Computed Tomography Findings of Patients Presenting With Headache: 4-Year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana.

The radiographic assessment of the head is a crucial part of headache care. A computed tomography (CT) scan enables a more detailed analysis of the condition and more focused care. This study examined head CT scans to determine what kinds of anomalies were present in patients with headaches as their primary complaint.

Radiologic patterns of distant organ metastasis in advanced breast cancer patients: Prospective review of computed tomography images.

Background: Breast cancer (BC) metastases to the abdomen and pelvis affect the liver, mesentery, retroperitoneum, peritoneum, bladder, kidney, ovary, and uterus. The study documented the radiological pattern and features of the chest, bone, abdominal and pelvic (AP) metastases among advanced BC patients.

Aim: The aim is to document the radiological pattern and features of breast cancer metastasis in the chest, abdomen, pelvis and bones.

Carbapenem-Resistant Bloodstream Infection in a Ghanaian Patient with Unilateral Diaphragmatic Eventration and HIV Type 1 Infection.

Carbapenem-resistant infection is a critically prioritized pathogen by the World Health Organization and a cause for growing concern due to increased mortality among hospitalised patients. Phrenic nerve palsy is a rare complication of herpes zoster infection of the C3, C4, and C5 nerve roots. We present a case of bloodstream carbapenem-resistant infection in a Ghanaian patient with HIV type 1 infection and multiple risk factors, including unilateral diaphragmatic eventration with compression atelectasis likely secondary to phrenic nerve palsy due to herpes zoster infection, consequently leading to recurrent hospital and ICU admission.

Congenital Laryngeal Hemangioma: A Case Report of a Rare Presentation.

Pediatric vascular anomalies are classified into vascular malformations and vascular tumors. While vascular malformations are generally anomalous vessels, vascular tumors arise from endothelial cells characterized by abnormal proliferation. Vascular tumors, also called hemangiomas, are subdivided into infantile and congenital hemangiomas.

Imaging patterns of the arterial supply of the prostate gland in adult Ghanaian men.

Background: Prostatic arterial embolization (PAE) is a novel procedure in West Africa and Ghana. A thorough understanding of the prostate artery's (PA) anatomy and pattern is required for successful prostatic arterial embolization and to guarantee targeted intervention. This study focuses on prostate arterial supply in adult males, including prevalence, variability, and imaging pattern.

Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana.

Background: Contrast medium (CM) administration during computed tomography (CT) enhances the accuracy in the detection and interpretation of abnormalities. Evidence from literature also validate the essence of CM in imaging studies. CT, by virtue of its ubiquity, ease of use, speed, and lower financial footprint, is usually the first investigation in cases of headache.

Transient cortical blindness, a rare complication during cerebral digital subtraction angiography: A case report and literature review.

Transient cortical blindness (TCB) is a rare consequence of cerebral angiography with no recognized cause. TCB was observed in a patient with a wide-neck cavernous aneurysm during digital subtraction angiography. One hour after angiography, vision returned spontaneously, with no neurological damage.

Challenges of practicing neuro-endovascular interventions in a resource-limited country; Ghana in focus.

Objective: Now is the time to reflect on the situation of neuro-endovascular interventions (NEVT) in Africa, particularly Ghana, and to renew our commitment to provide high-quality health care to our people. This evaluation is significant because it seeks to assess progress toward our goals and identify potential obstacles for remedial action and to highlight the challenges of NEVT in Ghana.

Methods: Retrospective review of all endovascular treatments performed between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2021, at two Ghanaian hospitals.

A case report of a teenager with hepatitis B surface antigen-positive multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a noncirrhotic liver.

Hepatitis B virus is a known carcinogen for hepatocellular carcinoma, which is rare in the pediatric population. We report a 13-year-old patient with hepatitis B surface antigen-positive multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a noncirrhotic liver. Her APRI score was 0.

Prevalence and characterization of asymptomatic thyroid nodules in Assin North District, Ghana.

Background: Ultrasound is now the initial imaging modality of choice for detection and characterization of lesions of the thyroid gland. Ultrasound imaging studies of the thyroid gland report varied prevalence of asymptomatic thyroid nodules (ATN), ranging from 20 to 67%. This study estimated the prevalence, characterized and determined factors associated with ATN in selected communities in the Assin North Municipality, Central Region, Ghana.

Audit of Radiology Request Form for Completion and Usefulness of Clinical History: Teaching Hospital Experience, Ghana.

Background: The role of the "traditional" radiologist has shifted from imaging centered to patient focus, which underscores the utmost importance of the clinical radiologist in the multidisciplinary team in patient management. For the clinical radiologist to effectively play this key role, the referring clinician must provide adequate and useful patient information to assist the radiologist in making a diagnosis or provide differential diagnosis. The objectives were to assess the level of completion of the radiology request form and to determine whether the clinical history provided aided in the final impression/diagnosis.

Ketamine Use in Hysterosalpingography (the Jimah Procedure): A Follow-Up of Bilateral Tubal Evaluation of 27 Infertile Women at a Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

Background: Pain, anxiety, and distress are common in radiological investigations including hysterosalpingogram (HSG). Studies suggest that sedation allows patients to better tolerate diagnostic imaging and image-guided procedures by relieving anxiety, discomfort, and pain. This study aimed at assessing the safety and effectiveness of ketamine use in HSG and the proportion of true positive bilateral tubal blockage during HSG using the Jimah Procedure.

Prenatal Diagnosis of Skeletal Dysplasia and Review of the Literature.

Introduction: Obstetric ultrasonography is routinely used to screen for fetal anomalies. Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is one of the common though rare lethal skeletal dysplasia, detected during routine ultrasound scan. TD is caused by a mutation in FGFR3 gene.

A community-based ultrasound determination of normal thyroid volumes in the adult population, Assin North District, Ghana.

Introduction: the purpose of this study was to measure thyroid volumes among normal sub-population of Ghanaians using ultrasonography in order to help provide preliminary local thyroid gland volume reference data for use in Ghana.

Methods: this was a cross-sectional study in which the thyroid glands of 320 normal adults aged 18 to 95 years from six (6) communities in the Assin North District of Ghana were examined using ultrasonography. The volumes of the left and right lobes were summed to constitute the total thyroid volume.

Hysterosalpingography Findings and Jimah Ratio of the Uterine Cavity in Women with Infertility in Central Region, Ghana.

Background: Infertility affects from 1.3% to 25.7% of couples worldwide and, especially, from 14.

Competency in Chest Radiography Interpretation by Junior Doctors and Final Year Medical Students at a Teaching Hospital.

Background: Chest radiography (CXR) is a widely used imaging technique for assessing various chest conditions; however, little is known on the medical doctors' and medical students' level of skills to interpret the CXRs. This study assessed the residents, medical officers, house officers, and final year medical students' competency in CXRs interpretation and how the patient's clinical history influences the interpretation.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in the Central Region of Ghana among 99 nonradiologists, comprising 10 doctors in residency programmes, 18 medical officers, 33 house officers, and 38 final year medical students.