Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Michael Cronin, Peter Wheen, Richard Armstrong, Rajesh Kumar, Alannah McMahon, Max White, Niall Sheehy, Geraldine McMahon, Ross T Murphy, Caroline Daly, CT coronary angiography and COVID-19: inpatient use in acute chest pain service, Open Heart, 8, (1), 2021, pe001548-
Ruth McDonagh MB, MRCPI, Niall Sheehy FRCPI, FRCR, Joseph Harbison MD, FRCPI FESO , Variation in Urgent Imaging Requests for Stroke during the Covid-19 pandemic. Review of a National Dataset, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2020
C.O'Rourke, I. Welaratneb, S.Cournanec, L.C. McLoughlin, J.V. Reynolds, C. Johnstone, N. Sheehy, Diagnostic accuracy of SUVmax in predicting malignancy of supraclavicular lymph nodes from primary oesophageal cancer., European Radiology, 125, 2020
Sullivan C, Mulholland D, Chapman L, Sheehy N, Electronic Vetting of Imaging Requests: Increasing Productivity and Patient Safety., Ir Med J, 113, (2), 2020, p28-
Murphy, AN and Sheehy, NP and Kavanagh, PV, Non-interpretive radiology: an Irish perspective, Clinical radiology, 73, (5), 2018, p494--498
Sullivan C, Hennigan M, McCrohan M, Sheehy N, O'Keeffe SA, Is isotope bone scan of added benefit to CT thorax/abdomen/pelvis in detecting skeletal metastases in breast cancer staging?, Breast Cancer Research , Breast Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, November 2017, 19 (Suppl 1:116), 2017
Ramasubbu, B and Mac Suibhne, E and El-Gammal, A and Sheehy, N and Shields, D, Utilising magnetic resonance imaging as the gold-standard in management of suspected scaphoid fractures in the emergency department setting, Irish medical journal, 2017
Butt, Z and McCarthy, A and Bambrick, M and Sheehy, N and Beddy, P, ADDED VALUE OF SYSTEMATIC CORE BIOPSIES IN PATIENTS REFERRED FOR TARGETED PROSTATE BIOPSY., IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, 186, 2017, ppS468--S468
Fanning, Michelle and Donohoe, Claire and Cournane, Sean and Cooke, Jennie and Sheehy, Niall and Ravi, Narayanasamy and Reynolds, John Vincent, Bile acid malabsorption post oesophagectomy and gastrectomy, BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 103, 2016, pp13--13
Nestorov, Nikola and Hughes, Peter and Healy, Nuala and Sheehy, Niall and OHare, Neil, Application of natural user interface devices for touch-free control of radiological images during surgery, Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), 2016 IEEE 29th International Symposium on, 2016, pp229--234
Jones, Stephen; Cournane, Sean; Sheehy, Niall; Hederman, Lucy, A business analytics software tool for monitoring and predicting radiology throughput performance, Journal of digital imaging, 29, (6), 2016, p645--653
Nestorov, Nikola and Healy, N and Sheehy, N and Hughes, NO'Hare P, Comparing the utility and usability of the Microsoft Kinect and Leap Motion sensor devices in the context of their application for gesture control of biomedical images, European Society of Radiology, 2015
Hughes, Peter and Beddy, Peter and Sheehy, Niall, Open-access ultrasound referrals from general practice., Irish medical journal, 2015
Healy, Nuala and Billington, Karen and Sheehy, Niall, Post traumatic fat embolism in common femoral vein on CT, Irish medical journal, 2015
Driscoll, Dearbhail O and Halpenny, Darragh and Johnston, Ciaran and Sheehy, Niall and Keogan, Mary, 18F-FDG-PET/CT is of limited value in primary staging of early stage cervical cancer, Abdominal imaging, 40, (1), 2015, p127--133
O'dowd, Sean and Munteanu, Tudor and Hardiman, Daniel and Sheehy, Niall and Redmond, Janice, THE MAN WHO MISTOOK THE FRIDGE FOR A DOOR: AN ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES, 2015, -
Beirne, Avril M and Sheehy, Niall and Cunningham, BA and McCarroll, Kevin, The Utility of FDG PET Brain in the Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Conditions, Irish Journal of Medical Science, Neurodegenerative Disorders, 183, 2014, ppS317--S317
Joyce EA, Kavanagh J, Sheehy N, Beddy P, O'Keeffe, SA, Imaging features of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma, Clinical radiology, 68, (9), 2013, p953--961
Walsh C, Johnston C, Sheehy N, O' Reilly G, Comparison of clinical and physics scoring of PET images when image reconstruction parametersare varied., Radiation protection dosimetry, 153, (2), 2013, p170-3
Cournane, Sean; O'Hare, Neil; Quinn, A; Sheehy, N, Queuing theory analysis and simulation of patient throughput in radiology, Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics, 29, (5), 2013, p568
O'Driscoll, D and Sheehy, N, Preservation of patient confidentiality in the publication of radiology images, Irish Medical Journal, 103, (5), 2013
Arrigan M, Smyth L, Harmon M, Flynn C, Sheehy N, Imaging findings in recurrent extramedullary leukaemias., Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society, 13, 2013, p26-35
Omer TA, Fitzgerald DE, Sheehy N, Doherty CP, Neurosyphilis presenting with unusual hippocampal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography scans: a case report., Journal of medical case reports, 6, (1), 2012, p389
Hawryluk EB, O'Regan KN, Sheehy N, Guo Y, Dorosario A, Sakellis CG, Jacene HA, Wang LC, Positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging in Merkel cell carcinoma: A study of 270 scans in 97 patients at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 12, 2012
McCarroll, Kevin and Sweeney, Eileen and Monaghan, Thomas and Coen, Robert and Sheehy, Niall and Cunningham, Conal and Walsh, JB and Lawlor, Brian, FDG-PET Imaging in a Memory Clinic: A Useful Diagnostic Tool?, Irish Journal of Medical Science, Irish Gerontolgical Society, Medical Meeting, 181, 2012, ppS256--S256
Halpenny, Darragh F and Lyons, Ciara and O'Driscoll, Dearbhail and Sheehy, Niall P, Potential for truncating the scan length of restaging 18F-FDG PET/CT after chemoradiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Nuclear medicine communications, 33, (12), 2012, p1312--1313
Hawryluk, Elena B and O'Regan, Kevin N and Sheehy, Niall and Guo, Ye and Dorosario, Andrew and Sakellis, Chris and Jacene, Heather A and Wang, Linda C, Positron emission tomography/computed tomography to improve staging and restaging in Merkel cell carcinoma., 2012, -
Fagan, Andrew J and Foley, Daniel and Browne, Jacinta E and Sheane, Barry and O'Driscoll, Dearbhail and Sheehy, Niall and Meaney, James F, Effect on diagnostic image quality of 3D warping registration algorithms for MR angiography in the lower legs, Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics, 28, (4), 2012, p335
Naidoo, J and O'Briain, DS and Sheehy, N and Gillham, C and Vandenberghe, E and O'Mahony, D, RAPIDLY EXPANDING NECK MASS: CONSIDER THYROID LYMPHOMA!, ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY, 22, 2011, pp230--230
Naidoo, J and O'Briain, S and Sheehy, N and Vandenberghe, E and Gilham, C and O'Mahony, D, Thyroid lymphoma presenting as a rapidly expanding neck mass., 29, (15\_suppl), 2011, ppe18558--e18558
Stansfield EC, Sheehy N, Zurakowski D, Vija AH, Fahey FH, Treves ST, Pediatric 99mTc-MDP bone SPECT with ordered subset expectation maximization iterative reconstruction with isotropic 3D resolution recovery., Radiology, 257, (3), 2010, p793-801
Treister, N and Sheehy, N and others, Radiographic Changes in BONJ Increase With Later Stages of Condition, 2009
Treister N, Sheehy N, Bae EH, Friedland B, Lerman M, Woo S, Dental panoramic radiographic evaluation in bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws., Oral diseases, 15, (1), 2009, p88-92
Sheehy N, Tetrault TA, Zurakowski D, Vija AH, Fahey FH, Treves ST, Pediatric 99mTc-DMSA SPECT performed by using iterative reconstruction with isotropic resolution recovery: improved image quality and reduced radiopharmaceutical activity., Radiology, 251, (2), 2009, p511-6
Sheehy, Niall and Treves, S Ted, Lymphoscintigraphy in the pediatric population, 49, (supplement 1), 2008, pp174P--174P
Stansfield, Eryn Caamano and Sheehy, Niall and Zurakowski, David and Tetrault, Tracy and Fahey, Frederic and Treves, Ted, Improved image quality and dose reduction in 99mTc-MDP bone SPECT using 3D ordered-subset expectation-maximization iterative reconstruction (OSEM) with resolution recovery, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 49, (supplement 1), 2008, p397P--397P
Raje, Noopur and Woo, Sook-Bin and Hande, Karen and Yap, Jeffrey T and Richardson, Paul G and Vallet, Sonia and Treister, Nathaniel and Hideshima, Teru and Sheehy, Niall and Chhetri, Shweta and others, Clinical, radiographic, and biochemical characterization of multiple myeloma patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw, Clinical Cancer Research, 14, (8), 2008, p2387--2395
Sheehy, Niall and Zurakowski, David and Tetrault, Tracy and Fahey, Frederic and Treves, S Ted, Substantial dose reduction in pediatric 99mTc-DMSA renal SPECT using 3D ordered-subset expectation-maximization iterative reconstruction (OSEM) techniques with resolution recovery, 49, (supplement 1), 2008, pp138P--138P
Sheehy, Niall and Drubach, Laura, 18 F-FDG uptake at vaccination site, Pediatric radiology, 38, (2), 2008, p246--246
Sheehy, Niall and Treves, S Ted, Lymphoscintigraphy in the pediatric population, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 49, (supplement 1), 2008, p174P--174P
Sheehy N, Kulke MH, Van den Abbeele AD, F-18 FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis and management of a pericardiac paraganglioma., Clinical nuclear medicine, 33, (8), 2008, p545-6
Sheehy, NP and Johnston, C and Israel, D and Ramaiya, N and Van den Abbeele, AD, 18FDG-PET/CT in Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Looking Beyond GIST, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 188, (5), 2007
Johnston, C and Ramaiya, N and Sheehy, N and Khosa, F and Van den Abbeele, A, Radiological Response and Toxicity of the New Targeted Molecular Therapies for Cancer-What the Radiologist Needs to Know, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 188, (5), 2007
Raje, N and Woo, S-B and Hande, K and Yap, JT and Richardson, PG and Vallet, S and Treister, N and Hideshima, T and Sheehy, N and Chhetri, S and others, Osteonecrosis of the jaw in multiple myeloma patients., HAEMATOLOGICA-THE HEMATOLOGY JOURNAL, 92, (6), 2007, pp216--216
Sheehy, Niall and David, Israel and Van Den Abbeele, Annick, Diagnosis of venous obstruction and thrombosis by radionuclide venography in patients with central venous catheters, 48, (supplement 2), 2007, pp212P--212P
Smith CS, Sheehy N, McEniff N, Keogan MT, Magnetic resonance portal venography: use of fast-acquisition true FISP imaging in the detection of portal vein thrombosis., Clinical radiology, 62, (12), 2007, p1180-8
Kennedy UM, Geary UM, Sheehy N, Intracranial stab wound: a case report., European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine, 14, (2), 2007, p72-4
Sheehy N, Israel DA, Findings on (18)FDG-PET imaging in statin-induced rhabdomyolysis., Clinical radiology, 62, (10), 2007, p1012-4
Sheehy, Niall and David, Israel and Van Den Abbeele, Annick, Diagnosis of venous obstruction and thrombosis by radionuclide venography in patients with central venous catheters, 48, (supplement 2), 2007, pp212P--212P
Sheehy N, Israel DA, Acute varicella infection mimics recurrent Hodgkin's disease on F-18 FDG PET/CT., Clinical nuclear medicine, 32, (10), 2007, p820-1
Sheehy N, Ford S, McDermott R, Young V, Ryan JM, Ultrasonographically guided percutaneous embolization of a pulmonary pseudoaneurysm., Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 17, (5), 2006, p895-8
Boyle GE, Ahern M, Cooke J, Sheehy NP, Meaney JF, An interactive taxonomy of MR imaging sequences., Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc, 26, (6), 2006, pe24; quiz e24
Power DG, Mullholland PJ, Sheehy N, Farrell MA, Daly PA, Relapsing granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system in a patient while in remission from Hodgkin lymphoma., Irish medical journal, 99, (9), 2006, p282
Meaney JF, Sheehy N, MR angiography of the peripheral arteries., Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America, 13, (1), 2005, p91-111, vi
Sheehy N, MacNally S, Smith CS, Boyle G, Madhavan P, Meaney JF, Contrast-enhanced MR angiography of subclavian steal syndrome: value of the 2D time-of-flight "localizer" sign., AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 185, (4), 2005, p1069-73
Sheehy NP, Boyle GE, Meaney JF, Normal anterior spinal arteries within the cervical region: high-spatial-resolution contrast-enhanced three-dimensional MR angiography., Radiology, 236, (2), 2005, p637-41
Sheehy N, Bird B, O'Briain DS, Daly P, Wilson G, Synchronous regression and progression of pulmonary nodules on chest CT in untreated lymphomatoid granulomatosis., Clinical radiology, 59, (5), 2004, p451-4
Sheehy, Niall and Sheehan, Katherine and Brett, Francesca and Kay, Elaine and Grogan, Liam and Delanty, Norman, Hodgkins disease presenting with granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system, Journal of neurology, 250, (1), 2003, p112--113
Ruttledge, MH and Sheehy, N and Keogan, M and Murphy, G and Moroney, J, Role of IgM immune complex deposition in antiphospholipid antibody-negative Sneddons syndrome, NEUROLOGY, 58, (7), 2002, ppA180--A181
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
David Brennan, Paddy Gilligan, Shane Foley, Gabrielle Colleran, Niall Sheehy, John Feeney, Owen O'Connor, Early implementation phase of new BSS-based regulations (EU 13/59) in Ireland: structures, systems and self-assessment., ECR 2020, Vienna, 2020
Roisin Heaney, Marie Bambrick, Caoilfhionn Ní Leidhin, Niall Sheehy, Prostate cancer recurrence: One year experience with Gallium-68 PSMA PET/CT in Ireland, ECR 2020, Vienna, 2020
Caoilfhionn Ní Leidhin, Marie Bambrick, Roisin Heaney, Narayanasamy Ravi, Niall Sheehy, 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with superficial oesophageal and gastric cancer being treated by endoscopic mucosal resection, ECR 2019, Vienna, 2019
SP Doran, L Sweeney, E Canniff, N Sheehy, JF Meaney, Imaging features of basal ganglia and thalamus involvement in diffuse anoxic brain injury: A 9 year, single centre, retrospective review, ECR 2019, Vienna, 2019
SP Doran, RM Heaney, CJ Sullivan, C Doherty, N Sheehy, JF Meaney, MRI in anoxic brain injury complicating cardiac arrest: A 9-year, single centre, retrospective review, ECR 2019, Vienna, 2019
Stephen Murphy, Janet Wynne, Rose Lindsay, Niall Sheehy, Brendan McCoubrey, Owen O'Connor, Shane Foley, Thomas Heary, Paddy Gilligan, Dose Management and Clinically Indicated Dose reference level activities in Ireland; is the pen mightier than the database?, ECR 2019, Vienna, 2019
MP Broe, LC Yap, RM Healy, R Khalid, A Sharfi, RP Manecksha, N Sheehy, TH Lynch, Gallium68 PSMA PET imaging impacts decision making for the management of patients with prostate cancer: results from a prospective study, European Urology Supplements, 18, (5), 2019, p2547-
Kavanagh, Peter and Laffoy, Marie and Sheehy, Niall and Turner, Michael and Folan, Arleen and Crowley, Vivion, National Ovarian Cancer pathway initiative in collaboration with National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Obstetrics/Gynaecology group (Obs/Gynae) and General Practice (GP) group, International Journal of Integrated Care, 17, (5), 2017
PET Imaging in lung cancer in, editor(s)Donohoe K, Van Den Abbeele A , Teaching Atlas of Nuclear Medicine (3rd Edition) , 2013, [Niall Sheehy]
Sheehy, Niall and Fennessy, Fiona and Van den Abbeele, Annick D, The Utility of 18F-FDG-PET in the Diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Carcinoma, 18, (2), 2007, p96--106
Delanty N, Vaughan CJ, Sheehy N, Statins and neuroprotection., Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 10, (10), 2001, p1847-53
Research Expertise
Recognition
Representations
Dean, Faculty of Radiology, RCSI
Clinical lead HSE Radiology Program
Lead radiologist HSE NIMIS Program
Chairman BreastCheck Implementation group on Management of interval cancers
Member of NIMIS project board
Member of HSE national Consultants Appointment Advisory Committee
Awards and Honours
Catholic University Scholarship
Upjohn Pharmacology Project Prize (UCD)
The McGrath Medal in Pathology
St. Vincent's Hospital Students Prize in anaesthetics
St. Vincent's Hospital Scholarship
The Dargan Prize in Medicine
The Tobin Prize in Surgery
The Coleman-Saunders Medal in Paediatrics
The O'Driscoll Prize in Obstetrics
The Bellingham Gold Medal in Medicine
The John F. Cunningham Medal in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Cum Laude award at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Dean Emeritus Faculty of Radiology, RCSI
Memberships
Fellow of the Faculty of Radiology RCSI
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Radiological Society of North America
Royal College of Radiologists
European Society of Radiology