Professor Niall Sheehy

Professor Niall Sheehy

Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery


Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • 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--2395Journal Article, 2008
  • 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--113Journal Article, 2003
  • Sheehy, Niall and Drubach, Laura, 18 F-FDG uptake at vaccination site, Pediatric radiology, 38, (2), 2008, p246--246Journal Article, 2008
  • O'Driscoll, D and Sheehy, N, Preservation of patient confidentiality in the publication of radiology images, Irish Medical Journal, 103, (5), 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • 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--1313Journal Article, 2012
  • 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--216Conference Paper, 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), 2007Conference Paper, 2007
  • 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, -Miscellaneous, 2012
  • 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), 2007Conference Paper, 2007
  • 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--A181Conference Paper, 2002
  • 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--230Conference Paper, 2011
  • 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, p568Journal Article, 2013
  • 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, p335Journal Article, 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--S256Conference Paper, 2012, DOI
  • Sheehy, Niall and Treves, S Ted, Lymphoscintigraphy in the pediatric population, 49, (supplement 1), 2008, pp174P--174PConference Paper, 2008
  • 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--212PConference Paper, 2007
  • Sheehy, Niall and Treves, S Ted, Lymphoscintigraphy in the pediatric population, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 49, (supplement 1), 2008, p174P--174PJournal Article, 2008
  • 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--212PConference Paper, 2007
  • 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--397PJournal Article, 2008
  • 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--138PConference Paper, 2008
  • 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--133Journal Article, 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--S317Oral Presentation, 2014, DOI
  • Joyce EA, Kavanagh J, Sheehy N, Beddy P, O'Keeffe, SA, Imaging features of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma, Clinical radiology, 68, (9), 2013, p953--961Journal Article, 2013
  • Hughes, Peter and Beddy, Peter and Sheehy, Niall, Open-access ultrasound referrals from general practice., Irish medical journal, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • Healy, Nuala and Billington, Karen and Sheehy, Niall, Post traumatic fat embolism in common femoral vein on CT, Irish medical journal, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • 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, -Miscellaneous, 2015
  • 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--e18558Conference Paper, 2011
  • 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--653Journal Article, 2016
  • 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--234Conference Paper, 2016
  • 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--13Conference Paper, 2016
  • 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, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • 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), 2017Poster, 2017
  • Treister, N and Sheehy, N and others, Radiographic Changes in BONJ Increase With Later Stages of Condition, 2009Journal Article, 2009
  • 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--S468Conference Paper, 2017
  • 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, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • Murphy, AN and Sheehy, NP and Kavanagh, PV, Non-interpretive radiology: an Irish perspective, Clinical radiology, 73, (5), 2018, p494--498Journal Article, 2018
  • 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, 2020Journal Article, 2020, TARA - Full Text
  • 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-Journal Article, 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, 2020Journal Article, 2020
  • 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-Journal Article, 2021
  • 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, p26-35Journal Article, 2013
  • 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, p170-3Journal Article, 2013
  • 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, p389Journal Article, 2012, DOI
  • 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, 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • 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, p793-801Journal Article, 2010
  • 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, p511-6Journal Article, 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, p88-92Journal Article, 2009
  • 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, p545-6Journal Article, 2008
  • 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, p1180-8Journal Article, 2007
  • Sheehy N, Israel DA, Acute varicella infection mimics recurrent Hodgkin's disease on F-18 FDG PET/CT., Clinical nuclear medicine, 32, (10), 2007, p820-1Journal Article, 2007
  • Sheehy N, Israel DA, Findings on (18)FDG-PET imaging in statin-induced rhabdomyolysis., Clinical radiology, 62, (10), 2007, p1012-4Journal Article, 2007
  • 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, p72-4Journal Article, 2007
  • 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, p282Journal Article, 2006
  • 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 e24Journal Article, 2006
  • 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, p895-8Journal Article, 2006
  • 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, p1069-73Journal Article, 2005
  • 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, p637-41Journal Article, 2005
  • Meaney JF, Sheehy N, MR angiography of the peripheral arteries., Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America, 13, (1), 2005, p91-111, viJournal Article, 2005
  • 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, p451-4Journal Article, 2004
  • 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--106Journal Article
  • 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), 2017Journal Article
  • PET Imaging in lung cancer in, editor(s)Donohoe K, Van Den Abbeele A , Teaching Atlas of Nuclear Medicine (3rd Edition) , 2013, [Niall Sheehy]Book Chapter
  • 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, 2019Poster
  • 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, 2019Poster
  • 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, 2019Poster
  • 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, 2019Oral Presentation
  • 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-Journal Article
  • 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, 2020Poster
  • 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, 2020Poster
  • Delanty N, Vaughan CJ, Sheehy N, Statins and neuroprotection., Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 10, (10), 2001, p1847-53Journal Article

Research Expertise

Oncology and cancer biology, Health Care & Health Services (including Health Technology and Health Information Systems), Medical, Health and Life Sciences & Technologies, Other Clinical Medicine, Oncology and cancer biology, Medical, Health and Life Sciences & Technologies, Other Clinical Medicine, Health Care & Health Services (including Health Technology and Health Information Systems),

Recognition

  • The Dargan Prize in Medicine 1996
  • St. Vincent's Hospital Students Prize in anaesthetics 1996
  • Cum Laude award at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2004
  • The McGrath Medal in Pathology 1996
  • The Coleman-Saunders Medal in Paediatrics 1996
  • The O'Driscoll Prize in Obstetrics 1996
  • Dean Emeritus Faculty of Radiology, RCSI 2020
  • The Tobin Prize in Surgery 1996
  • The John F. Cunningham Medal in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1997
  • Catholic University Scholarship 1993
  • Upjohn Pharmacology Project Prize (UCD) 1994
  • St. Vincent's Hospital Scholarship 1996
  • The Bellingham Gold Medal in Medicine 1997
  • Fellow of the Faculty of Radiology RCSI
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
  • Royal College of Radiologists
  • Radiological Society of North America
  • European Society of Radiology 2004
  • Chairman BreastCheck Implementation group on Management of interval cancers 2021 -
  • Clinical lead HSE Radiology Program 2011-2016
  • Chairman BreastCheck Implementation group on Management of interval cancers 2021 -
  • Member of NIMIS project board 2021-
  • Member of HSE national Consultants Appointment Advisory Committee 2021 -
  • Dean, Faculty of Radiology, RCSI 2018
  • Lead radiologist HSE NIMIS Program 2008-2011
  • Dean, Faculty of Radiology, RCSI 2018
  • Member of NIMIS project board 2021-
  • Lead radiologist HSE NIMIS Program 2008-2011
  • Member of HSE national Consultants Appointment Advisory Committee 2021 -
  • Clinical lead HSE Radiology Program 2011-2016