BACKGROUND In general, it is difficult to objectively evaluate the results of an educational program. The semantic differential (SeD) technique, a methodology used to measure the connotative meaning of objects, words, and concepts, can, however, be applied to the evaluation of students' attitudes. In this study, we aimed to achieve an objective evaluation of the effects of radiological technolo...

Lost in communication This is a case of a 95 year lady who was brought to the accident and emergency department with vague right hip pain. She was deaf and mute and taking history from her was like " mission impossible " !. She was conformable in bed and initial examination was documented " unremarkable " apart from right hip tenderness on movement. Her old notes indicated that she had intra-me...

objective: to assess the level of awareness on breast cancer among women of reproductive age. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in opd of dhaka medical college hospital among the 175 respondents by face to face interview using pretested semi structured questionnaire. results: one forth (23%) aged 21-25 years, mostly muslim (86.3%), housewives (72.57%), had...

OBJECTIVE To determine the examination frequencies, quality of radiographic images and the entrance surface dose (ESD) in patients undergoing general radiographic examinations. DESIGN Prospective study on the device performance, film reject rate, patient dose, and image quality during the use of standard and fast speed film screen combination. SETTING Radiology Department of Kenyatta Nation...

STUDY DESIGN Observational, case series. PURPOSE To determine the sensitivity and specificity of clinical judgment as compared to the use of X-ray images in detecting cervical spine injuries in trauma patients presenting in the emergency department of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Cross-table cervical spine views are important in patients with signs and sympt...

Patient dosimetry studies in diagnostic radiology in Nigeria have been on measurement of entrance skin dose and effective dose. Another important and easy to measure radiation dose descriptor that could be used to assess patient dose in radiological procedures is dose area product (DAP). Knowledge of DAP with location and projection of X-ray beam allows direct calculation of organ dose and effe...

November 1998 2 medicamundi X-ray examinations of the skeleton are, after chest exposures, the most frequently performed type of radiological examination, representing about 30 % of the total. With a few exceptions, projection radiography forms the basis for the diagnosis of skeletal disorders and, in most cases, provides the information for the definitive diagnosis. In traumatology, rheumatolo...