[en] In medical imaging a benefit to risk analysis is required when justifying or implementing diagnostic procedures. Screening mammography is no exception and in particular concerns around the use of radiation to help diagnose cancer must be addressed.

[en] Medical imaging (MI) is a critical service that underpins the care journey for many who enter the healthcare system. The subspecialty of Breast Imaging (BI) represents a complex and multi-modality MI setting with a well-defined role in the healthcare system. BI holds great potential as a setting to consider opportunities for a medical radiation technologist's (MRT) current role to be modified and leveraged to fulfill novel and advanced roles to optimize patient-centered service.

[en] The idea of radiographer image interpretation has not been fully explored in Fiji despite the great shortage of radiologists in the country. This is a feasibility study of radiographer image interpretation aimed at assessing the accuracy of radiographers in interpreting adult chest X-ray images at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWMH) in Fiji.

[en] Mammographic breast density (MBD) is a known risk factor for breast cancer and older women have higher incidence rates of breast cancer occurrence. The Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) is a commonly used MBD classification tool for mammogram reporting. However, they have limitations since there are reading inconsistencies between different radiologists with the visual assessment of breast density.

[en] Intrasaccular flow disruption is a new and effective endovascular treatment for intracranial aneurysms. While endovascular treatment is a minimally invasive procedure, it does carry a radiation risk. As radiation dose should be kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA), the main objective of this study was to analyse KAP (kerma area product), fluoroscopy and procedure time during the treatment of aneurysms treated with coiling and the Woven-EndoBridge (WEB) device. A secondary objective was to look at the reference air kerma (RAK) to determine if the patient receives a dose that could cause tissue effects.

[en] Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be a challenging examination, particularly for children. The aim of this Clinical Perspective is to outline early experiences, based upon a service evaluation (defined as an assessment of how well the intended aims are achieved), of the Playful Magnetic Resonance Imaging Simulator (PMRIS) (Domed, Lyon, France) in reducing the number of children requiring general anaesthetic (GA) in order to undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

[en] Chest CT provides valuable information regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the treatment process. The present study aimed to assess the distribution of chest CT findings in outpatient (OPD) and hospitalized corona patients.

[en] Radiation pneumonitis (RP) is a potentially severe inflammatory reaction that occurs in approximately 1-16% of breast cancer patients treated with radiation (RT).

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[en] Currently, the addition of computed tomography (CT) to a gamma-camera has revolutionized nuclear medicine. Indeed the CT, because of its good spatial resolution, of the attenuation correction of the single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images and of a better anatomical localization of lesions, improves the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the examination. Despite the fact that the hybrid camera uses a low-dose non-diagnostic scanner, increases the overall delivered dose of radiation.