Assessment of cervical spine CT by an image quality audit using qualitative and quantitative methods.

Introduction: To study the feasibility and assess the correlation of qualitative and quantitative methods for an image quality (IQ) audit of a Cervical spine CT.

Methods: Five radiologists retrospectively performed a blinded visual grading analysis (VGA) on 20 studies (10 from Protocol 1 and 10 from Protocol 2), using the RANZCR CT IQ Self-Audit worksheet. A Visual Grading Analysis Score (VGAS) and Area under the curve using Visual Grading Characteristics (AUC) were the figures of merit.

Accuracy of after-hours trauma cervical spine CT reporting by radiology trainees: Experiences from two Australian teaching hospitals.

Introduction: Like many teaching hospitals in Australia, after-hours computed tomography (CT) reporting at our institution is undertaken by the on-call radiology registrar. The accuracy of these reports is important as management is often initiated based on the interim findings, prior to review by the consultant radiologist. A common exception to this approach is cervical CT (CCT), as many hospital protocols recommend patients to remain in spinal precautions until the report is finalised by a consultant, although there are very few studies to support this practice.

Primary Tumor Resection in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Is Associated With Reversal of Systemic Inflammation and Improved Survival.

Background: The true survival benefit of noncurative primary tumor resection in patients with de novo metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remains uncertain. The present study examined the effect of primary tumor resection on systemic inflammation and survival in patients with mCRC.

Materials And Methods: Consecutive patients with de novo mCRC who had undergone primary tumor resection were identified from a prospective database.

Case of bilateral non-traumatic subperiosteal orbital haematomas.

Subperiosteal orbital haematoma is an uncommon entity, usually unilateral and caused by trauma. We present a unique case of bilateral non-traumatic subperiosteal orbital haematomas caused by thrombolysis and anticoagulation.

Comparison of high spatial resolution respiratory triggered inversion recovery-prepared spoiled gradient echo sequence with standard breathhold T1 sequence MRI of the liver using gadoxetic acid.

Purpose: To assess if a high resolution respiratory triggered inversion recovery prepared GRE sequence (RT) improved image quality and detection of lesions compared with breathhold GRE T1 weighted MR sequence (BH) in the hepatobiliary uptake phase of MR of the liver using gadoxetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA).

Materials And Methods: Thirty-eight consecutive patients from July 2009 to September 2010 who had undergone Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced liver exams were retrospectively identified. Qualitative assessment performed on reference lesions and background liver by two independent readers.