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Paediatric minor head injury applied to Paediatric Emergency Care

This study aims to establish whether the introduction of the PECARN CDR would affect CT utilisation rates for paediatric patients presenting with minor blunt head injuries to an academic hospital in Gauteng, South Africa. Keywords: paediatric trauma; computed tomography (CT); minor head injuries; P…
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Diagnostic Imaging of Pregnant Women and Foetuses

Healthcare providers have acknowledged the dangers of radiation exposure to embryonic and fetal health, yet diagnostic imaging of pregnant women is increasing and exposure of radiation to pregnant women poses enormous risk for fetal abnormalities. Keywords: Radiation, Pregnancy, Fetus, Radiography …
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MRI patterns of subscapularis tendon and rotator interval pathology



This article describes the anatomy of the subscapularis muscle and tendon, and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patterns of subscapularis tendon injury.





Keywords: Supraspinatus, Subscapularis, Rotator Cuff

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The role of MRI in lymphoedema

MRI has played an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and evaluation of lymphoedema, as it provides high spatial resolution of the distribution and severity of soft tissue edema, characterises diseased lymphatic channels, and assesses secondary effects such as fat hypertrophy. Keywords: MR…
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Paediatric radiography, the importance of communication between the radiographer and the child



This review highlights a need for an inclusive and participatory approach to communication that recognises children's voices and agency in X-ray procedures.





Keywords: Paediatric Radiography, Communication, Radiography, Child.

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Lung cancer: Improved population-based outcomes with radiology and nuclear medicine



This article outlines the role of radiology and nuclear medicine in improved patient outcomes for lung cancer.





Keywords: Radiology, Nuclear medicine, Lung cancer

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The value of radiography with regards to hand and wrist involvement in seropositive-and-seronegative arthritis and psoriatic arthritis



This article identifies the most differentiating radiographic characteristics of PsA (Psoriatic Arthritis) , seropositive RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis), and seronegative RA, particularly in the early stages





Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Hand radiograph

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In depth study of the complex relationship between bone health and obesity



Obesity represents a growing social problem, which leads to significant efforts by healthcare systems all over the world to avoid serious consequences to bone health.





Keywords: Obesity, bone health, fracture, osteoporosis

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A comparison of three radiological techniques versus traditional pathological assessment of excised breast lesions



This article compares various radiological techniques with each other and traditional pathological assessment in excised breast tissue, using margin status as an indicator of success





Keywords: Tomosynthesis, mammography, breast cancer

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Impact of Imaging and histology in the perfusion of compact layer and the trabeculations of the heart



The perfusion of asymptomatic patients with increased bundles/pieces of muscle within the heart when compared to the compact layer of the heart





Keywords: Blood flow, Cardiomyopathy, Noncompaction, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET)/single

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