Breast Clinic Clinical Service Prof. Dr. Erkin Aribal
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Prof. Dr. Erkin Aribal is a specialist in Breast Clinic Clinical Service at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with 35+ years of experience.
He focuses on breast cancer, screen-detected breast cancer, breast lesions including MRI-only lesions, thyroid nodules, suspected sacroiliitis, and pelvic venous congestion, and performs screening mammography, contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted breast MRI, ultrasound-guided breast biopsy, MRI-ultrasound fusion-guided breast lesion localization, and thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Consultations are available in Turkish and…
About Prof. Dr. Erkin Aribal
Prof. Dr. Erkin Aribal works in Breast Clinic Clinical Service and has 35 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include MRI-only breast lesions, thyroid nodules, pelvic venous congestion, screening mammography, contrast-enhanced breast MRI, diffusion-weighted breast MRI, ultrasound-guided breast biopsy, and thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Dr. Aribal graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1986 and completed radiology training at Turkey High Specialization Training and Research Hospital in 1991. He was a Radiodiagnostics Specialist at Ankara Oncology Hospital from 1991 to 1996. At Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, he was a Breast Radiology Supervisor from 1997 to 2017 and a Musculoskeletal Radiology Specialist from 2013 to 2017. He joined Acibadem Health Group in 2017. He sees patients at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists 6 professional bodies, among them the European Society of Breast Imaging, the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe, and the Radiologic Society of North America.
The profile lists 10 publications. The listed work addresses breast lesions identified on MRI, breast MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging, and screening mammography. It also includes publications concerning pelvic venous congestion, suspected sacroiliitis, and thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Dr. Aribal speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
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Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 1991Turkey High Specialization Training and Research Hospital Radiology
- 1986Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2017Acibadem Health Group
- 2013–2017Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Musculoskeletal Radiology Specialist
- 1998–2011Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Interventional Radiology Officer
- 1997–2017Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Breast Radiology Supervisor
- 1996–2017Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Department of Radiology
- 1996–2017Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Orbital Radiology Supervisor
- 1996–1998Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Pediatric Radiology Supervisor
- 1996–1998Marmara University Faculty of Medicine – Radiology Internship Supervisor
- 1991–1996Ankara Oncology Hospital – Radiodiagnostics Specialist
Professional Memberships
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe
- European Society of Breast Imaging
- Radiologic Society of North America
- European Radiology Society
- Memeder Board Member
- Head of Breast Radiology Group of Turkish Society of Radiology: 2011-2013
Selected Publications
- Improvement of early detection of breast cancer through collaborative multi-country efforts: Medical physics component Phys Med. Mora P, Faulkner K, Mahmoud AM, Gershan V, Kausik A, Zdesar U, Brandan ME, Kurt S, Davidovi? J, Salama DH, Aribal E, Odio C, Chaturvedi AK, Sabih Z.
- Mammographic density and ageing: A collaborative pooled analysis of cross-sectional data from 22 countries worldwide PLoS Med. Burton A, Maskarinec G, Perez-Gomez B, Vachon C, Miao H, Lajous M, López-Ridaura R, Rice M, Pereira A, Garmendia ML, Tamimi RM, Bertrand K, Kwong A.
- Volume Navigation Technique for Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Breast Lesions Detected Only at MRI. AJR Am J Roentgenol Aribal E, Tureli D, Kucukkaya F, Kaya H.
- Evaluation of sacroiliac joint MRI for pelvic venous congestion signs in women clinically suspected of sacroiliitis Acta Radiol. Cimsit C, Yoldemir T, Tureli D, Aribal E.
- Use of a Volume Navigation Technique for Combining Real-Time Ultrasound and Contrast-Enhanced MRI Accuracy and Feasibility of a Novel Technique for Locating Breast Lesions Kucukaya F, Aribal E, Türeli D, Altas H, Kaya H.
- Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-weighted Imaging and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in the Differentiation of Breast Lesions J Breast Health Akin Y, Ugurlu MU, Kaya H, Aribal E.
- Radiologic findings of screen-detected cancers in an organized population-based screening mammography program in Turkey Diagn Interv Radiol. Kayhan A, Arıbal E, Şahin C, Taşçı ÖC, Özkan Gürdal S, Öztürk E, Hatipoğlu HH, Özaydın N, Cabioğlu N, Özçınar B, Özmen V.
- Diagnostic performance of diffusion tensor imaging parameters in breast cancer and correlation with the prognostic factors J Magn Reson Imaging Onaygil C, Kaya H, Ugurlu MU, Aribal E.
- . Multiparametric breast MRI with 3T: Effectivity of combination of contrast enhanced MRI European Journal of Radiology Aribal E, Asadov R, Ramazan A, Ugurlu MU, Kaya H.
- Effects of nodule characteristics on sampling number and duration of thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy: size does not matter, but cystic degenerat . Acta Radiol Cengic I, Tureli D, Altas H, Ozden F, Bugdayci O, Aribal E.
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