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Research Articles (Radiodiagnosis)
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Trends in public sector radiological usage in the Western Cape Province, South Africa : 2009–2019
(AOSIS, 2021-11)Background: Although global use of medical imaging has increased significantly, little is known about utilisation trends in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Objectives: To evaluate changes over a decade in public ... -
Magnetic resonance imaging for paediatric retroperitoneal masses : diagnostic accuracy of the claw sign
(AOSIS, 2021-02)Background: The claw sign is advocated as a discriminant of renal versus non-renal origin of tumours. The accuracy of the claw sign on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is unknown and is potentially hindered by the inferior ... -
A silver bullet? The role of radiology information system data mining in defining gunshot injury trends at a South African tertiary-level hospital
(2021-03)Background: South Africa (SA) has no national injury surveillance system, and hence, nonfatal gunshot injuries are not routinely recorded. Most firearm-related injuries require multidetector computer tomography (MDCT) ... -
Mammography reporting at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-07)In their recent article, Apffelstaedt et al.[1] analysed 16 105 mammograms performed at Tygerberg Hospital (TBH), Cape Town, South Africa (SA), between 2003 and 2012. The summary reported that ‘mammograms were read by ... -
Towards equity : a retrospective analysis of public sector radiological resources and utilization patterns in the metropolitan and rural areas of the Western Cape Province of South Africa in 2017
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2021)Background: The reduction of inequality is a key United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (WHO, Human Resources for Health: foundation for Universal Health Coverage and the post-2015 development agenda, 2014; ... -
An audit of licensed Zimbabwean radiology equipment resources as a measure of healthcare access and equity
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2019-10-01)Introduction: approximately two-thirds of the world's population has no access to diagnostic imaging. Basic radiological services should be integral to universal health coverage. The World Health Organization postulates ... -
Advanced radiological investigations and findings amongst community assault victims admitted to a tertiary South African hospital
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)Community assault (CA) has been increasing in certain Cape Town suburbs over the past decade. There are limited CA-related imaging data. The aim of this study was to review CA-related advanced radiological investigations ... -
Diffusion tensor imaging point to ongoing functional impairment in HIV-infected children at age 5, undetectable using standard neurodevelopmental assessments
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-05-19)Background: Perinatal HIV infection negatively impacts cognitive functioning of children, main domains affected are working memory, processing speed and executive function. Early ART, even when interrupted, improves ... -
FAST as a predictor of clinical outcome in blunt abdominal trauma
(AOSIS, 2011)Background. Peer-reviewed literature demonstrates increasing support for the use of focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) in the setting of blunt trauma, one study demonstrating the sensitivity and specificity of ... -
How useful are clinical details in blunt trauma referrals for computed tomography of the abdomen?
(AOSIS, 2020-04-22)Background: The relevance of clinical data included in blunt trauma referrals for abdominal computed tomography (CT) is not known. Objectives: To analyse the clinical details provided on free-text request forms for abdominal ... -
The FC Rad Diag(SA) : stretched, but still in step – report on a Royal College observership
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)A delegation of the College of Radiologists of the overarching Colleges of Medicine of South Africa observed the spring sitting of the Part 2B Examination of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) in ... -
Defining the diagnostic divide : an analysis of registered radiological equipment resources in a low-income African country
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Diagnostic radiology is recog nised as a key component of modern healthcare. However there is marked inequality in global access to imaging. Rural populations of low - and middle - income ... -
The accuracy of radiology speech recognition reports in a multilingual South African teaching hospital
(BioMed Central, 2015-03)Background: Speech recognition (SR) technology, the process whereby spoken words are converted to digital text, has been used in radiology reporting since 1981. It was initially anticipated that SR would dominate ... -
The South African Journal of Radiology growing in leaps and bounds
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-12)No abstract available. -
Congenital CMV infection
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-12)Meconium pseudocyst is a rare complication of fetal bowel perforation in utero, following extravasation and localised containment of meconium within the intra-peritoneal cavity. -
Giant peritoneal loose bodies
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-03)Giant peritoneal loose bodies are rare lesions, originating from auto-amputated appendices epiploicae. They may cause urinary or gastrointestinal obstruction and, should the radiologist not be familiar with the entity, ... -
Diagnostic reference levels for paediatric computed tomography
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-11-30)Objectives: To establish local diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) for emergency paediatric head computed tomography (CT) scans performed at a South African (SA) tertiary-level hospital and to compare these with published ... -
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The Global Consortium for Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Diagnostics (GCDD) : design of a multi-site, head-to-head study of three rapid tests to detect extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
(BioMed Central, 2014-11)Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a threat to global public health, owing to the complexity and delay of diagnosis and treatment. The Global Consortium for Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Diagnostics ... -
Burkitt lymphoma research in East Africa: highlights from the 9th African organization for research and training in cancer conference held in Durban, South Africa in 2013
(BioMed Central, 2014-09)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A one-day workshop on Burkitt lymphoma (BL) was held at the 9th African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) conference in 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The workshop featured 15 plenary ...
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