NUCLEAR MEDICINE · AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Prof. Dr. Gonca Kara Gedik
Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine · Akdeniz University Hospital
Nuclear medicine physician at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1994–2000) and completed her nuclear medicine residency there (2000–2005), with a thesis on gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging of cardiac complications from repeated transfusions in thalassaemia major. She worked as a specialist at Hacettepe University's Department of Nuclear Medicine (2005–2008) and at the Ankara Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Training and Research Hospital (2008–2009), then moved to Selçuk University, where AVESIS records her as head of department from 2009. Her published work is concentrated on 18F-FDG PET/CT in oncology (lung cancer staging, colorectal cancer recurrence), parathyroid and thyroid scintigraphy, radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid cancer, myocardial perfusion SPECT, ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy and gastric emptying studies, together with patient dosimetry and radiation-protection work in PET/CT.
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18F-FDG PET/CT in oncology (staging, restaging, recurrence assessment)Differentiated thyroid cancer and radioactive iodine therapyParathyroid scintigraphy and SPECT reconstruction methodologyMyocardial perfusion SPECTVentilation/perfusion (V/Q) SPECT for pulmonary embolism and CTEPHGastric emptying scintigraphy
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
Turkish
English
ANTALYA · 08/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
1994–2000
Medical degree, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
2000–2005
Residency in Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
2005–2008
Specialist, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
2008–2009
Specialist, Ankara Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Training and Research Hospital
from 2009
Selçuk University — recorded on AVESIS as head of department
current
Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
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2019Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular«Is there any improvement in clinical staging with 18F-FDG PET/CT compared to surgical staging in cases of lung cancer?»
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2018Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular«Use of semiquantitative analysis in local recurrence of colorectal carcinoma with 18F-FDG PET/CT: A myth or a truth?»
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2017Indian Journal of Medical Research«Influence of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) reconstruction algorithm on diagnostic accuracy of parathyroid scintigraphy: Comparison of iterative reconstruction with filtered backprojection»
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2022Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice«Evaluation of postprandial symptoms in two different laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy techniques using gastric emptying scintigraphy»
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2026Oral Diseases«Evaluation of Major Salivary Gland Involvement in Patients Receiving Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Differentiated Thyroid Cancers Using Advanced Sonographic Techniques»
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