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MRI findings in herniation of the spinal cord.
(2010)Herniation of the spinal cord is a rare condition that causes non specific neurological deficits that are often a diagnostic challenge to clinicians. Despite several reports in the neurosurgical literature, it is only ... -
Breast pain
(2011-01)INTRODUCTION: Breast pain may be cyclical (worse before a period) or noncyclical, originating from the breast or the chest wall, and occurs at some time in 70% of women. Cyclical breast pain resolves spontaneously in 20% ... -
Initial experience with a new fenestrated stent graft.
(2011-12)OBJECTIVES: The Anaconda fenestrated stent graft (Vascutek, Inchinnan, United Kingdom) is a new device that can easily be repositioned during deployment. This study evaluated its feasibility for treating abdominal aortic ... -
The radiological management of pseudoaneurysms complicating pancreatitis.
(2012-11)CONTEXT: Pseudoaneurysms associated with pancreatitis are rare, and bleeding pseudoaneurysms are associated with a high mortality. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report the outcomes of endovascular and percutaneous ... -
Current trends in breast surgery.
(2012-12)Breast surgery has evolved significantly over the last decade. This includes developments in pre-operative assessment of patients and surgical options offered to patients. Oncoplastic breast surgery has emerged as a new ... -
Axillary treatment for patients with early breast cancer and lymph node metastasis: systematic review protocol.
(2013-01)BACKGROUND: For patients with early breast cancer and lymph node metastasis, axillary treatment is widely recommended. This is either surgical removal of the axillary lymph nodes, or axillary radiotherapy. The rationale ... -
Invasive lobular carcinoma arising in accessory breast tissue.
(2013-02)BACKGROUND: Lobular carcinoma in accessory breast tissue is a rare occurrence. We present such a case in a 61-year-old woman. CASE PRESENTATION: A skin nodule in the axillary skin on excision biopsy revealed invasive lobular ... -
Skin sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: a review.
(2013-04)AIMS: Skin Sparing Mastectomy (SSM) is widely practised now in major centres which manage large numbers of breast cancer but anxiety still exists over the safety of SSM both from oncological and aesthetic points of view. ... -
Forensic radiology: The role of cross-sectional imaging in virtual post-mortem examinations
(2014-02)The aim of this review is to assess the benefits and limitations of using Multi Slice Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance as non-invasive post-mortem imaging methods. Method: The author utilised SciVerse (Science ... -
Development and assessment of a Microsoft Kinect based system for imaging the breast in three dimensions.
(2014-06)Three-dimensional surface imaging technologies have been used in the planning and evaluation of breast reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. The aim of this study was to develop a 3D surface imaging system based on the ... -
Symmetrisation procedures in breast reconstruction patients constitute a rising workload in our DGH.
(2014-12)INTRODUCTION: In breast cancer patients undergoing reconstructive surgery, achieving symmetry is of considerable importance. The aim of our study was to identify the proportion of breast cancer patients undergoing ... -
Dosimetric Comparison and Potential for Improved Clinical Outcomes of Paediatric CNS Patients Treated with Protons or IMRT.
(2015-04)BACKGROUND: We compare clinical outcomes of paediatric patients with CNS tumours treated with protons or IMRT. CNS tumours form the second most common group of cancers in children. Radiotherapy plays a major role in the ... -
Axillary conservation in early breast cancer.
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Multicentre analysis of incidental findings on low-resolution CT attenuation correction images: an extended study
(2015-10)OBJECTIVE: To review new incidental findings detected on low-resolution CT attenuation correction (CTAC) images acquired during single-photon emission CT-CT myocardial perfusion imaging as an extension to our initial study. ... -
Quality assurance and its impact on ovarian visualization rates in the multicenter United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS).
(2016-02)OBJECTIVE: To describe the quality assurance (QA) processes and their impact on visualization of postmenopausal ovaries in the ultrasound arm of a multicentre screening trial for ovarian cancer. METHODS: In the United ... -
CT imaging doses in radiotherapy-a single centre audit
(2016-04): Purpose or Objective: There is a growing awareness of dose delivered to parts the body outside the target volume during external beam radiotherapy. This concomitant dose could arise from external linac head leakage and ... -
Breast Pain.
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The accuracy of breast volume measurement methods: A systematic review.
(2016-06)Breast volume is a key metric in breast surgery and there are a number of different methods which measure it. However, a lack of knowledge regarding a method's accuracy and comparability has made it difficult to establish ...
