Nuclear Medicine Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özge Vural Topuz
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özge Vural Topuz is a Nuclear Medicine specialist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul with 15+ years of experience.
She focuses on F-FDG PET/CT, Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT, Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy, Technetium-99m-labeled red blood cell gastrointestinal bleeding SPECT/CT, and molecular imaging for gastrointestinal stromal tumors, primary peritoneal tumors, locally advanced breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, differentiated thyroid carcinoma with liver metastases, and cervical cancer metastasis to the…
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özge Vural Topuz
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özge Vural Topuz is a Nuclear Medicine specialist with 15 years of experience. Her listed areas of expertise include Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy, molecular imaging of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, locally advanced breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, differentiated thyroid carcinoma with liver metastases, and cervical cancer metastasis to the stomach.
Dr. Topuz graduated from Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and completed Nuclear Medicine training at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2011. She was a Nuclear Medicine specialist at MoHU Okmeydanı EAH from 2011 to 2020. She was at TC Ministry of Health Pine and Sakura City Hospital from 2020 to 2024. Dr. Topuz joined Acibadem Health Group in 2024 and practises at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2022 and 2024. Their subjects include F-FDG PET/CT in breast and endometrial cancer, PSMA PET/CT and Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy in prostate cancer, and molecular imaging in gastrointestinal stromal tumors and primary peritoneal tumors. The listed publications also include a case report concerning cervical cancer metastasis to the stomach and a case report concerning differentiated thyroid carcinoma with liver metastases.
Dr. Topuz speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
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Education
- 2011Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Nuclear Medicine
- 2006Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2024Acibadem Health Group
- 2024Health Sciences University, Hamidiye Medical Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine
- 2020–2024TC Ministry of Health Pine and Sakura City Hospital
- 2011–2020MoHU Okmeydanı EAH /Nuclear Medicine specialist
Selected Publications
- Can post neoadjuvantchemotherapy 18F-FDG PET/CT predict residual cancer burden in locally advanced breast cancer? Medecine Nucleaire,2024;48(3),141-149. O.Vural Topuz, TS Akkurt, GU Erdem, E M Kaya, M Kaya, B EAkkaş.
- Molecular Imaging in GIST and Primary Peritoneal Tumors Nucl Med Semin. 2024 Jul;10(2):159-169. doi:10.4274/nts.galenos.2024.0013. ? Topuz ÖV.
- Cervical Cancer Metastasis to the Stomach Masquerading as Primary Gastric Cancer: A Case Report of a Rare Metastasis Detected via 18F-FDG PET/CT. Nuklearmedizin. 2024;63:221-223. Vural Topuz O, Bagbudar S.
- Baseline Ga-68 PSMA PET-Derived Primary Tumor Parameters in Patients with Prostate Cancer and Their Association with Clinical Risk Stratification and Clinicopathologic Features. World Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2024) Topuz Özge Vural and Ayşegül Aksu
- A different perspective on 18F-FDG PET radiomics in colorectal cancer patients: The relationship between intra & peritumoral analysis and pathological findings. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol (Engl Ed). 2023;42:359-366. Vural Topuz Ö, Aksu A, Yılmaz Özgüven MB
- A Rare Case of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma with Liver Metastases. Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2022;37:186-188. Topuz Özge Vural, Erhan S. S., Erinç S. R. & Tamam, M. Ö.
- The Evaluation of Preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients with Endometrial Cancer and the Correlation Between PET Parameters and Postoperative Patholo Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther. 2022;31:16-22. Vural Topuz Ö, Aksu A, Erinç SR, Tokgözoğlu N, Tamam MÖ.
- Dual time point imaging of staging PSMA PET/CT quantification; spread and radiomic analyses. Ann Nucl Med. 2022;36:310-318. Aksu A, Vural Topuz Ö, Yılmaz G, Çapa Kaya G, Yılmaz B.
- Prediction of early biochemical response after 177Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy with 68Ga-PSMA PET, a different perspective with quantitative parameters Nucl Med Commun. 2022;10.1097. Aksu A, Vural Topuz Ö, Yilmaz B, Karahan Sen NP, Acar E, Çapa Kaya G.
- A case of soft tissue hematoma detected incidentally on 99m TC-labeled RBC gastrointestinal bleeding SPECT/CT. Technetium-99m-labeled RBC gastrointestinal Ulus Trauma Emergency Surg. 2022;28:113-115. Erinç R, Vural Topuz Ö, Tamam MÖ
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