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Aliya Qayyum, M.B. B.S.
Associate Professor in Residence
Radiology Residency Program Director
Department of Radiology
Contact Information
Phone: (415) 353-8753
Box 0628
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA. 94143 - 0628
Research SummaryEducation
- Imperial College/Westminster Medical School 1991
Residencies
- Charing Cross Hospital, Medicine 1992
Fellowships
- St. George's Hospital, Radiology 1998
- UCSF, Radiology 2000
Board Certification
- American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Clinical Expertise
- Abdominal Imaging
- Chemoembolization
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)
- Liver Transplantation
Research Interests
- "Evaluation of MRI and MR Spectroscopic Markers in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease" - NIH/NIDDK R01 grant
- Hepatic Physiology and Metabolism
Website Links
- Research Profile at UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Research Summary
My research focuses on the noninvasive distinction of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from simple hepatic steatosis. We are investigating the possibility that non-invasive MRI markers of steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis will provide equivalent and/or additional diagnostic information to liver biopsy in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Specifically, we are evaluating apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values derived from diffusion MR imaging as well as MR spectroscopic (MRS) markers (lipids, water, and choline containing compounds) as possible diagnostic markers of NASH. ADC values and MRS markers may also correlate with the stage of fibrosis in NASH.
Selected Publications
- Phelps A, Naeger DM, Mackenzie J, Qayyum A. Educating Radiology Residents in the New Era Implementation and Evaluation of Online End-of-Rotation Examinations. Acad Radiol. 2011 Nov; 18(11):1442-6.
- Westphalen AC, Qayyum A, Yeh BM, Merriman RB, Lee JA, Lamba A, Lu Y, Coakley FV. Liver fat: effect of hepatic iron deposition on evaluation with opposed-phase MR imaging. Radiology 2007;242:450-5.
- Keedy A, Westphalen AC, Qayyum A, Aslam R, Rybkin AV, Chen MH, Coakley FV. Diagnosis of cirrhosis by spiral computed tomography: a case-control study with feature analysis and assessment of interobserver agreement. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2008;32:198-203.
- Taouli B, Chouli M, Martin AJ, Qayyum A, Coakley FV, Vilgrain V. Chronic hepatitis: role of diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and inflammation. J Magn Reson Imaging 2008;28:89-95.
