The association of blood pressure, body mass index and carotid intima-media thickness as childhood predictors of cardiovascular disease risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Aims: Blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) are well-known independent predictors of cardiovascular disease especially in adulthood. However, there is insufficient evidence regarding the statistical significance of the relationship between childhood CIMT, blood pressure and BMI. This systematic review and meta-analysis was therefore conducted to ascertain the relationship.

Work-related back pain among diagnostic radiographers in Ghana: A qualitative study.

Introduction: Work-related back pain has a major impact on diagnostic radiographers' clinical task performance in terms of sickness absenteeism, disability and loss of productivity due to presenteeism. However, there is limited information about the burden of work-related back pain among diagnostic radiographers in Ghana. The aim was to explore diagnostic radiographers' experiences of work-related back pain in Ghana.

Elements of person-centred diagnostic imaging care in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

Introduction: Diagnostic imaging professionals are trained to deliver safe and high-quality person-centred radiographic diagnostic imaging care. The term person-centred care has been described as a confused concept without a unified definition. This systematic review identified the elements that have been used to measure person-centred care in diagnostic imaging in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Diagnostic Performance of Greyscale Ultrasound in Detecting Fatty Liver Disease in a Type 2 Diabetes Population Using FibroScan as the Reference Standard.

Introduction Brightness mode ultrasound (B-mode US) and FibroScan (Echosens, Paris, France) are the two ultrasound methods often recommended for screening non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study assessed the diagnostic performance of B-mode US using FibroScan as the reference standard. Methods Persons with a known history of T2DM were invited to screen for NAFLD using B-mode US and FibroScan on separate days within a one-month period.

Chest radiography patterns of COVID-19 pneumonia in Kumasi, Ghana.

Objectives: To document the pattern of chest radiographic findings in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with moderate to severe disease.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Setting: The study site was Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) located at Bantama in Kumasi, the capital town of the Ashanti Region.