Omar Darwish

Researcher

UAMS

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-04-25

faculty

6 h-index 37 pubs 137 cited

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Omar Darwish's research focuses on the application of Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) to quantify tissue biomechanics for diagnostic and prognostic purposes. His work investigates the relationship between tissue stiffness and disease progression, particularly in oncology and liver disease.

Recent publications include studies on MRE's ability to assess glioblastoma by correlating stiffness with cerebral blood flow, and its robustness in the healthy brain. Darwish has also explored MRE's utility in evaluating liver fibrosis and inflammation in obese patients using single breath-hold 3D techniques. Further research examines MRE's role in predicting treatment response in breast cancer and comparing mechanical versus acoustic MRE for liver integrity assessment. His work also extends to noninvasive grading of renal interstitial fibrosis using diffusion models.

Metrics

h-index: 6
Publications: 37
Citations: 137

Selected Publications

Late-Onset Pericardial Effusion and Device Extrusion After Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Implantation (2025)

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Contemporary Practices for Management of Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation (2025)

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HYPERTENSIVE RESPONSE DURING DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND RISK OF NEW ONSET HEART FAILURE (2025)

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SIGNIFICANCE OF ISCHEMIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM CHANGES IN THE SETTING OF NORMAL IMAGING IN DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (2025)

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