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Browsing Research Articles (Radiography) by Type "Postprint Article"
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Mokoala, Kgomotso M.G.; Emil, Novruzov; Lawal, Ismaheel Opeyemi; Antke, Christina; Giesel, Frederik L.; Sathekge, Mike Machaba
(Springer, 2022-06)
No abstract available.
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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 ...
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Van Zyl, Shevaun A.; Kekana, R.M. (Mable)
(Elsevier, 2015-02)
BACKGROUND : Chest X-rays are performed daily in the neonatal intensive care and high care units. The skill of the radiographer is critical for obtaining the best image quality and limiting the patient's radiation exposure. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Ahrens, Erika; Kruger, Ursula
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2019-10)
When researchers accompanied radiography students during their work integrated learning, it was observed that there is non-compliance with regards the use of personal radiation monitoring devices by radiographers in the ...
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Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Rudman, Elsje Magdalena Petronella; Hazell, Lynne Janette
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
INTRODUCTION : A chest radiograph is one of the first-line diagnostic tools for general practitioners (GPs) to diagnose, monitor treatment, and predict the outcomes of diseases. In district hospitals, after clinical ...
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Makanjee, Chandra Rekha; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Hoffmann, Willem Abraham
(Elsevier, 2014-05)
Using experiences from the South African public healthcare system with limited resources, this review
proposes a model that captures a holistic perspective of diagnostic imaging services embedded in a
network of negotiated ...
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Makanjee, Chandra Rekha; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Hoffmann, Willem Abraham
(Elsevier, 2015-06)
INTRODUCTION : This study explored interaction processes in conveying messages about the results of diagnostic imaging investigations in a public hospital complex in South Africa from the perspective of health care providers ...
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Essop, Hafsa; Kekana, Mable
(Elsevier, 2019-12)
In a rural district of South Africa using teleradiology, challenges in communication are heightened because of end users being geographically dispersed from each other. End users, namely radiographers, radiologists, and ...
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Thambura, Julius Muchui; Conradie, I.V. (Vinette); Klopper, Sune
(Elsevier, 2019-03)
Nurses are part of the team that often visits the radiology department and often participates in bedside procedures during mobile radiological examinations. Researchers observed that nurses often withdrew assistance during ...
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Dlamini, Lungile; Sekoli, L.; Bresser, Philppa Lynn
(Elsevier, 2019-05)
INTRODUCTION : Compulsory community service (CCS) is a concept that was adopted by many countries as a strategy to address the shortage of health workers. CCS was initiated in 1997 in the South African healthcare system ...
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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 ...
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Lovric, Germaine T.; Makanjee, Chandra Rekha
(Elsevier, 2018-09)
The radiation therapy (RT) localization event is a temporary, yet significant, process from the perspective of the RT health care team. The significance of RT localization is that before establishing radiation dose planning ...
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Bresser, Philppa Lynn; Sathekge, Mike Machaba; Makanjee, Chandra Rekha; Van Wyk, D.; Vorster, Mariza
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017-01)
INTRODUCTION : Various techniques have been used in an attempt to reduce interfering extracardiac activity in myocardial perfusion imaging with inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ...
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Bresser, Philppa Lynn; De Beer, Janeske; De Wet, Yolandi
(Elsevier, 2015-02)
PURPOSE : A planar multi-gated cardiac blood pool acquisition is a non-invasive technique commonly used to measure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). It is essential that the calculation of LVEF be accurate, ...
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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 ...
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Heyns, Tanya; Bresser, Philppa Lynn; Buys, Tania Lee; Coetzee, Isabella M.; Korkie, Elzette; White, Zelda; McCormack, Brendan
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)
The research supervisory role is becoming increasingly complex due to issues such as diversity of students; mismatched expectations between the student, supervisor and higher education institution and shorter and specific ...
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Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Van Deventer, Simone; Chikontwe, Edgar
(Elsevier, 2019-12)
The scope of practice of a radiographer involves interactions with patients and hospital personnel before and after medical imaging services. It has been observed that radiographers experienced loss of enthusiasm and ...