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  • Pitfalls and mimics : the many facets of normal paediatric thymus 
    Khan, Nausheen; Thebe, Dimakatso C.; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim; Van de Werke, Irma (AOSIS Open Journals, 2015-10-21)
    The thymus is a lymphatic organ that was often thought of as an organ of mystery by the ancient Greeks. A soft, pliable lymphatic organ positioned in the anterior superior mediastinum, it does not compress or displace ...
  • Double trouble : bilateral cerebral involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome 
    Adroos, Narosha; Smal, Janet; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-08-14)
    Sturge-Weber syndrome, also known as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis or meningofacial angiomatosis, is characterised in its classical form by a congenital, usually unilateral, ‘portwine stain’ (capillary naevus) on the ...
  • Congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face with enlargement of the ipsilateral cerebellar hemisphere 
    Gous, Eric; Smal, Janet; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-10-15)
    Congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face (CILF) is a rare disorder in which overgrowth of fatty tissue with infiltration of underlying structures leads to craniofacial deformities and asymmetry. Imaging plays an ...
  • Hypoxic brain injury and cortical blindness in a victim of a Mozambican spitting cobra bite 
    Chacko, Anith; Andronikou, Savvas; Ramanjam, V. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-07)
    Snakebite and the subsequent envenomation is a serious and potentially fatal illness, owing to the effects of the various toxins present in the venom. Cortical blindness following bites containing neurotoxin is a rare ...
  • Achalasia cardia in children : a report of two cases 
    Khan, Nausheen; Liebenberg, C.; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-04)
    Oesophageal achalasia is a neuromuscular disorder of unknown aetiology, characterised by abnormal motility of the oesophagus and failure of the lower oesophageal sphincter to relax. This causes an abnormal dilatation of ...
  • A case of cyclist’s nodule in a female patient 
    Makhanya, Nonjabulo Ziphano; Velleman, Mark D.; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014)
    There are few reported cases of cyclist’s nodule in females. The condition has thus lent itself to synonyms such as third, supernumerary or accessory testicle. We report the imaging findings of a perineal nodule in a ...
  • Nuclear medicine-induced allergic reactions 
    Nyakale, Nozipho E.; Lockhat, Zarina I. (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2015-03)
    Immunologic reactions to radiopharmaceuticals are usually mild and transient and require little or no medical treatment. As the usage of radiopharmaceuticals has increased, the reported adverse reactions remain ...
  • Breast hamartoma : is this an uncommon or an under-recognised lesion? 
    Miller, Sharon (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-03-26)
    A hamartoma is a disorganised focus of a mature overgrowth of cells composed of tissue elements of the organ in which it is found, and it can occur anywhere in the body. A breast hamartoma is a rare, benign tumour ...
  • Imaging diagnosis of muscle herniation of the forearm 
    Carrim, Yacoob Omar; Truter, Rene; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim; Andronikou, Savvas (South African Orthopaedic Association, 2014)
    Muscle herniation is defined as a protrusion of muscle through an acquired or congenital defect of enclosing fascia. There have been 19 cases of symptomatic forearm muscle herniation reported in the literature. In ...
  • Humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament : the J sign 
    Oberholzer, Pieter J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-12-05)
    The lesion resulting from humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament (HAGL) is an important cause of anterior glenohumeral instability and can be seen in isolation or combination with an antero-inferior labral complex ...
  • Current clinical applications of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging 
    Scholtz, Leonie; Sarkin, Andrew; Lockhat, Zarina I. (Clinics Cardive, 2014-07)
    Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is unsurpassed in the evaluation of myocardial anatomy, function and mass. Myocardial perfusion pre- and post-stress, as well as late enhancement is increasingly used in ...
  • Complete rupture of the long head of the biceps tendon and the distal biceps tendon 
    Oberholzer, Pieter J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014-12-05)
    The most common injury to the biceps muscle is rupture of the long head of the biceps tendon. A tear can occur proximally, distally or at the musculotendinous junction. Two cases are discussed, in both of which the ...
  • Takayasu arteritis in pregnancy 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya; Adeyemo, Adekunle; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim (Clinics Cardive, 2015-01)
    Takayasu arteritis is a chronic, granulomatous arteritis affecting large and medium-sized arteries. During pregnancy, maternal and foetal complications are largely as a consequence of maternal arterial hypertension. We ...
  • The mystical foot with pink mushrooms : imaging of maduromycosis - a rarity in southern Africa 
    Jackson, Gavin; Khan, Nausheen (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-11)
    Maduromycoses (Madura foot) are chronic granulomatous subcutaneous infections endemic to certain regions, but not southern Africa. e infection is caused by both pure fungi and bacteria. Imaging plays an important role ...
  • "So you are running between" - a qualitative study of nurses' involvement with diagnostic imaging in South Africa 
    Makanjee, Chandra Rekha; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Hoffmann, Willem Abraham (Elsevier, 2014-09)
    Nurses caring for patients in radiology departments are a relatively recent phenomenon. Only a few fragmented studies appear in the literature on the interprofessional nursing domain in these departments. This article ...
  • The prevalence of undiagnosed abnormalities on non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography compared to contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the brain 
    Minne, Cornelia; Kisansa, Margaret E.; Ebrahim, Nazeema; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim; Makhanya, Nonjabulo Ziphano (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-08-01)
    BACKGROUND: Even though magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard investigation for intracranial pathology, it is not widely available in developing countries and computed tomography (CT) of the brain remains ...
  • Unusual cause of paraplegia in a child of 5 years 
    Khan, Nausheen; Van de Werke, Irma (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-07-04)
    ‘Hydatid’ originates from the Greek word meaning ‘watery vesicle’. It refers to a cyst formed as a result of infestation by larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, endemic to sheepraising areas of the world. ...
  • Incidental right Bochdalek hernia with interruption of the inferior vena cava and hepatic venous collateral continuation : a case report 
    Ismail, Farzanah; Human, Rule; Chacko, Anith; Naran, Parmanand; Ahmad, Samia; Ellemdin, Shiraz (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-05-30)
    A 36-year-old asymptomatic female had a routine chest radiograph to exclude pulmonary tuberculosis, as part of an employee wellness programme. There was opacification of the right lower thorax. Computed tomography and ...
  • Schistosoma haematobium in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with cancer of the cervix 
    Hocepied, A.M. (Alain); Lakier, Roy (Open Journals Systems, 2013)
    Schistosomiasis of the genital tract is uncommon, but is not infrequently encountered in Africa. Usually it will involve the rectum or the bladder, but genital tract involvement has been reported in areas with a high ...
  • Tracheal bronchus and pulmonary, hepatic and renal vascular congenital abnormalities - a case report 
    Vedajallam, S.; Ismail, Farzanah; Joshi, Jayneel A.; Chacko, Anith; Lockhat, Zarina I.; Andronikou, Savvas (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-06)
    Tracheal bronchus, also referred to as bronchus suis or pig’s bronchus, is a rare tracheobronchial anomaly in which an ectopic bronchus arises from the lateral wall of the trachea above the carina and supplies the entire ...