Medical imaging community outreach program: lesson to students and impact to the community.

Background: The community outreach program is one of the main activities of the University of Rwanda, and both staff and students get involved in this tremendous initiative to serve the community free of charge.

Purpose: The main objectives of this community engagement activity were to raise awareness of medical imaging services and abdominal ultrasound screening.

Methods: The project proposal was planned by the Medical Imaging Department, University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Remera Campus.

Sonographic assessment of pregnancy co-existing with uterine leiomyoma in Owerri, Nigeria.

Background: Uterine myomas co-existing with pregnancy could cause obstetric complications.

Objectives: To assess sonographically the frequency of occurrence and effect of uterine myomas co-existing with pregnancy.

Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted during a period of 23 months.