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Yaw Mensah

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
Radiology
Publications

95

Citations

1,437

H-index

15

i10-index

21

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
15.1
Most cited paper
385
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:02
Publications

95 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Dominant modifiable risk factors for stroke in Ghana and Nigeria (SIREN): a case-control study
MO Owolabi, F Sarfo, R Akinyemi, M Gebregziabher, O Akpa, A Akpalu, ...
2018 The Lancet Global Health 6 (4), e436-e446, 2018 Health Sciences 385
Survey of magnetic resonance imaging availability in West Africa
GI Ogbole, AO Adeyomoye, A Badu-Peprah, Y Mensah, DA Nzeh
2018 The Pan African Medical Journal 30, 240, 2018 Health Sciences 278
Phenotyping stroke in sub-Saharan Africa: stroke investigative research and education network (SIREN) phenomics protocol
A Akpalu, FS Sarfo, B Ovbiagele, R Akinyemi, M Gebregziabher, ...
2015 Neuroepidemiology 45 (2), 73-82, 2015 Social Sciences 116
Multilingual validation of the questionnaire for verifying stroke-free status in West Africa
F Sarfo, M Gebregziabher, B Ovbiagele, R Akinyemi, L Owolabi, R Obiako, ...
2016 Stroke 47 (1), 167-172, 2016 Health Sciences 65
Ultrasound guided hydrostatic reduction of intussusception in children at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: an initial experience
Y Mensah, H Glover-Addy, V Etwire, W Appeadu-Mensah, M Twum
2011 Ghana medical journal 45 (3), 128, 2011 Health Sciences 60
Establishing the cardiothoracic ratio using chest radiographs in an indigenous Ghanaian population: a simple tool for cardiomegaly screening
YB Mensah, K Mensah, S Asiamah, H Gbadamosi, EA Idun, ...
2015 Ghana medical journal 49 (3), 159, 2015 Social Sciences 54
Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study
FS Sarfo, OM Akpa, B Ovbiagele, A Akpalu, K Wahab, R Obiako, ...
2023 The Lancet Global Health 11 (4), e575-e585, 2023 Health Sciences 48
The Ghanaian woman's experience and perception of ultrasound use in antenatal care
YB Mensah, K Nkyekyer, K Mensah
2014 Ghana medical journal 48 (1), 31, 2014 Health Sciences 48
Risk factor characterization of ischemic stroke subtypes among West Africans
FS Sarfo, B Ovbiagele, O Akpa, A Akpalu, K Wahab, R Obiako, ...
2022 Stroke 53 (1), 134-144, 2022 Health Sciences 30
Pneumatic reduction of intussusception in children at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: an initial experience
YB Mensah, H Glover-Addy, V Etwire, MB Twum, S Asiamah, ...
2011 African Journal of Paediatric Surgery 8 (2), 176-181, 2011 Health Sciences 28
Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans
RO Akinyemi, HK Tiwari, V Srinivasasainagendra, O Akpa, FS Sarfo, ...
2024 Genome Medicine 16 (1), 25, 2024 Natural Sciences 23
Density and regional distribution of radiologists in a low-income country: the Ghana situation
BD Sarkodie, B Ohene-Botwe, YB Mensah, E Tagoe, BB Jimah, ...
2023 Chinese Journal of Academic Radiology 6 (4), 188-195, 2023 Health Sciences 22
Frequency and factors associated with post-stroke seizures in a large multicenter study in West Africa
FS Sarfo, J Akinyemi, A Akpalu, K Wahab, J Yaria, O Adebayo, ...
2021 Journal of the neurological sciences 427, 117535, 2021 Health Sciences 19
Development and reliability of a user-friendly multicenter phenotyping application for hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke
M Owolabi, G Ogbole, R Akinyemi, K Salaam, O Akpa, P Mongkolwat, ...
2017 Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 26 (11), 2662-2670, 2017 Health Sciences 19
Determinants of first‐ever stroke severity in West Africans: evidence from the SIREN Study
O Adebayo, O Akpa, OJ Asowata, A Fakunle, FS Sarfo, A Akpalu, ...
2023 Journal of the American Heart Association 12 (12), e027888, 2023 Health Sciences 15
The use of body surface index as a better clinical health indicators compare to body mass index and body surface area for clinical application
I Shirazu, THA Sackey, EK Tiburu, YB Mensah, A Forson
2018 Int JS Res Sci Engg Technol 4 (11), 131-136, 2018 Health Sciences 15
Left thoracic kidney: a rare finding at intravenous urography
YB Mensah, C Forson
2010 Ghana medical journal 44 (1), 39, 2010 Health Sciences 15
Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study
FS Sarfo, OJ Asowata, OM Akpa, J Akinyemi, K Wahab, A Singh, A Akpalu, ...
2024 Journal of the neurological sciences 459, 122968, 2024 Health Sciences 13
Secondhand smoke exposure is independently associated with stroke among non-smoking adults in West Africa
AP Okekunle, OJ Asowata, AG Fakunle, OM Akpa, FS Sarfo, A Akpalu, ...
2022 Journal of the neurological sciences 443, 120489, 2022 Health Sciences 13
MRI features in the non-traumatic spinal cord injury patients presenting at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra
H Gbadamosi, YB Mensah, S Asiamah
2018 Ghana medical journal 52 (3), 127, 2018 Health Sciences 11
Navigating the challenging storms of cancer management in a national cancer centre: perspectives of female patients
NA Mensah, YB Mensah, F Dedey
2024 BMC public health 24 (1), 2856, 2024 Health Sciences 10
Determination of standard reference body indices for clinical application in Ghana
I Shirazu, YB Mensah, C Schandorf, SY Mensah
2017 International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research 6 (2), 225-231, 2017 Health Sciences 9
Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free Indigenous Africans: Insights from the SIREN study
AP Okekunle, OJ Asowata, OM Akpa, AG Fakunle, I Bodunde, ...
2024 Journal of hypertension 42 (4), 620, 2024 Health Sciences 8
Chest computed tomography findings in patients with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19): an initial experience in three centres in Ghana, West Africa
BD Sarkodie, YB Mensah, H Ayetey, K Dzefi-Tettey, E Brakohiapa, ...
2020 Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences 51 (4), 604, 2020 Health Sciences 8
Outcome of barium enema in patients with colorectal symptoms
YB Mensah, JCB Dakubo, S Asiamah, SB Naaeder
2008 Ghana medical journal 42 (3), 113, 2008 Health Sciences 8