24 articles in this issue
Mariska Botha,Margaret Kisansa,Wim Greeff
AbstractBackground: Thyroid nodules are common, the majority benign. The small risk of malignancy leads to excessive workup. Thyroid ultrasound is essential for risk stratification and management guidance. Without an organised reporting guideline, reports... see more
Louis W.A. van Papendorp,Farhana E. Suleman,Heleen Hanekom
AbstractBackground: Fluoroscopic imaging in orthopaedic theatres is increasing, with added risk to the orthopaedic surgeon who is increasingly being exposed to ionising radiation. It is thus crucial for orthopaedic surgeons to have a working knowledge of ... see more
Dolongo C. Onyangunga,Jagidesa Moodley
AbstractBackground: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is an outpatient fluoroscopy-guided procedure that evaluates the uterine cavity and fallopian tube patency in infertile women. Its cost-effective use is being challenged with the human immunodeficiency virus... see more
Kenneth B. Beviss-Challinor,Martin Kidd,Richard D. Pitcher
AbstractBackground: The relevance of clinical data included in blunt trauma referrals for abdominal computed tomography (CT) is not known.Objectives: To analyse the clinical details provided on free-text request forms for abdominal CT following blunt trau... see more
Sarah K. Osiemo,Callen K. Onyambu,Angeline A. Aywak
AbstractBackground: Emergencies in the radiology department may arise in critically ill patients who are brought to the department for imaging, interventional procedures or as a result of adverse reactions to contrast media used for imaging. Adverse react... see more
Eric Gous,Mahmood M.T.M. Ally,Pieter W.A. Meyer,Farhana E. Suleman
AbstractBackground: Involvement of the cervical spine is common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and can lead to devastating or even fatal consequences. Currently no guidelines exist as to whether radiographs of the cervical spine should be included ... see more
Sheryl Mohabir,Richard D. Pitcher,Rubeshan Perumal,Matthew D.M. Goodier
AbstractBackground: During magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), the pancreatobiliary ducts can be obscured by the high-intensity signal from the stomach and duodenum. Pineapple juice may be an alternative to commercially available negative ... see more
Elkharbash Abdurahman,Khatija Amod,Duncan Royston,Rohen Harrichandparsad
AbstractBackground: Oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) is a common clinical presentation of posterior communicating artery (PcomA) aneurysms. It remains unclear if patients have a better rate of recovery after surgical clipping or endovascular coiling.Objective... see more
Ilonka Warnich,Ilana M. Viljoen,Marianne Kuehnast
AbstractBackground: Breast cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. From experience, we have found that the disease burden at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) is unique with an advanced stage at presentation.Objective:... see more
Sheree C. Gray,Jacobus A. Pienaar,Zelia Sofianos,Jacob Varghese,Ilonka Warnich
AbstractAn amniocele, or contained uterine rupture, is a phenomenon in which there is herniation of the amniotic sac through a uterine defect, secondary to various causes. It is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. This case presents the findin... see more
Pankaj Nepal,Syed I. Alam,Sadia Sajid,Syeda S. Intakhab,Vijayanadh Ojili
AbstractAgenesis of the piriformis muscle is an extremely rare occurrence. Knowledge about this anatomic variant is important because of its close proximity with the sciatic nerve and sacral plexus. The piriformis muscle also serves as an important anatom... see more
Anjuna Reghunath,Suchana Kushvaha,Rohini G. Ghasi,Geetika Khanna,Apurva Surana
AbstractGallbladder wall thickening, associated with features like perforation, fistula formation and invasion of adjacent organs, is often assumed to be malignant. Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) causes gallbladder wall thickening with similar ag... see more
Thokozani Sibanda,Pria Pakkiri,Anne Ndlovu
AbstractMost patients who ingest fish bones do not develop any complications. The small proportion of patients who do complicate, present with non-specific symptoms. A 64-year-old female patient presented with a 2-month history of abdominal pain. Followin... see more
M. Sarthak Swarup,Shuchi Bhatt,Rajesh Rawal,Anupama Tandon,Saumya Dangwal
AbstractSkeletal tubercular infections that do not involve the spine or large joints are rarely encountered. This case series aims to highlight the importance of imaging in diagnosing skeletal tuberculosis (TB) at uncommon sites in clinically unsuspected ... see more
Anthonio O. Adefuye,Henry A. Adeola,Stuart More,Zainab Mohamed
AbstractAccording to the South African Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974, specific skills outcomes of MBChB programmes are that a medical graduate must be able to utilise diagnostic aids, interpret findings and make diagnoses. Imaging techniques are a... see more
Zakiyah Gaibie,Nasreen Mahomed,Karen L. Petersen,Glenda Moonsamy,Aakram A.H. Bokhari,Ahmed Adam
AbstractBackground: The role of the voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) in the follow-up of children with posterior urethral valves (PUVs) post-ablation has been considered a standard practice. The urethral ratio and gradient of change have proven to be usefu... see more
Salome N. Ezeofor,Godson E. Anyanwu,Emmanuel N. Obikili
AbstractBackground: Kidney pathologies often result in change in renal size. Knowledge of normal kidney sizes is important for screening, diagnosis, prognosis and follow-up management of paediatric renal diseases.Objectives: The aim of this study was to e... see more
Cornelis M. van der Merwe,Nasreen Mahomed
AbstractBackground: Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are a crucial element of auditing radiation doses in paediatric computed tomography (CT). Currently, there are no national paediatric CT DRLs in South Africa.Objectives: The aim of this article was to... see more
Andrew Schapiro,Tal Laor
AbstractChronic physeal stress injuries in children can result from ongoing, repetitive compression, distraction and/or shear forces during sports-related activity, and manifest as physeal widening on imaging. We present an 11-year-old soccer athlete with... see more
Sheree C. Gray,Jacobus A. Pienaar,Zelia Sofianos,Jacob Varghese
AbstractSpontaneous or self-induced pneumoparotid, which usually manifests as acute unilateral gland enlargement, is caused by insufflation of air from the oral cavity via Stensen’s duct. A 9-year-old patient, with known Down’s syndrome, presented with a ... see more
AbstractHepatic mesenchymal hamartoma is a rare hepatic tumour seen in the paediatric population. Although this entity has a variable imaging appearance, it has a favourable prognosis if diagnosed and managed correctly. This case presents the ultrasound a... see more
Dharmendra Kumar,Saurabh Maheshwari,Uddandam Rajesh,Darshan Grewal,Vibhuti Maria
AbstractPartial or complete failure of obliteration of the processus vaginalis in the female results in the formation of a potential space known as the canal of Nuck, into which various organs and/or collections can herniate. A 4-month-old female presente... see more
Shalendra K. Misser,Anthony J. Barkovich,Jan W. Lotz,Moherndran Archary
AbstractThis article provides a correlation of the pathophysiology and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patterns identified on imaging of children with hypoxic ischemic brain injury (HIBI). The purpose of this pictorial review is to empower the reading ra... see more
Shalendra K. Misser,Clive Sperryn
AbstractNo abstract available.