016 Oct; 16(10):705-e706. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.03.036. Epub 2016 Mar 18. PMID: 27001110.

12. Kaya E, Aksoy T, Güner AL, Temiz H, Vardareli E. Colonic Malignant Melanoma: 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings.

Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther. 2018 Oct 9;27(3): 144-145. doi: 10.4274/mirt.65807. PMID: 30317855; PMCID:

PMC6191734.

13. Aytaç E, Aslan F, Çicek B, Erdamar S, Gürses B, Güven K, Falay O, Karahasanoglu T, Selçukbiricik F, Selek U, Atalar B, Balik E, Tözün N, Rozanes I, Arican A, Hamzaoglu I, Baca B, Molinas Mandel N, Saruç M, Göksel S, Demir G, Agaoglu F, Yakicier C, Ozbek U, Ozben V, Ozyar E, Güner AL, Er Ö, Kaban K, Bölükbast Y, Bugra D, Group TI. Dealing with the gray zones in the management of gastric cancer: The consensus statement of the Istanbul Group. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jul;30(7):584-598. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18737. PMID: 30541724; PMCID:

PMC6629281.

14. Guner LA, Unal K, Vardareli E, Kaya E, Temiz H, Dayioglu T. Physiological fluorodeoxyglucose uptake of spinal cord in adults. Nucl Med Commun. 2020 Jul;41(7):659-665. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000001188. PMID:

32371674.

15. Arslan A, Karaarslan E, Güner AL, Saglican Y, Tuna MB, Kural AR. Comparing the Diagnostic Performance of Multiparametric Prostate MRI Versus 68Ga-PSMA PET-CT in the Evaluation of Lymph Node Involvement and Extraprostatic Extension. Acad Radiol. 2022 May;29(5):698-704. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.07.011. Epub 2020 Aug

4. PMID: 32768351.

16. Arslan A, Karaarslan E, Güner AL, Saglican Y, Tuna MB, Özisik O, Kural AR. Comparison of MRI, PSMA PET/CT, and Fusion PSMA PET/MRI for Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer. J Comput Assist

Tomogr 2021 Mar-Apr 01;45(2):210-217, doi:10.1097/RCT.0000000000001116, PMID: 33186177,

for prostate cancer evaluating the cribriform pattern and intraductal administration, Ann Nucl Med: 2023 published online, doi.

Epub 2023 Oct 3. PMID: 37783903.

pattern and intraductal. 37783903 Ann Nucl Med. 2023 Nov;37(11):618-628. doi: 10.1007/s12149-023-01864-7.

POSTERS and PRESENTATIONS

Guner LA, E Ozyar, B Sahin, B Atalar, T Aksoy, B Vardareli. Standardizing SUV Measurements and Comparing With Other Parameters to Predict Treatment Failure of Cervix Carcinoma. Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Barcelona 2016. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2016) 43 (Suppl 1):S734 DOI 10.1007/s00259-016-3484-4 EP1 12 529

2. Guner LA, Aksoy T, Vardareli E. The spinal cord FDG uptake is physiological but changes with age.

J Nucl Med 2017 58:767 SNM 2017

3.

Guner LA, Unal K, Tutar B, Kara H, Icten G, Uras C, Vardareli E. Positron Emission Mammography in management of newly diagnosed breast cancer routine management. J Nucl Med 2018 59:415 SNM 2018

4.

Guner LA, Vardareli E, Cakir T, Unal K. Comparison of Cerebellar 18F-FDG Uptake between Oncological and Brain 18F-FDG PET Specific Conditions. EANM 2012. DOI 10.1007/s00259-012-2225-6

5. Guner LA, Caliskan B, Isik I, Parspur A, Kilit C. Contribution of routine prone acquisition to quality of reporting for myocardial perfusion imaging, SNM Annual Meeting, San Antonio 2011. (Poster)

6. Akkas BE, Gokaslan D, Guner LA, Karabacak N. FDG uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue - A brief report on brown fat with FDG uptake mechanisms and quantitative analysis using dual-time-point FDG PET CT. Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Vienna 2010.

7.

Guner LA, Karabacak NI, Karagoz P, Akdemir O, Unlu M. Artificial Neural Networks May Be A Secondary Aid To Physicians For The Interpretation Of Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion Studies. Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Barcelona 2009.

8. Akdemir UO, Kapucu LO, Guner LA, Unal K, Arhan E, Serdaroglu A, Bilir E; Comparison of Interictal Brain FDG PET with MRI and Ictal EEG in Patients with Complex Partial Seizures. Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Munich 2008. (Poster)

9. Akdemir O, Unal K, Guner LA, Tansel C, Kitapc M. Comparison Of Bone Scintigraphy And F-18 FDG PET-CT Findings In The Detection Of Bone Metastasis In Patients With Lung And Breast Cancer. Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Munich 2008. (Poster)

10. Guner LA, Karabacak NI, Akdemir UO, Altan S, Cengel A, Unlu M; Thallium-201 Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Quantification: Comparison of Quantitative Perfusion SPECT, EC Toolbox and 4DMSPECT Results. Annual

Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Munich 2008. (Poster)

11. Tansel C, Akdemir O, Guner LA, Unal K, Kitapc M. Detection of Bone Metastasis in Patients With Lung Cancer:

Comparison of Bone Scintigraphy and F-18 FDG PET-CT. 8th Nuclear Oncology Congress, Istanbul 2008.

12. Unal K, Guner LA, Akdemir O, Tansel C, Kitapc M. Detection of Bone Metastasis in Patients With Breast Cancer:

Comparison Of Bone Scintigraphy And F-18 FDG PET-CT. 8th Nuclear Oncology Congress, Istanbul 2008.

13. Guner LA, Senkul P, Frequent Itemset Mining with Trie Data Structure and Parallel Execution with PVM, EuroPVM/MPI, Paris, 2007.

14. Guner LA, Karabacak NI, Karagoz P, Akdemir O, Unlu M. Development of Artificial Neural Networks for the Evaluation of Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Images and Assessment of Their Potential Diagnostic Contribution for Readers.

22nd National Congress of Nuclear Medicine, Antalya 2010.

15. Akdemir O, Guner LA, Unal K, Karabacak NI. SPM Evaluation of Epileptic Patients with an 18F-FDG PET Normal Database. Comparison with Experts. 20th National Congress of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul 2008.

16. Guner LA, Akdemir O, Unal K, Karabacak NI. Creation of a Normal 18F-FDG PET Database for SPM Analysis.

20th National Congress of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul 2008.

TRANSLATION

1. Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases, Habitat Publications 2010. Editors: Dr. Atila Güngör, Dr. Muammer Urhan. Chapter

15: Imaging of the parathyroid gland. Translated by Ahmet Levent Guner, Muammer Urhan, Yavuz Narin. ISBN:

978-605-4084-27-3 Habitat Publishing 2010. Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases Medical and Surgical Management.