Publications by authors named "C Heales"
Introduction: The conventional anti-scatter grid is widely used in X-ray radiography to reduce scattered X-rays, but it increases patient dose. Scatter-correction software offers a dose-reducing alternative by correcting for scattered X-rays without a physical grid. Grids and software correction are necessary to reduce scatter radiation and improve image quality especially for the large body parts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess the within-participant reliability and measurement error in the determination of MTR in the healthy human cervical spinal cord.
Methods And Materials: A total of twenty healthy controls (10 male, mean ± sd age: 33.9 ± 3.
Purpose: To evaluate the ability of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM), a perfusion-weighted imaging technique, to differentiate microcirculation changes in the spinal cord of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with healthy individuals.
Methods: Fifteen healthy individuals and 15 individuals with MS underwent IVIM magnetic resonance (MR) imaging using a 3 T scanner with 2-D axial gradient recalled echo and 2-D axial diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequences. The MR images underwent segmentation to produce white matter and gray matter regions of interest.
Background: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a promising technique for the visualization of the cervical spinal cord (CSC) in vivo. It provides information about the tissue structure of axonal white matter, and it is thought to be more sensitive than other MR imaging techniques for the evaluation of damage to tracts in the spinal cord.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the within-participants reliability and error magnitude of measurements of DTI metrics in healthy human CSC.
Article Synopsis
- Radiographer-led reporting was introduced in the UK to tackle reporting backlogs, but motivations for pursuing postgraduate education in this field are not well understood.
- An online survey involving 239 radiographers from several European countries showed that factors like increased knowledge and job satisfaction were key motivators, while concerns like reduced patient contact were less influential.
- The results indicate that motivations can vary by gender and country, highlighting the need for more research, as the sample size may not fully represent all reporting radiographers.