Diagnostic performance of fast brain MRI compared to routine clinical MRI in patients with glioma grade 3 and 4 -a pilot study.

Background And Purpose: EPIMix is a fast brain MRI technique not previously investigated in patients with glioma grades 3 and 4. This pilot study aimed to investigate the diagnostic performance of EPIMix in the radiological treatment evaluation of adult patients with glioma grades 3 and 4 compared to routine clinical MRI (rcMRI).

Materials And Methods: Patients with glioma grades 3 and 4 investigated with rcMRI and EPIMix were retrospectively included in the study.

Evaluation of Cervical Vertebral Motion and Foraminal Changes During the Spurling Test Using Zero Echo Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography-Based Micromotion Analysis.

Study Design: Clinical experimental diagnostic study.

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate cervical spine dynamics including changes in the cervical foramina in patients experiencing intermittent arm radiculopathy.

Background: Cervical foraminal stenosis is a frequent cause of radicular arm pain.

The interprofessional education of medical students and physician associate students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Due to the potential for improved team working and patient care, interprofessional education (IPE) is increasingly recognized as a core competency within the education of health-care professionals.

Methods: In response to cancellation of the physician associate (PA) acute medicine clinical placement at our institution following COVID-19, a technology-focused, case-based IPE course between medical and PA students was implemented. The course consisted of 6 weekly seminars involving an average of 16 PA students, two medical students, and two supervising general practitioners.

Head and neck cancer patient positioning using synthetic CT data in MRI-only radiation therapy.

Purpose: The accuracy and precision of patient positioning is crucial in radiotherapy; however, there are no publications available using synthetic computed tomography (sCT) that evaluate rotations in head and neck (H&N) patients positioning or the effect of translation and rotation combined. The aim of this work was to evaluate the differences between using sCT with the CT for 2D- and 3D-patient positioning in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-only workflow.

Methods: This study included 14 H&N cancer patients, with generated sCT data (MRI Planner v2.

Synthetic computed tomography data allows for accurate absorbed dose calculations in a magnetic resonance imaging only workflow for head and neck radiotherapy.

Background And Purpose: Few studies on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) only head and neck radiation treatment planning exist, and none using a generally available software. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of absorbed dose for head and neck synthetic computed tomography data (sCT) generated by a commercial convolutional neural network-based algorithm.

Materials And Methods: For 44 head and neck cancer patients, sCT were generated and the geometry was validated against computed tomography data (CT).

Teaching Professionalism to Medical Students Using Dissection-Based Anatomy Education: a Practical Guide.

Professionalism is a core competency for all healthcare professionals and is a subject of great interest within the academic community due to its vital importance in delivering the highest quality patient care. Despite this, professionalism remains difficult to define, teach and assess. The potential use of anatomy education in teaching professionalism has been increasingly highlighted within the literature, but still remains an underutilised tool in medical education.

Cone beam CT for QA of synthetic CT in MRI only for prostate patients.

Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-only radiotherapy is performed without computed tomography (CT). A synthetic CT (sCT) is used for treatment planning. The aim of this study was to develop a clinically feasible quality assurance (QA) procedure for sCT using the kV-cone beam CT (CBCT), in an MRI-only workflow for prostate cancer patients.