M.D. Zülal Ünlüer

A 78-year-old retired calligraphy master, Mr. Demir, presented with sudden aphasia. Dr. Ünlüer's emergency MRI revealed not a stroke, but a rare 'foreign body granuloma' from a microscopic ink particle that had migrated from his hand decades ago, compressing Broca's area. Conservative steroid treatment resolved his symptoms completely within three weeks, allowing him to return to his art.

Kaya, a 16-year-old champion freediver from a coastal village, experienced unexplained vertigo after deep dives. Dr. Ünlüer utilized low-dose CT temporal bone imaging and discovered a previously undocumented variant of the vestibular aqueduct, making him susceptible to minor barotrauma. She designed a personalized dive profile modification, preventing further episodes without ending his career.

Ms. Chen, a 42-year-old AI ethics researcher and recent immigrant, had chronic abdominal pain dismissed as stress. Dr. Ünlüer's meticulous contrast-enhanced ultrasound identified a tiny, hypervascular gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in the jejunum, missed by other modalities. Minimally invasive laparoscopic resection led to a full recovery, and Ms. Chen later consulted on an AI project for early tumor detection.

A 3-year-old girl, Elif, was brought in by her anxious single father after she swallowed a small metallic hair clip. Dr. Ünlüer used fluoroscopic guidance with real-time image subtraction to precisely locate the clip in the proximal colon, avoiding a CT scan. She reassured the father and recommended dietary management; the clip passed naturally two days later.