• Summiting success : navigating the educational landscape 

  Kruger, Zanelle (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  Radiography education is ever-changing. The educational landscape is marked by constant technological shifts and formidable challenges, for example hybrid learning platforms and integration of artificial intelligence. The ...
• Co-designing of a prototype mobile application for fetal radiation dose monitoring among pregnant radiographers using a design thinking approach 

  Essop, Hafsa; Kekana, Ramadimetja; Smuts, Hanlie (Sage, 2024-10)

  This study aimed to develop a prototype mobile application to enhance fetal dosimetry among pregnant radiographers in #### through a design thinking approach. Eleven participants were recruited to engage in a participatory ...
• Staff perspectives on transformational needs at a South African higher education institution 

  Magida, Nontembiso; Yazbek, Mariatha; Thambura, Julius Muchui (Wiley, 2024)

  Transformation reflects the government's engagement and policies in restructuring higher education to cultivate the country's communal economy. Higher education is challenged in providing tertiary education to students ...
• Fetal dosimeter access, usage, and training among pregnant radiographers in South Africa 

  Essop, Hafsa; Kekana, Mable; Smuts, Hanlie; Masenge, Andries (Elsevier, 2023-10)

  BACKGROUND : Pregnant radiographers require more stringent occupational safety monitoring through fetal dosimetry because of the sensitivity of their fetuses’ cells to radiation. This study aims to describe fetal dosimetry ...
• July 2021 civil unrest : South African diagnostic radiography students’ experiences 

  Naidoo, Kathleen; Lewis, Shantel; Essop, Hafsa; Koch, Gerhardus G.V.; Khoza, Thandokuhle E.; Badriparsad, Nicole R. (AOSIS, 2023-08-31)

  BACKGROUND : South Africa (SA), in 2021, experienced a wave of civil unrest following political events that led to mass looting and the destruction of property. Civil unrests, among other disruptions, have been seen to ...
• Barriers and enablers for implementation of digital-linked diagnostics models at point-of-care in South Africa : stakeholder engagement 

  Moetlhoa, Boitumelo; Nxele, Siphesihle Robin; Maluleke, Kuhlula; Mathebula, Evans Mantiri; Marange, Musa; Chilufya, Maureen; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Duah, Evans; Dzobo, Matthias; Kekana, Mable; Jaya, Ziningi Nobuhle; Thabane, Lehana; Dlangalala, Thobeka Nomzamo; Nyasulu, Peter S.; Hlongwana, Khumbulani;; Dlungwane, Thembelihle; Kgatle, Mankgopo; Gxekea, Nobuhle; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (BMC, 2024-02)

  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 ...
• Checklists for interpreting chest radiographs : a scoping review protocol 

  Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Mshunqane, Nombeko; Kekana, Mable (BMC, 2023-08-30)

  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 ...
• Checklists for interpreting chest radiographs : a scoping review 

  Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Mshunqane, Nombeko; Maluleke, Kuhlula; Kekana, Mable; Mbonambi, Linda (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  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 ...
• An investigation into the use of full-body low dose x-rays imaging system in South Africa : radiographer’s perspective 

  Thambura, Julius Muchui (Elsevier, 2023-09)

  INTRODUCTION : A low dose x-rays alias Lodox© statscan was originally developed in South Africa to detect smuggled diamonds in the mines. Later, hospital trauma units began to use it as a screening tool for gross pathology ...
• A radiological assessment of the prevalence of osteoporosis in male patients seen in a South African Hospital : a retrospective analysis 

  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 ...
• Perceptions of radiographers regarding establishing a self-regulatory body for radiation safety in Eswatini 

  Dlamini, Lungile; Kekana, R.M. (Mable) (Elsevier, 2021-05)

  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 ...
• Magnetic resonance imaging features of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans : what the surgeon should know : a case series 

  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 ...
• Diagnostic radiographers’ experiences when interacting with the custodians of paediatric patients presenting for general radiographic imaging 

  Ketema, S.F.; Kekana, R.M. (Mable); Essop, Hafsa; Msonza, H.W. (Elsevier, 2021-11)

  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 ...
• Hematologic toxicity profile and efficacy of [225Ac]Ac-PSMA-617 α-radioligand therapy of patients with extensive skeletal metastases of castration-resistant prostate cancer 

  Lawal, Ismaheel Opeyemi; Morgenstern, Alfred; Vorster, Mariza; Knoesen, Otto; Mahapane, Johncy; Hlongwa, Khanyisile N.; Maserumule, Letjie C.; Ndlovu, Honest; Reed, Janet D.; Popoola, Gbenga O.; Mokoala, Kgomotso M.G.; Mdlophane, A.H.; Bruchertseifer, Frank; Sathekge, Mike Machaba (Springer, 2022-08)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• [68 Ga]Ga-FAPI versus [18F]F-FDG in malignant melanoma: complementary or counterpoint? 

  Mokoala, Kgomotso M.G.; Emil, Novruzov; Lawal, Ismaheel Opeyemi; Antke, Christina; Giesel, Frederik L.; Sathekge, Mike Machaba (Springer, 2022-06)

  No abstract available.
• An overview of the developments and potential applications of Ga-68-labelled PET/CT hypoxia imaging 

  Bresser, Philppa Lynn; Vorster, Mariza; Sathekge, Mike Machaba (Springer, 2021-02)

  Non-invasive imaging of hypoxia plays a role in monitoring the body’s adaptive response or the development of pathology under hypoxic conditions. Various techniques to image hypoxia have been investigated with a shift ...
• Tumor microenvironment and the role of artificial intelligence in breast cancer detection and prognosis 

  Malherbe, Kathryn (Elsevier, 2021-08)

  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 ...
• Creating person-al space for unspoken voices during diagnostic medical imaging examinations 

  Makanjee, Chandra Rekha; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Xu, Deon; Sarswat, Drishti (BMC, 2021-09-11)

  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, ...
• Bringing literature to life : a digital animation to teach analogue concepts in radiographic imaging during a pandemic - lessons learnt 

  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, ...
• Information needs of black prostate cancer patients receiving treatment within the South African public healthcare system 

  Taljaard, Melissa; Lovric, Germaine T.; Makenzi, Aviwe M.; Kawinga, Prudence (Springer, 2020-12)

  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 ...

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