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Lerwine Harry

Dr.

Lerwine Harry

Specialist Nuclear Physician

TELEPHONE
031-240-1871

BIOSKETCH
Dr Lerwine Harry is a dedicated nuclear medicine physician with a passion for advancing the field through innovative research and clinical practice. Her work focuses on improving imaging techniques to enhance patient care. Dr Harry is committed to mentoring the next generation of nuclear medicine professionals and contributing to the scientific community through her research and publications. She is currently pursuing her PhD in brain imaging. Her research interests include central nervous system imaging and radionuclide renography. Qualifications:
  • MBCHB (University of Kwa-Zulu Natal),
  • MMED Nuclear Medicine (University of Kwa-Zulu Natal),
  • FCNP(SA)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Central nervous system imaging
  • Radionuclide renography
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
  • Harry, L., Nyakale, N. and Tinarwo, P., 2020. Scintigraphic peritoneography in the diagnosis of pleuroperitoneal leak complicating peritoneal dialysis: A comparison with conventional diagnostic methods. Medicine, 99(32) –(MMED)
  • Khan Z, Harry L, Msomi AP, Peer F, Nyakale NE. Assessing the diagnostic value of 90degree dynamic imaging for improved visualization of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer patients at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, 2017. World J Nucl Med. 2018; 17(4)
  • Lawal IO, Nyakale NE, Ankrah AO, Harry LM, Mokgoro NP, Msomi AP, Boshomane TMG, Van de Wiele C, Sathekge MM. F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Risk Assessment and Therapy response evaluation in patients with HIV-associated Hodgkin Lymphoma compared with HIV uninfected individuals. World J Nucl Med. 2018; 17(4)
  • Nyakale N, Harry L, Ebrahim Dalais T, Pillay V. F-18 FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of response to treatment adjustment in recurrence and or progression of gastrointestinal stromal tumours. J Nucl Med, 2018; 59,supplement 1. 1407
  • Lawal I, Nyakale N, Lengana T, Harry L, Mokgoro N, Vorster M, Sathekge M. The role of higher pre-ablation serum thyroid stimulating hormone level in predicting effectiveness of radioiodine ablation of differentiated thyroid carcinoma. J Nucl Med. 2017;58 (Supple1):251
  • Lawal IO, Nyakale NE, Harry LM, Lengana T, Mokgoro NP, Mariza Vorster M, Sathekge MM. Higher preablative serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level predicts radioiodine ablation effectiveness in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Nucl Med Commun. 2017; 38:222–227
  • Lawal IO, Nyakale NE, Harry LM, Modiselle MR, Ankrah AO, Msomi AP, Mokgoro NP, Boshomane TG, Van de Wiele C, Sathekge MM. The role of F-18 FDG PET/CT in evaluating the impact of HIV infection on tumor burden and therapy outcome in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2017; 44:2025–2033
  • Hadebe B, Nyakale N, Kabunda J, Harry L. Comparison of 68Ga-PSMA, 68Ga-DOTATATE and 18F-FDG accumulation in metastatic radioiodine refractory Hurthle cell variant of follicular thyroid carcinoma; a case report. International Conference on Radiopharmaceutical Therapy 2020, Virtual event. 5-6 December 2020
  • Nyakale N, Harry L, Hadebe B, Peer F. First experience with peptide receptor radionuclide therapying the KwaZulu-Natal state health-care sector. International Conference on Molecular Imaging and Clinical PET-CT in the Era of Theranostics (iPET-2020). 24-26 November 2020
  • Bawinile Hadebe, Thembelihle Nxasana, Lerwine Harry, Maryam Patel, Nontobeko Ndlovu, Mpumelelo Msimang, Mike Sathekge, Siphelele Masikane, Lerato Gabela, Lerwine Harry and Mariza Vorster. [68Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT imaging in cervical cancer, a comparison with [18F]FDG. Journal of Nuclear Medicine June 2024, 65 (supplement 2) 242218
 
  • Bawinile Hadebe, Lerwine Harry, Lerato Gabela, Siphelele Masikane, Maryam Patel, Sizwe Zwane, Venesen Pillay, Presha Bipath, Nonhlanhla Cebekhulu, Nozipho Nyakale, Prathima Ramdass, Mpumelelo Msimang, Colleen Aldous, Mike Sathekge, Mariza Vorster. Chemokine Receptor-4 Targeted PET/CT Imaging with 68Ga-Pentixafor in Head and Neck Cancer-A Comparison with 18F-FDG and CXCR4 Immunohistochemistry. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Jun 28;14(13)
 
  • Sphelele Masikane, Thokozani Mkhize , Lerwine Harry ,Lerato Gabela, Thembelihle Nxasana , Nontobeko Ndlovu, Maryam Patel ,Venesen Pillay, Bawinile Hadebe, Nozipho Nyakale , Mariza Vorster. Efficacy of a fixed low dose of radioactive iodine in the treatment of Graves’ disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hell J Nucl Med 2024; 27(3): 176-180.
 
  • Gabela, L. Mkhize, T. Hadebe, B. Harry, L. Nxasana, T. Ndlovu, N. Pillay, V. Masikane, S. Patel, M. Nyakale, N.E. et al. A Comparison of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT Based Split Renal Function with 99mTc-MAG3 Renography in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Carcinoma Treated with 177Lu-PSMA. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 578.
 
  • Nyakale NE, Aldous C, Gutta AA, Khuzwayo X, Harry L and Sathekge MM (2023) Emerging theragnostic radionuclide applications for hepatocellular carcinoma. Front. Nucl. Med. 3:1210982.
 
  • Nozipho Nyakale, Shona Badhree, Lerwine Harry, Venesen Pillay, Mike Sathekge. 177Lu PSMA as Salvage Therapy for Hepatocellular carcinoma. World Journal of Nuclear Medicine Abstracts for the 18th International Conference on Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (ICRT), 2023. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1769977.
 
  • Harry , V. Pillay , B. Hadebe , L. Gabela , M. Patel , S. Masikane , T. Nxasana , Mariza Vorster. 68Ga DOTATATE Avid Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secreting Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor Detected on PET/CT. World J Nucl Med 2023; 22(02): 152-170.
 
  • Bawinile Hadebe, Lerwine Harry, Tasmeera Ebrahim, Venesen Pillay and Mariza Vorster. Role of PET/CT in Breast Cancer. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 597. https:// doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13040597.
 
  • Maryam Patel , Bawanile Hadebe , Venesen Pillay , Lerwine Harry. Should 18F-FDG PET/CT Scans (2-Deoxy-2[fluorine 18] fluoro-D-glucose Integrated with Computed Tomography) Replace 99mTc-MDP (Methylene Diphosphonate) Bone Scintigraphy in the Management of Breast Cancer Patients with Suspected Skeletal Metastases?. World Journal of Nuclear Medicine 22(2).
 
  • Sphelele Masikane , Lerwine Harry , Venessen Pillay , Lerato Gabela. The Case of Multiple Periarticular Masses on Bone Scan. World J Nucl Med 2023; 22(02): 152-170.