Professor Yousif Abdallah (Majmaah University) KSA

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Professor Yousif Mohamed Yousif Abdallah is Professor of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging at Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia. He previously served at Sudan University of Science and Technology, where he also earned his PhD and MSc in Radiological Sciences. He earned a second MSc in Nuclear Medicine from the University of Gezira and a BSc in Radiological Sciences from Sudan University of Science and Technology. With nearly 20 years of academic and research experience, his expertise spans radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, medical imaging, radiation protection, patient dose optimization and artificial intelligence in radiology. He has published more than 100 papers, authored 12 books and book chapters, and holds 17 patents and registered designs, including innovations in AI-enabled medical and diagnostic technologies. His work supports SDG 3 through safer imaging and radiation protection, SDG 9 through AI and medical technology innovation, and SDG 4 through teaching, research supervision and health workforce development.

Universities attended

Sudan University of Science and Technology — BSc and MSc in Radiological Sciences; PhD in Radiological Sciences.
University of Gezira — MSc in Radiological Sciences (Nuclear Medicine).

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Al Majmaa, Al Wadi, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Sudan University of Science and Technology (Sudan)
University of Gezira - (Sudan).

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Jowhari MA, Saeed MK, Hawsawi K, Abdallah YMY. Longitudinal occupational radiation exposure trends in nuclear medicine personnel: a five-year retrospective dosimetry study in Saudi Arabia. Radioprotection. Published September 2026. doi:10.1051/radiopro/2026033.
Abdallah YMY, Alamoudi AO, Selmi M, Alzughaibi B, Saeed MK. Assessment of CT radiation dose and optimization strategies using water-equivalent diameter: a cross-sectional study of brain, chest, and abdomen examinations. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2026;252:114512. doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2026.114512.
Alamoudi AO, Abdallah YMY, et al. Artificial intelligence integration in radiology in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey of workforce readiness and implementation challenges. Healthcare. 2026;14(17):2711. doi:10.3390/healthcare14172711. (The CV notes the complete author list requires verification.)
Mergani M, Abdallah Y, Ali MD, Mohammed H, Selmi MA, Alamoudi AO, Saeed MK. Natural radioactivity and elemental associations in coastal sediments of the Sudanese Red Sea. Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences. Published online October 22, 2026;19(4):102762. doi:10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102762.
Abdallah Y, Alamoudi AO. Evaluation of patient radiation exposure during common digital radiography procedures in a Saudi tertiary hospital. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2025;237:113085. doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2025.113085.
Mergani M, Abdallah Y, Ali MD, Mohammed H, Althobity AA, Alamoudi AO. Radioactivity concentrations in soil and dose assessments for the coastal area of the Red Sea in Sudan. Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences. 2025;18(3):101561. doi:10.1016/j.jrras.2025.101561.
AlMutairi AH, Alotaibi SM, Alhajlah TH, Al Mutairi SM, Abdallah YMY, Kofi M. Middle-level leadership style and the effects of stress among nurses in primary health care, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. European Journal of Medical and Health Research. 2024;2(3):212–229.
Saeed MK, Abdallah Y, Suilman A, Omer M, Sid Ahmed A. Patient radiation doses assessment at diagnostic X-rays department of King Khalid Hospital (KKH)-Majmaah. Current Medical Imaging. 2024;20:e220323214857. doi:10.2174/1573405619666230322102011.
Alqahtani FF, Saeed MK, Abdallah Y, Alshamrani K. Would lead shielding the eye lenses during a head CT be beneficial? Radioprotection. 2023;58(3):221–228. doi:10.1051/radiopro/2023014.
Saeed MK, Abdallah Y, Hakeem IY, Alqahtani FF. Patient radiation dose estimation during pelvis, hip joint and lumber spine radiography in Majmaah city, Saudi Arabia hospital. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2023;209:110990. doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2023.110990.
Tamam N, Salah H, Almogren KS, Mahgoub O, Saeed MK, Abdullah Y, Tai DT, Omer H, Sulieman A, Bradley DA. Evaluation of patients’ and occupational radiation risk dose during conventional and interventional radiology procedures. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2023;207:110818.
Saeed MK, Sulieman A, Abdullah YM, Yousef M, Ali ASAM, Alzoubi AS. Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy breast cancer planning: an evaluation study comparing two techniques using homemade phantom. Radioprotection. 2022;57(4):333–338. doi:10.1051/radiopro/2022029.
Saeed MK, Abdallah Y, Sulieman A. Assessment of patient radiation dose during skull X-ray examinations in King Khalid Hospital in Majmaah. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2022;201:110470. doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110470.
Saeed MK, Alshamrani HA, Sulieman A, Abdullah YM, Yousef M, Ali ASAM, Alshamrani KA. Automated estimation of patient’s size using AutoWED tool and IndoseCT program: a dosimetric study for paediatric head CT examinations. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 2022;198(16):1238–1243. doi:10.1093/rpd/ncac164.
Elkhader B, Abdallah YM. Pediatric scrotal ultrasound for detection of infertility etiology. Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science. 2022;04(04).
Elgak S, Abdallah YM, Elkhader B. Role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of gallbladder disorders in KSA-Asian patients in association with nationality and occupation. Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews. 2022;04(01):039–048.
Abdallah YM, Elgak S, Alanzi M, Alshahrani N, Alfuraih G, Rafiq M, Ali N. Color-based clustering algorithms segmentation of malignant leukemia cells. International Journal of Science and Research. 2022;11(2):1220–1225.
Abdallah YM, Abuhadi N, Abiad A, Atta B, Alzandi AM. Study of lung respiratory motion influence in patients undertaking external beam radiotherapy. Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2022;16(1):30–37.
Abdallah Y. Detection of cardiac tissues using K-means analysis methods in nuclear medicine images. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021;9(A):1272–1276. doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.7806.
Abdallah YM. Study of the guidelines and approaches of breast carcinoma management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2021;15(10):16–21.
Abdallah Y, Ibrahim G, Abuhadi N, Abdel Gadir GM, Ebaid E. Characterization of myocardium anomalies using watershed-based segmentation approaches in nuclear cardiology. Imaging in Medicine. 2021;13(9):1–6.
Abdallah YM, Yousef MM, Eltayeb EW. Automated enhancement of myocardium images using image processing methods. International Journal of Science and Research. 2021;10(7):557–564.
Abdallah YM, Yousef MM, Eltayeb EW. Characterization of myocardial diseases using image processing technique. International Journal of Science and Research. 2021;10(6):1170–1174.
Abdallah Y. Measurement of entrance skin dose in radiographic examinations of pediatric patients. Current Medical Imaging. 2021;17(11):1385–1389. doi:10.2174/1573405617666210628162238.
Basheer TH, Ahmed M, Ounsa E, Abdallah YM. Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics and fetal outcome. Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science. 2021;9(2):12–16.
Abdallah YM, Abuhadi NH, Hugri MH. Enhancement of dental X-ray images using image processing techniques. Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science. 2021;9(2):12–16.
Abdallah YM, Abuhadi NH, Aldousari HA. Assessment of mean glandular dose and entrance surface dose in mammography. Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science. 2021;9(2):8–11.
Abdallah YM. Delineation of brain tumours for radiotherapy patients using image segmentation techniques. Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2020;14(5).
Abdallah YM, Abdullah ME, Alqahtani T, Abuhadi NH. Study of a five-year survival rate of cancer in Sudanese. Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2020;14(3).
Zain H, Abdallah Y, Mustafa W, Albarakati RG. Cesarean delivery in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia: prevalence, indications and complications. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences. 2020;8(3):37.
Abdallah Y. Segmentation of brain stroke lesions using marker-based algorithms in CT images. In: 2020 3rd International Conference on Computer Applications and Information Security (ICCAIS); Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IEEE; 2020:1–4. doi:10.1109/ICCAIS48893.2020.9096866.
Abdallah YM, Abuhadi NH. Entrance skin dose measurement for diagnostic spinal radiographic examinations in King Khalid Hospital, Saudi Arabia: a prospective study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2020;14(3):TC01–TC04.
Abdallah YM, Zaki W, Ahmadoun B, Musa A. Design of reference phantom for quality control of conventional X-ray radiography units in Port Sudan. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging. 2020;7(1):01–09.
Zain H, Albarakati RG, Abdallah YM, Hayfallah A, Elgak S, Mohamed EY, Ebaid EA. Clinical analysis of ectopic pregnancies in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia. Biomedical Research (India). 2019;30(5).
Abdallah YM, Abuhadi NH, Bilal D. Characterisation of breast cancer lesions using image processing based technique. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2019;13(8):TC06–TC09. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2019/41097.13048.
Ali NI, Elgak SNA, Abdallah YMY, Idriss H. Assessment of iodine supplementation program on thyroid function in Sudan. Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews. 2019;13(1):678–680. doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2018.11.036.
Abdallah YMY, Elgak S, Zain H, Rafiq M, Ebaid EA, Elnaema AA. Breast cancer detection using image enhancement and segmentation algorithms. Biomedical Research (India). 2018;29(20):3732–3736. doi:10.4066/biomedicalresearch.29-18-1106.
Abdallah YM. Improvement of sonographic appearance using HAT-TOP methods. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging. 2018;5(6).
Alamoudi AO, Abdallah YMY. Segmentation of myocardium tissues using assembly and color analysis methods. Current Medical Imaging Reviews. 2018;14(4):551–554. doi:10.2174/1573405613666170504153810.
Abdallah YM. History of medical imaging. Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2018;5:275–278.
Ali NI, Alamoudi AO, Abdallah YM. The use of nuclear medicine in-vitro technology to study the effect of malnutrition on children’s thyroid function. Majmaah Medical Journal. 2017;13(5).
Abdallah YM, Eltom M. Evaluation of palliative care and pain management in patients receiving chemo-radiation in Sudan. SMU Medical Journal. 2017;4(2).
Mohamed FA, Abdallah YM, Gar-elnabi MEM. Tumor metastasis dilemma: bone scan and PSA level in relation to prostatic malignancy among Sudanese. International Journal of Research – Granthaalayah. 2017;5(5):275–280.
Abdallah YM. Evaluation of cardiac output, ejection fraction and stroke volume using nuclear medicine. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences. 2017;5(1).
Abdallah YM. Segmentation of heart tissues using gathering and colour analysis techniques. Biomedical Research (India). 2017;28(6).
Abdallah YM, Alamoudi AO, Elgak SNA. Appraisal of mean glandular dose (MGD) during mammography examinations. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences. 2017;4(2).
Abdallah YM, Orsid WF. Calculation of radiation dose received in cervical vertebrae (C/S) examination. International Journal of Scientific Research. 2016;5(7).
Abdallah YM, Mohamed E. Improvement of bone scintigraphy image using image texture analysis. International Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. 2016;3(6):99–104.
Abdallah YM. Segmentation of salivary glands in nuclear medicine images using edge detection tools. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging. 2016;3(2).
Abdallah YM, Mohamed S. Automatic recognition of leukemia cells using texture analysis algorithm. International Journal of Advanced Research. 2016;4(1).
Abdallah YM. Increasing of edges recognition in cardiac scintigraphy for ischemic patients. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging. 2016;2(6):39.
Abdallah YM, Hayder A. Assessment of mean glandular dose (MGD) received in mammography examination in Khartoum. International Journal of Advanced Research. 2016;4(1).
Abdallah YM, Mohamoud NA. Estimation of radiation dose received in knee joint X-ray examination. International Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. 2015;4(3).
Abdallah YM. Increasing the precision of edges recognition in static renal scintigraphy. Indian Journal of Applied Research. 2015;4(7):270–273.
Abdallah YM, Khalifa AA. Estimating environmental and occupational factors that contribute to cancer in Sudan. International Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. 2015;4(2):115–121.
Ali NI, Abdallah YM. Assessment of thyroid status on low birth weight deliveries in Central Sudan by using radioimmunoassay (RIA). American Journal of Research Communication. 2015;3(4):2141–2147.
Abdallah YM, Salih MAH. Appraisal of radiation dose received in abdominal computed tomography patients. International Journal of Science and Research. 2015;4(7):2383–2387.
Abdallah YM, Wagiallah E, Yousef MM. Improvement of nuclear cardiology images for ischemic patients using image processing techniques. SMU Medical Journal. 2015;2(2).
Abdallah YM. Lungs detection in ventilation and perfusion scintigraphy using watershed transform. International Journal of Electronics Communication and Computer Engineering. 2015;2(3).
Abdallah YM. An accurate liver segmentation method using parallel computing algorithm. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging. 2015;3(2).
Abdallah YM, Abdallah M. Using basic morphology tools in improvement of kidneys detection. International Journal of Science and Research. 2015;4(5):1383–1386.
Abdallah YM, Gar-elnabi MEM, Eltom KH. Making sense of radiation: a guide to radiation and its health effects. International Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. 2015;4(1):57–64. doi:10.5455/ijhrs.000000074.
Abdallah YM, Algaddal AS, Alkhir MA. Enrichment of ultrasound images using contrast enhancement techniques. International Journal of Science and Research. 2015;4(1).
Abdallah YM. Valuation of radiation dose in lumbosacral examination. International Journal of Science and Research. 2015;4(1).
Abdallah YM, Alkhir MA, Algaddal AS. Improvement of brain tumors detection using markers and boundaries transform. International Journal of Science and Research. 2015;4(1):2372–2376.
Hassan A, Gar-elnabi M, Abdallah YM, Omer OA. Outfield dose calculation in treatment of breast cancer using radiotherapy TPS. International Journal of Science and Research. 2015;4(1):438.
Abdallah YM, Gar-elnabi MEM, Almahi WA, Matar NM, Ali NI. Assessment of microbiological sterility in radioimmunoassay laboratory using SCDM and FTM materials. SMU Medical Journal. 2015;2(1).
Abdallah YM, Hassan A. Segmentation of brain in MRI images using watershed-based technique. International Journal of Science and Research. 2015;4(1):683–687.
Abdallah YM, Bin Yousef RM. Enrichment of ultrasound images using contrast enhancement techniques. International Journal of Science and Research. 2015;4(1):2381–2386.
Abdallah YM, Khieder N. Enhancement of ultrasound images using top-hat and blind deconvolution algorithms. International Journal of Science and Research. 2014;3(12):2485–2489.
Abdallah YM, Wagiallah E. Segmentation of thyroid scintigraphy using edge detection and morphology filters. International Journal of Science and Research. 2014;3(11):2768–2771.
Yassine A, Hassan MM, Abdallah YM. Assessment of 99mTc dose calibrator performance in nuclear medicine department. International Journal of Science and Research. 2014;3(11):36–39.
Abdallah YM, Abdelwahab RI. Application of texture analysis algorithm for data extraction in dental X-ray images. International Journal of Science and Research. 2014;3(10):1934–1938.
Wagiallah E, Ahmed Y, Abdallah YM. Correction preprocessing method for cardiac scintigraphy images using local adaptive filters. International Journal of Science and Research. 2014;3(9):2325–2329.
Abdallah YM, Hayder A, Wagiallah E. Automatic enhancement of mammography images using contrast algorithm. International Journal of Science and Research. 2014;3(9):1885–1889.
Abdallah YM, Abdelwahab RI. Improvement of orthopantomography (OPG) images using texture analysis. International Journal of Science and Research. 2014;3(8):1771–1775.
Abdallah YM, Wagiallah E. Enhancement of nuclear medicine images using filtering technique. International Journal of Science and Research. 2014;3(8):916–921.
Abdallah YM, Gar-Elnabi ME, Bakary AHA, Eltoum AMH, Ali AKM. Calculation of organs radiation dose in cervical carcinoma external irradiation beam using Day’s methods. Global Advanced Research Journal of Medicine and Medical Science. 2014;3(5):090–094.
Wagiallah E, Abdallah YM, Gar-elnabi MEM, Omer MAA. Characterization of coronary artery obstruction and related findings in ischemic heart patients using cardiac scintigraphy. Sudan Medical Monitor. 2014;9(2):6–9.
Abdallah YM, Gar-elnabi MEM, Omer MAA. Assessment of field size on radiotherapy machines using texture analysis. Sudan Medical Monitor. 2014;9(2):6–9.
Abdallah YM, Gar-elnabi MEM, Ahmed SMA. Evaluation of radiochemical purity of received 99Mo-99mTc generator in National Cancer Institute (NCI). Asian Journal of Radiological Research. 2013;1(2).
Abdallah YM, Eltagani DM. Evaluation of patient positioning correction approach in radiotherapy using laser beam positioning system. Canadian Journal on Medicine. 2011;3(3).
Abdallah YM, Eltom KH, Elfadil M, Gar-Elnabi M. Prediction of motion of chest organs during radiotherapy using image registration technique. (Journal details not provided in the CV.)
Abdallah YM, Almoustafa AA, Elhadi G, Mohammed M, Khalafallah O, Khalid T. Application of analysis approach in noise estimation in panoramic X-ray images using image processing program (MATLAB). Canadian Journal on Medicine. 2011;3(2).
Abdallah YM, Eltom KH, Gar-elnabi MME. Real-time motion analysis for patient positioning verification in radiotherapy. Canadian Journal on Medicine. 2011;3(2).
Omer MAA, Gar-Elnabi MEM, Saion E, Al-Zahrany AA, Abdallah YM, Haron MH, Dahlan KM. Optical properties of radiopolymerized polyaniline hydrochloride hosted in polyvinyl-alcohol matrix. Journal of Science and Technology. 2011.
Omer MAA, Gar-Elnabi MEM, Saion E, Balla EAA, Al-Zahrany AA, Abdallah YM, Haron MH, Dahlan KM. Normoxic polymer gel of hydroxy-ethyl-acrylate (HEA) as radiation therapy dosimeter. Journal of Science and Technology. 2010;4(10).
Omer MAA, Gar-Elnabi MEM, Saion E, Al-Zahrany AA, Haron MH, Abdallah YM, Dahlan KM. Gamma radiation synthesis and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol/silver nanocomposite film. Journal of Science and Technology. 2010;4(10).
Abdallah YM. Computed verification of light and radiation field size superimposition on Cobalt-60 machine. Sudan Medical Journal. 2010;2–5:147–156.

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