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Imagen de la Dra. Macarena Rodríguez Fraile, especialista de Medicina Nuclear de la Clínica Universidad de Navarra.

Dr. Macarena Rodríguez

Specialist in Nuclear Medicine.
Primary clinical focus: Treatment with 90Y-labeled microspheres in liver tumors. 11C-choline PET in initial prostate carcinoma and in recurrence after curative-intent treatment.

Works at: Navarre headquarters

Be part of: Clínica Universidad de Navarra Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra

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Professional career

Medical degree from the Universidad de Cádiz (1999). Specialist in Nuclear Medicine at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra. PhD in Medicine from the Universidad de Navarra in 2011.

Specialist physician in the Nuclear Medicine Service at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.

RESEARCH AREAS

She has collaborated on more than 14 research projects.
Treatment with 90Y-labeled microspheres in liver tumors. 11C-choline PET in initial prostate carcinoma and in recurrence after curative-intent treatment.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Radioembolization of liver tumors with 90Y-labeled microspheres.
11C-choline PET/CT in prostate carcinoma.
FDG PET/CT in breast cancer and melanoma.
Radioguided surgery of the sentinel lymph node in breast, melanoma, gynecologic, and head and neck tumors.
Bone densitometry, morphometry, and body composition analysis.

Activity

In teaching

Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, Universidad de Navarra.
Residency tutor for Nuclear Medicine since 2013.

In research

She has authored more than 30 lectures/presentations at national and international congresses, contributed to more than 20 books, and published more than 60 scientific articles in national and international journals.