Profile Detail
Omar Almusa, MD
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| Education | BS/Physiology: Michigan State University,College of Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI (1991-1993) MD/Medicine: Michigan State University,College of Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI (1994-1998) Intern/IM Transistional: Univ of Pgh SOM, Pgh PA (1998-1999) Residency/Radiology: Univ of Pgh SOM, Pgh PA (1999-2003) Fellowship/Body Imaging: Univ of Pgh SOM, Pgh PA (7/2003-12/2003) |
| BS/Physiology: Michigan State University,College of Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI (1991-1993) |
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| Medical / Graduate School | MD/Medicine: Michigan State University,College of Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI (1994-1998) |
| Residency | Intern/IM Transistional: Univ of Pgh SOM, Pgh PA (1998-1999) Residency/Radiology: Univ of Pgh SOM, Pgh PA (1999-2003) |
| Clinical / Post-doctoral Fellowship | Fellowship/Body Imaging: Univ of Pgh SOM, Pgh PA (7/2003-12/2003) |
| Current | American College of Radiology American Roentgen Ray Society International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Radiological Society of North America Society of Computed Body Tomography and MRI |
| Specialties & Programs |
MR CT Clinical Digital Imaging |
| Clinical Interest | Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy MRI imaging Evolution of hypervascular lesions in cirrhotic patients. Adrenal imaging pitfalls Multi-visceral transplant pancreatico-biliary complications |
| Research Interest | |
| Selected Publications | Blachar A, Federle MP, Ferris JV, Lacomis JM, Waltz J, Armfield D, Chu G, Almusa O, Balzano E. Radiology personnel in the diagnosis of liver tumors with central scar using specific CT criteria. Radiology 2002; 223: 532-539. Almusa O, Federle MP. Abdominal imaging and intervention in liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2006 12:184-193. Hosseinzadeh K, Furlan, A, Almusa. O. 2D thick slab MR Cholangiopancreatography: Does Parallel Imaging with Sensitivity Encoding Improve Image Quality and Duct Visualization? Am J Roentgenol AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Jun;190(6):W327-34. Almusa O, Furlan A, Marsh JW, Federle MP. Imaging Accuracy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Staging in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation. To be submitted to AJR. Borhani AA, Hosseinzadeh K, Almusa O, Furlan A, Nalesnik M. Imaging of posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder after solid organ transplantation. RadioGraphics 2009; 29:981-2001. |
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| PubMed Publications | See a listing of publications on PubMed, a service of the National Library of medicine. |
