26 articles in this issue
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Maya Patel
Bukunmi M. Idowu
AbstractFormal postgraduate radiology education (residency training) in Nigeria commenced in 1976 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State. Currently, two postgraduate medical colleges (one national and the other international or regional) ar... see more
Bishum Rattan,Shalendra K. Misser
AbstractExercise-related limb pain poses a management dilemma to the clinician. The term ‘chronic exertional compartment syndrome’ (CECS) (previously known as ‘anterior tibial syndrome’) refers to a condition characterised by exercise-induced pain in one ... see more
Devimeenal Jegannathan,Venkatraman Indiran
AbstractMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI), due to its optimal delineation of anatomy, has become the mainstay in imaging for diagnosing Müllerian duct anomalies (MDA). Pelvic MRI is requested for various conditions such as primary amenorrhoea, infertility ... see more
Kgomotso Kgoebane,Mahmood M.T.M. Ally,Martha C. Duim-Beytell,Farhana E. Suleman
AbstractConventional radiographs of the hands and feet have traditionally been used in the diagnosis, management and monitoring of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, they are not sensitive enough to detect changes early in the disease proce... see more
Navdeep Singh,Pankaj Goel,Yadwinder Singh
AbstractAcute aortic emergencies are life-threatening conditions that may require urgent surgical or interventional management. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and planning of the management, and timely intervention helps in reducing mort... see more
Pankaj Nepal,Devendra Kumar,Vijayanadh Ojili
AbstractCryptorchidism refers to an absence of the testis in the scrotal sac. Testicular descent occurs in two stages: transabdominal and gubernacular. The descent of the testis can be arrested in its usual path of descent (true undescended testis) or can... see more
Nasr Timol,Khatija Amod,Rohen Harrichandparsad,Royston Duncan,Tarylee Reddy
AbstractBackground: Carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are relatively uncommon and are difficult to diagnose clinically. Radiological imaging plays a significant role in making the diagnosis with recent advances improving the ability of radiologists to dia... see more
Ntombizakhona B.A. Mthalane,Nondumiso N.M. Dlamini
AbstractBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide infectious disease burden, especially in non-developed countries, with increased morbidity and mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Extrapulmonary TB is rare and renal T... see more
André Rose,Kerry E. Uebel,William I. Rae
AbstractBackground: Occupational exposure to ionising radiation poses potential health risks to radiation workers unless adequate protection is in place. The catheterisation laboratory is a highly contextualised workplace with a distinctive organisat... see more
James Stutterheim,Matthew D. Goodier
AbstractBackground: A mechanism-based approach to post-injury knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) interpretation, following acute complex knee injury, is cited by several authors to provide increased reporting accuracy and efficiency, by allowing a... see more
Benjamin Spangenberg,Jacques Janse van Rensburg
AbstractBackground: The authors compared the effectiveness of a chocolate bar and full-fat yoghurt combination to coconut oil in determining the gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF). The clinical motive was functional gallbladder disorder (FGD) which... see more
Diteboho Khalema,Lara N. Goldstein,Susan Lucas
AbstractBackground: Stroke presents commonly to the emergency department (ED), and is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. Early ED presentation and early neuroimaging are required in order for thrombolysis to be a potential the... see more
Jacobus Möller,Tiaan Steyn,Nantes Combrinck,Gina Joubert,Alicia Sherriff,Jacques Janse van Rensburg
AbstractBackground: Lymphoma is an important and potentially curable oncological disease in South Africa. The staging and restaging of lymphoma have evolved over the years, with the latest international consensus guideline being the Lugano classifica... see more
Dashnee Govender,Matthew Goodier
AbstractBackground: The Greulich–Pyle (GP) method is one of the most commonly used radiographic techniques for skeletal age (SA) determination. The applicability of this method for populations outside of the United States has been questioned and this... see more
Chuma Singata,Sally Candy
AbstractBackground: In keeping with radiology departments in tertiary referral hospitals in developing countries offering computed tomography (CT) head scan services, the radiology department at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) in the Western Cape of Sou... see more
Nompumelelo E. Mlambo,Nondumiso N.M. Dlamini,Ronald J. Urry
AbstractBackground: The incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is increasing globally owing to the increased use of cross-sectional imaging. Computed tomography (CT) scan is the modality of choice in the diagnosis and pre-operative assessment of RCC... see more
Bogna Targonska,Jamie Frost,Sanjay Prabhu
AbstractParaneoplastic syndromes are a heterogeneous group of conditions affecting cancer patients, where the signs and symptoms are not owing to the local effects of the tumour but instead owing to humoral or immunologic effects. We describe an unusual p... see more
Harmeet Kaur,Kamini Gupta,Punit Tiwari
AbstractCleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare autosomal dominant skeletal disorder with predominant membranous bone involvement. It may also occur as a sporadic mutation. The diagnosis of this condition is based on the clinical, radiological and genetic... see more
Suman Mewa Kinoo,Vikesh V. Ramkelawon,Jaynund Maharajh,Bugwan Singh
AbstractAmoebic colitis, caused by ingestion of water or food contaminated with the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, can progress to a fulminant colitis. Computed tomography (CT) findings reported in the literature on this type of colitis are sparse. We p... see more
Siviwe S. Mpateni,Naye C. Sihlali,Emma C. Gardiner,Nkululo Gigi
AbstractWe present the case of a 23-year-old female with a subacute history of complex additive neurology which consisted of progressive unilateral visual impairment and subsequent blindness of the right eye, in conjunction with distal lower motor neuron ... see more
Navdeep Singh,Aneesh Mangalasseril Kuriakose,Regi AN George,Shirish Vaidya
AbstractAortocaval fistula is an abnormal vascular communication between an aortic aneurysm and the inferior vena cava. The condition is very rare and life threatening with high mortality. This article reports a case of aortocaval fistula in a 76-year-old... see more
Margaret E. Kisansa,Nndweleni M. Bida,Pule Mutati,Peter S. Ramoroko
AbstractChronic pericarditis characterised by adhesions between the parietal and visceral pericardium is called adhesive pericarditis. In South Africa, tuberculosis is the most common cause of chronic pericarditis. We report a case of adhesive pericarditi... see more
Prema Mohandas,Ahmed O.A Krim,Paul Samson
AbstractWe present a case of traumatic rupture of the spleen in a man with cleidocranial dysplasia. The computed tomography imaging showed multiple low-grade lacerations of the spleen which initially led to conservative patient management. However, with c... see more
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