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An appropriateness review of urgent in-hours nontrauma CT brain scans at a single tertiary referral centre in South Africa - are we scanning rationally?

Author: Jacobs, Donovan George Date: 2019 Aim: To determine if urgent, non-trauma in-hours CT head scan requests in the GSH department of radiology are being appropriately requested and completed, as well as determining the radiation dose for each study. Secondly, to make recommendations ... Read more
Chest Imaging for Pulmonary TB—An Update

Author: Nel, Michael ; Franckling-Smith, Zoe ; Pillay, Tanyia ; Andronikou, Savvas ; Zar, Heather J Date: 26 Jan 2022 The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children is challenging. Difficulties in acquiring suitable specimens, pauci-bacillary load, and limitations of current diagnostic methods often make microbiological confirmation difficult. ... Read more c b
Corpus callosum morphology in children on mid-sagittal MR imaging

Author: Raubenheimer, Lauren Date: 2018 Background: There is little published research on the wide variation of corpus callosum (CC) morphology in children, the assessment of which is made difficult by the complex alteration of its appearance in childhood. Objective: The purpose ... Read more
Diffusion tensor imaging point to ongoing functional impairment in HIV-infected children at age 5, undetectable using standard neurodevelopmental assessments

Author: Ackermann, Christelle ; Andronikou, Savvas ; Saleh, Muhammad G ; Kidd, Martin ; Cotton, Mark F ; Meintjes, Ernesta M ; Laughton, Barbara Date: 19 May 2020 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 neurodevelopmental outcomes. ... Read more c b
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Lung Ultrasound Compared to Chest X-rays for Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Children

Author: Stadler, Jacob A M Date: 2019 Pneumonia remains a global health priority in children. It is the leading cause of death in children outside the neonatal period, over 90% of which occur in low-resource settings, and a major cause of morbidity, accounting for over 100 million ... Read more
Evaluation of the utility of specific CXR features for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in young children using multiple readers

Author: Ho-Yee, Ruschka Date: 2015 INTRODUCTION: The diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) can be notoriously difficult. The chest X-ray (CXR) is a significant diagnostic resource in the detection of PTB in children. However, non-specific radiological features ... Read more
High density exudates and basal meningeal enhancement in computed tomography of the head in the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculous meningitis

Author: Andronikou, Savvas Date: 2005 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-86). Read more
New imaging approaches for improving diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis

Author: Bélard, Sabine ; Andronikou, Savvas ; Pillay, Tanyia ; Grobusch, Martin P ; Zar, Heather J Date: 2014 In South Africa (SA), childhood tuberculosis (TB) still accounts for considerable morbidity and mortality. The incidence of TB disease and risk of progression to severe or disseminated forms are especially high in young children or those with ... Read more c b n
Range and frequency of AORTIC arch variants in a South African population

Author: Kasirye, Napo Nalunga Sayfa Date: 2019 The purpose of this study was to describe the range and frequency of aortic arch (AA) branching patterns using multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). MDCT images of 400 patients who attended Groote Schuur Hospital between January 2013 and ... Read more
The risks of medical imaging: a survey of doctors' knowledge and consenting practice

Author: Nair, Tamiya Date: 2018 Background: Diagnostic imaging forms an integral part of patient evaluation and its use has increased dramatically. Not only is medical imaging a source of increased radiation dose, but also poses other risks such as those related to the ... Read more
Value of follow-up CT in head injury assessment

Author: Owen, Jeannine Margaret Date: 2015 INTRODUCTION: The question of when and if to perform follow- up CT scanning of the brain in a patient with a proven head injury remains pertinent, and the answer is not clear cut. This is even more so compounded when one tries to compare and ... Read more