Prof. Dr. Saba Sohail

Qualifications

MBBS, DMC

MCPS, CPSP

FCPS, CPSP

PhD, DUHS

Research

Body imaging, Forensic Radiology

Research Gate/ORCID link https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saba-Sohail

List of Selected Research Publications (with DOI citation) PUBLICATIONS:
A-Original research articles in internationally (HEC) accredited journals

Osseus manifestations of acute leukemia in Pakistani children. Qureshi SR, Sohail S. Medical Channel 2003:9: 11-13
Variables affecting immediate pain tolerance in X-ray Hysterosalpingography. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2004: 14; 170-2 [Cited by 4]
Transvaginal sonography in the evaluation of vesico-vaginal fistula. Sohail S, Siddiqui KJ. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2005: 54; 292-4 [Cited by 2}
The uterine biophysical profile score validity. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2005: 15; 556-8
Uterine sonomorphology in Asherman syndrome. Sohail S. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2005:451-4[cited by1]
Calculous cholecystitis and hepatic cirrhosis as sonographic co-confounders for gall bladder evaluation. Sohail S, Shaheen R, Khatri MZ. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2006: 16; 693-5
Applications of Qisas and Diyat act’s terms for x-ray reporting in current forensic radiology practice. Sohail S, Qureshi SR. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2007: 17; 403-5
CT scan of body packers-findings and cost. Sohail S. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2007: 57; 400-3[cited by3]
• Sonographically determined clues to the silent or symptomatic cholelithiasis. Sohail S, Iqbal Z. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2007: 17; 654-7 10-Interobserver and intraobserver agreement in the radiographic diagnosis of osteoporosis. Memon MA, Sohail S, Ahmed A. Pakistan Journal of Medical Research 2007:46; 103-6
• Sonographically detected fetal anomalies in a Baloch population cohort. Qureshi SR, Sohail S, Siddiqui KJ. Medical Channel 2007: 13;
• Radiographic morphometry of the osteoporotic femur. Memon MA, Sohail S, Ahmed A. Journal of Surgery Pakistan 2007: 12; 144-8
• Evaluating menouria-comparison of x-ray cystography and hysterosalpingography. Sohail S. J Liaquat U Med Health Sci 2008: 9 ; 148-50
• DOPTAUS- a simple criterion for improving sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Sohail S, Siddiqui KJ. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2009: 59; 75-9[⦁ cited by 1}
• Frequency distribution of risk factors in cholelithiasis versus controls. Sohail S, Iqbal Z. Pak J Surg 2009; 25:44-48
• Post mortem computed tomography for diagnosis of cause of death in male prisoners. Sohail S, Mirza FH, Khan QS. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2010: 560; 4-7.
• A Doppler-based evaluation of peripheral lower limb arterial insufficiency in Diabetes mellitus. Shaheen R, Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2010: 20; 22-5.
• Gray scale and Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of painless scrotal mass. Khatri ZA, Sohail S. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2010; 26: 178- 182
• Neovascularity patterns in breast carcinoma: correlation of Doppler ultrasound features with sonographic tumor morphology. Shaheen R, Sohail S, Siddiqui KJ. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2010: 20; 162-66.
• Radiological appraisal of moderate to severe head injury- medicolegal implications. Yousufani GM, Sohail S, Memon MU. Journal of Liaquat U Med Health Sci 2010; 9: 121-124
• Performance of automated versus manual liver biopsy. Sohail S, Aziz S, Mirza T, Rajpar J, Rab A .Pakistan Journal of Radiology; 2010; 20: 72-5.
• Breast imaging reports for malignant lesions: are we maintaining recommended BI-RADS® lexicon standards? Masroor I, Azeemuddin M, Sakhawat S, Beg M, Sohail S, Ahmed R, Irfan-Ul-Haq, Mehboob J. ⦁ Cancer ⦁ Manag⦁ Res. 2012; 4:379-82. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S36879.
• MRI features of spinal Fluorosis: Results of an endemic community screening. Ahmed I, Sohail S, Hussain M, Khan N, Khan MH. Pak J Med Sci 2013;29(1):177-180
• Ultrasound based evaluation of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in hepatitis C nonresponders. Sohail S, Aziz S, Mirza T. JCPSP 2013;23: 548-552
• Pain during x-ray mammography: intensity and associated factors. Naseer S, Sohail S. Pakistan Journal of Radiology; 2014; 24: 45-50 Original Papers in Last 5 years:
• Targeted ultrasound of an indeterminate breast lesion on mammography: when does it influence management? Sohail S, Masroor I, Afzal S. JCPSP 2015;25: 564-67
• To asses inter- and intra-observer variability for breast density and BIRADS assessment categories in mammographic reporting. Masroor I, Rasool M, Saeed SA, Sohail S. JPMA 2016; 66; 194-197
• Concordant versus Discordant ultrasound guided breast biopsy results: How they Effect patient management? Masroor I, Sufian SN, Afzal S, Sohail S, Qayyum H. J Med Oncl Ther 2016; 1 (1): 24-29
• Flow –void sign on MRI: differentiation of uterine leiomyomas from other solid pelvic masses. Masroor I, Walid A, Afzal S, Sufian SN, Sohail S. PJR 2016; 26(4): 275-280
• Mammographic parenchymal patterns in solid breast tumors. Sohail S, Anwar S, Memon NN, Talpur M. PJR 2017; 27(3): 184-188
• Inter-observer agreement for detection and grading of hepatic steatosis- an ultrasound based study. Saba Sohail, Mukhtiar Memon. PJR 2018; 28(1):30-34
• MRA-based evaluation of anatomical variation of circle of Willis in adult Pakistanis. Rehana Shaikh, Saba Sohail. J Pak Med Assoc. 2018:68(2): 187-191
• Diagnostic accuracy of diffusion weighted MRI in differentiating benign and malignant meningiomas. Deen M, Sohail S, Shaikh R. PJMS May –June 2019 ;35(3):726-730
• Transient elastography of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis c patients: diagnostic importance. Rafiq N, Sohail S. Naz N, Rasheed B, Shahzad G. PJR 2019; 29(2); 119-124
• Diagnostic accuracy of shear-wave elastography as decision making modality in the evaluation of suspicious breast lesions. Ashraf A, Sohail S. PJR 2019; 29 (3):161-165
• Reviewers' Responses to Medical Research Articles. Sohail S, Akhter J. JCPSP 2019, Vol. 29 (1): 29-32
• Accuracy of contrast enhanced multi-detector CT in evaluation of oral cavity and oropharyngeal lesions. Nida Rafiq, Saba Sohail, Ghazala Shahzad, Aashfa Hassan. Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2019; 06[07].13942-51. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3364201
• Diagnostic value of Mean Elasticity index as a quantitative Shear wave Elastography parameter for prediction of malignancy in small suspicious solid thyroid nodules. Sohail S, Khaliquzzaman S. JCPSP 2020, Vol. 30 (7): 683-687. Original Papers in Last 2 years:
• Cardiovascular Imaging in Women with Heart Diseases, A local Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pakistani Population - February 2023 Doi;https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v56iSupplement_1.2456 - Pakistan Heart Journal
  Javeriya⦁ ⦁ Sattar, ⦁ Azizullah⦁ Khan ⦁ Dhiloo, ⦁ Saba Sohail, ⦁ Rashid ⦁ Qadeer. Evaluation of the Progress of Coronavirus Disease-19 Pneumonia using the British Society of Thoracic Imaging Reporting Model: A Validation Study. ⦁ National Journal of Health Sciences March 2024,  9(1):33-38. DOI: ⦁ 10.21089/njhs.91.0033
• https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/23291
  B-Original research articles in non-accredited journals
• Presenting size of portal vein in chronic liver disease in adult Pakistani population. Sohail S, Siddiqui KJ, Qureshi MN. Pakistan Journal of Radiology 2001:12; 16-8
• 2- Tuberculosis as a cause of female infertility. Sohail S, Afzal S, Memon MA, Qureshi SR. Pakistan Journal of Radiology 2002: 13; 23-7
• C-Case reports:
• Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Sohail S. Pakistan Journal of Radiology 2003:13; 19-21
• Situs ambiguous. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2003: 13; 180-1
• Cleidocranial dysplasia presenting as facial palsy. Sohail S. Pakistan Journal of Radiology 2004
• Hemorrhagic corpus luteum mimicking heterotopic pregnancy. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2005: 15 [cited by 4]
• Lactiferous fistula in the axillary breast. Sohail S. Journal of Dow University of Health Sciences 2008: 2; 80-82
• Solitary rectal ulcer mimicking rectal carcinoma on imaging. Javerya Sattar, Prof. Sohail S, Naz N, Memon AS. Pakistan Journal of Radiology 2017:27; 44-46 Multi-visceral fistula following ⦁ Ceasrian⦁ section. Sohail S, Hafeez R. Pakistan Journal of Radiology 2017:27; 60-62 The rare association of ⦁ diastematomyelia⦁ with lipomyelocele and dorsal dermal sinus - case report and literature review. Hafeez M, Sohail S, Khan AA. Pakistan Journal of Radiology 2017:27; 67-70 Pilomatrixoma⦁ of the arm: a rare case with imaging features. Shaikh R, Sohail S, Memon A, Hotchandani K. Pakistan Journal of Radiology PJR 2017; 27(3): 261-263
• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Ischiopubic Ramus: A Rare Location with Literature Review. Shaikh R, Sohail S, Sahito B, Shafi SE, ZaheerS. Annals of ASH & KMDC 22(2):124; 2017.
• Pseudoaneurysm of Left proximal Common Carotid Artery following penetrating trauma Pak J Med Sci. 2017;33(5):1291-1293. doi: Dr. Rehana, Dr. Qamar un Nisa, Dr. Pervez, https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13090
• Multiple system atrophy — the cerebellar type with “hot cross bun sign” on MRI.Rehana Shaikh, Saba Sohail, Nasreen Naz. . J Pak Med Assoc. 2018:68(2): 293-295.
• Dr. Rehana Shaikh Saba Sohail. CHILDHOOD MOYAMOYA DISEASE WITH Ivy SIGN ON MRI
  Vol 28, No.3 (2018)
  D- Review articles:
• Radiological documentation of Hurt with reference to Islamic Qisaas and Diyat laws-evolution, pitfalls and needs: a perspective from Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Research 2010; 49: 96-100
• E- Commentaries/updates:
• of Dow University of Health Sciences 2007: 01: 41-5
F-Editorials:
1. Recent applications of ultrasound technology. Sohail S, Omar MI. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2003: 13; 125-6
2. Morbidity spectrum in the veterans. Omar MI, Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2003: 13; 185-6
3. Ageing - the independent risk factor. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan May 2004: 14; 261
4. Transvaginal sonography-technique and limitations. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2004: 14; 389
5. Socio-economic and diagnostic aspects of tuberculosis in Pakistan. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2004: 14; 677-8
6. Categorization of manuscripts and their accreditation. Akhter J, Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2005: 15; 2-3[cited by2]
7. Re-emphasizing the publication ethics. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2005: 15; 63
8. A case for case reports. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons
   Pakistan 2005: 15; 519
• Gift authorship practices- history, trends and remedies. Sohail S. Journal of College Of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2006: 16; 1-2⦁ cited by2]
• Multi detector CT-revolution next. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and
  Surgeons Pakistan 2007: 17; 61-2
• Impact factor-uses, abuses, obstacles and alternatives. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2007: 17; 311-2
• Breast cancer in Pakistan- awareness and early detection. Sohail S, Alam SN. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2007: 17; 711-2
• The unifying dilemma of the Pakistani science journals. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2008: 18; 263-4
• An audit of editorial processing at JCSP- issues and compliance. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2009: 19; 1-2
• The acute abdomen- is plain radiography still relevant? Sohail S. Journal Of Surgery Pakistan 2009: 19; 46-47
• Rational use of radiology services. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2010: 20; May issue
• Hepatic fibrosis imaging: trends and feasibility. Sohail S. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2012: 22;
• Of predatory publishers and spurious impact factors. Journal Of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2014: 14; 537-8
• Fortifying the peer review process; an editorial perspective. Journal Of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2015: 25; 2-3
• Institutionalized training of research editors. Saba Sohail, Jamshed Akhter. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2016: 26 (1); 2-3.
• Elastography for measuring liver fibrosis- Saba Sohail. Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital & KMDC, Volume 21, March 2016 p:1-3
• A medical editor’s utopia. Sohail S. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2016, Vol. 26 (5): 347-348
• In pursuit of quality research: editors’ perspective. Jamshed Akhter, Saba Sohail. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2017, Vol. 27 (5): 265-66
• Radiologic Surveillance of Patients with Viral Hepatitis. Sohail S. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2017, Vol. 27 (8): 461-462
• Challenges in Medical Journalism: Reflections From The Year Past. Sohail . JCPSP vol.30 (1): 2-3
G- Letters to the Editor:
• Arterio-venous fistula of upper arm observed with injection abscess. Sohail S, Talpur M. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2009: 59
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26498053
  H- Viewpoint:
• Grey Areas in the Recognition and Supervisor-ship of Non-Fellowship Postgraduate Programs in Pakistan. Annals ASH-KMDC-Volume No. 23 (3), September 2018; pp 115-117
  Javeriya Sattar, Azizullah Khan Dhiloo, Saba Sohail, Rashid Qadeer. Evaluation of the Progress of Coronavirus Disease-19 Pneumonia using the British Society of Thoracic Imaging Reporting Model: A Validation Study. National Journal of Health Sciences March 2024,  9(1):33-38. DOI: 10.21089/njhs.91.0033
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