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Mar 29, 2024Open Access
Background: Pediatric imaging in Ghana remains one of the biggest challenges for radiographers. The stress and challenges involved in the imaging of pediatric patients make it one of the unattractive areas for radiographers in the profession. Sedation has been one of the most resorted ways to minimize the anxiety and fear of pediatric patients usually undergoing CT and MRI. The challenge remains in the field of plain X-ray imaging. This literature review addresses the various ch...
Mar 01, 2024Open Access
Background: The recent improvements in ultrasound technology coupled with wide availability, safety, portability, cost-effectiveness, non-ionizing with high spatial resolution renders it the initial choice of imaging for the evaluation of most musculoskeletal diseases. Ultrasound is a particularly useful tool to quickly and accurately localize and characterize pathologies of the sole. Heel pain is a common presenting complaint and affects a wide range of the adult population. Pl...
Nov 15, 2023Open Access
Thymomas are rare, slow-growing, and less aggressive anterior mediastinal tumors of epithelial origin. Its propensity for extra-thoracic spread is uncommon. Regional assessment by chest CT-scan has been the imaging modality of choice for disease staging and restaging. However, there are reported cases of hematogenous metastases to the brain, liver, pancreas, and kidneys but very rarely to the spleen. We reported a case of recurrent thymoma with metastases to the lung, pleura, and spleen. F-18 FD...
Sep 26, 2023Open Access
Background: Thyroid nodule is a common disorder normally detected by ultrasound. However, little is known about the prevalence of thyroid nodules in the population of Kinshasa. The objective of this study is to determine the ultrasound profile of thyroid nodules and its characteristics in patients followed in Kinshasa hospitals. Methods: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study, based on the medical records of patients who have been operated on in hospitals in Kinshasa. All participants u...
Aug 07, 2023Open Access
Balint’s syndrome is a rare neurological disorder, characterized by simultanagnosia, ocular apraxia and optic ataxia. The lesion is usually inside the parietooccipital region bilaterally in most cases. We report a 51-year-old man presenting a primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma revealed by Balint syndrome. The patient showed improvement in the first month after the start of chemotherapy.
May 17, 2023Open Access
Background and Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is announced as the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. Chest imaging plays an important guiding role. The objective of our study is to specify the clinical and functional respiratory characteristics of very old COPD patients followed in 3 hospitals in Kinshasa. Material and Methods: Documentary and analytical study were conducted using clinical data and chest imaging (radiography and computed tomography), collect...
Apr 21, 2023Open Access
Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a common procedure for common bile duct (CBD) stones, because it is known to cause residual stones. Although saline irrigation has been used to reduce residual CBD stones after ERCP, the relevant evidence on the effectiveness of irrigation volume is still unclear. Methods: This prospective trial study was performed at the Department of Gastroenterology, Liuzhou People Hospital affiliated Guangxi Medical University between 2017 ...
Mar 15, 2023Open Access
Objective: This is a retrospective and cross-sectional-analytical design study aimed to estimate the radiation exposure dose for adult patients undergoing chest and abdomen CT examinations at Khartoum state hospitals. Material and Methods: Using Size-Specific Dose Estimates (SSDEs) to investigate the effect of body dimensions (Deff) on SSDE calculated from transverse or scout CT images. Scan parameters were collected for 330 adult patients with 165 chests and 165 abdomens for 161 f...
Jun 29, 2022Open Access
Purpose and Objectives: As any health study generally aims to contribute to the improvement of the state of the health of the population, this one tries to respond from a particular angle to the improvement of the health of the personnel of the health sector. Radiology by combating the risks is associated with X-rays (RX). So this study aims to help promote greater safety in the use of X-rays in hospitals in the city of Mbujimayi while highlighting the shortcomings in terms of radiation protecti...
May 30, 2022Open Access
Objective: This article aims to assess whether or not medical students from Louisiana State University School of Medicine-Shreveport supported the idea of adding ultrasound training into the current medical school curriculum, while also highlighting the current knowledge and confidence these medical students had when performing ultrasound-guided procedures. Materials and Method: After completing a trial of the SonoSim system, 28 fourth-year medical student volunteers were assessed for current co...
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