Publications by authors named "C Watura"
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- The study aimed to analyze how certain characteristics of pars interarticularis fractures in elite athletes, as observed through T1-VIBE and STIR MRI, relate to the healing process and which anatomical factors might influence recovery.
- A review of MRI data from 31 athletes over three years revealed various healing outcomes: 15% worsened, 23% remained stable, 43% partially healed, and 19% completely healed, with quick recovery times seen in chronic cases.
- Findings suggest that normalization of T1-VIBE signal might indicate healing, while higher bone marrow edema signals were associated with worse fracture conditions, indicating an active healing phase; smaller, more vertical fractures were linked to improved healing outcomes.
Objective: To evaluate the degree of correlation between MRI and clinical gradings of medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries and assess for associated structures on MRI which may influence the clinical perception of MCL laxity.
Materials And Methods: All knee MRIs with acute MCL injuries between 2016 and 2020 at our centre were retrospectively reviewed by two blinded musculoskeletal radiologists. The clinic notes were reviewed for clinical gradings.
Objectives: To investigate the incidence of bone bruising with isolated medial collateral ligament injury and to assess whether the presence of bone bruising is related to the injury grade.
Materials And Methods: Patients who sustained an acute isolated medial collateral ligament injury demonstrated on knee MRI between 2016 and 2020 were included in this study. Patient's characteristics and injury classification (clinical and radiological) were reviewed from clinical notes and imaging.
Unnecessary telephone calls to reporting radiologists impede organizations' workflow and may be associated with a higher chance of errors in reports. We conducted a prospective study in two cycles, which identified vetting plain CT heads as the most common reason for these calls and vetting CT urinary tracts (KUB) was also frequent. Clear vetting and protocolling guidelines exist for both of these scans, which do not routinely require discussion with a radiologist.
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