The integration of digital technologies holds significant promise in enhancing accessibility to disease diagnosis and treatment at point-of-care (POC) settings. Effective implementation of such interventions necessitates ...
INTRODUCTION : What is known about checklists for interpreting chest radiographs? The question will guide the development of the inclusion criteria for the scoping review. Breaking down the scoping review question will ...
INTRODUCTION : Checklists reduce time to comprehensive radiographic reports, improve quality and consistency of abnormality detection on chest radiographs.
AIM : The aim of this review was to examine and survey the scope ...
Siwela, Lebohang; Khan, Nausheen; Mudau, Adziambei(Hindawi, 2022-05-04)
Developing countries are predicted to bear the burden of osteoporosis in the coming decades. The prevalence of osteoporosis in South African men is unknown, but is thought to be rare. Opportunistic screening for osteoporosis ...
INTRODUCTION : Eswatini remains one of the countries in Southern Africa without a regulating authority for radiation safety in the radiography departments. Quality control (QC) tests and radiation protection practices are ...
Sitela, V.; Khan, Nausheen(South African Medical Association, 2021-06)
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, slow-growing, spindle cell neoplasm with low to intermediate grade
malignant potential, commonly found in young and middle-aged adults, more in males than females. DFSP ...
INTRODUCTION : Radiographic imaging of children presents several complexities, one of which includes their reliance on an adult to take care of them. Literature reports on investigations that focused on interactions of ...
Thambura, Julius Muchui(University of Pretoria, 2022-07-12)
The Lodox (Lodox® Systems (Pty) Ltd, South Africa) digital x-ray system was initially developed to assist in the detection of diamonds smuggled by employees in mines but was later adopted as a screening tool at hospital ...
A critical knowledge gap has been noted in breast cancer detection, prognosis, and evaluation between tumor microenvironment and associated neoplasm. Artificial intelligence (AI) has multiple subsets or methods for data ...
BACKGROUND : There is emerging interest in person-centred care within a short-lived yet complex medical imaging
encounter. This study explored this event from the viewpoint of patients referred for an imaging examination, ...
Essop, Hafsa; Lubbe, J.C. (Irene); Kekana, Mable(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)
The fourth industrial revolution is upon us, bringing with it modern trends and new imaging equipment and techniques to radiography. While resource-rich institutions have successfully moved from analogue to digital equipment, ...
INTRODUCTION. Prostate cancer is the leading cancer type in black South African men. The South African public healthcare sector serves more than 84% of the population, which includes many of these men. Previous evidence ...
Malherbe, Kathryn; Bresser, Philppa Lynn(Wiley Open Access, 2019-09)
INTRODUCTION : Despite the incidence and recurrence rates of breast cancer,
there are currently no biomarkers to predict which cases will develop into
lobular carcinoma (LC). The purpose of this study was to determine ...
Thambura, Julius Muchui; Swindon, Lynda(Ergonomics Society of South Africa, 2019)
Radiography is one of the allied healthcare professions known to be stressful. It is
often associated with long working hours, ethical dilemmas, high patient demands and
frequent disruptions from ancillary departments, ...
Lovric, Germaine T.; Makanjee, Chandra Rekha(Society of Radiographers of South Africa, 2020-11)
IINTRODUCTION : Accessing radiation therapy treatment is a complex journey in the multilevel public healthcare system in South Africa. A framework was incorporated in this study to illustrate the interplay between a patient ...
De Wet, Anine; Da Rocha, Michelle; Bresser, Philppa Lynn(Elsevier, 2021-03)
Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging forms part of the bone scintigraphy examination to significantly improve the detection of skeletal lesions. It has been observed that patients undergoing lumbar ...
Mostert, Karien; Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Khumisi, Oumiki; Peu, Mmapheko Doriccah; Thambura, Julius Muchui; Ngunyulu, Roinah Nkhensani; Mulaudzi, Mavis F.(Makerere University Medical School, 2020-03)
BACKGROUND: Premature sexual activity has become a norm in South African society, often resulting in teenage pregnancy and
sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Occurrence of premature sexual activity is related to ...
Essop, Hafsa; Kekana, Mable(AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-03)
BACKGROUND: Teleradiology was implemented across South Africa, to provide reporting
services to rural healthcare institutes without a radiologist. This is guided by standard
operating procedure manuals (SOP) which ...