Research Articles (Radiodiagnosis)

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    Mammography reporting at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
    (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-07) Pitcher, Richard; Lotz, Jan; Ackermann, Christelle; Bagadia, Asif; Davis, Razaan; Du Plessis, Anne-Marie; Griffith-Richards, Stephanie; Hattingh, Retha; Wagener, Georg; Apffelstaedt, Justus; Dalmayer, Lisa; Baatjes, Karin
    In their recent article, Apffelstaedt et al.[1] analysed 16 105 mammograms performed at Tygerberg Hospital (TBH), Cape Town, South Africa (SA), between 2003 and 2012. The summary reported that ‘mammograms were read by experienced breast surgeons’, while the discussion stated: ‘A further noteworthy fact is that this TBH series was based exclusively on mammography interpretation by surgeons with a special interest in breast health.’ The suggestion that mammograms were exclusively interpreted by breast surgeons does not reflect the mammography workflow at our institution.
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    A silver bullet? The role of radiology information system data mining in defining gunshot injury trends at a South African tertiary-level hospital
    (2021-03) Creamer, Dale K.; Bagadia, Asif; Daniels, Clive; Pitcher, Richard D.
    Background: South Africa (SA) has no national injury surveillance system, and hence, nonfatal gunshot injuries are not routinely recorded. Most firearm-related injuries require multidetector computer tomography (MDCT) assessment at a tertiary-level facility. MDCT scanning for victims with gunshot injuries thus provide an indication of the societal burden of firearm trauma. The potential of the modern radiology information system (RIS) to serve as a robust research tool in such settings is not fully appreciated. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of institutional RIS data in defining MDCT scanning trends for gunshot victims presenting to a tertiary-level SA hospital. Method: A single-institution, retrospective, comparative study was conducted at the Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) Trauma Unit for the years 2013 and 2018. Using data-mining software, customised RIS searches for information on all gunshot-related emergency computed tomography scans in the respective years were performed. Demographic, temporal, anatomical and scan-protocol trends were analysed by cross tabulation, Chi-squared and Fisher’s exact tests. Results: Gunshot-related emergency MDCT scans increased by 62% (546 vs. 887) from 2013 to 2018. Lower-limb CT angiography was the commonest investigation in both periods. A higher proportion of victims in 2018 sustained thoracic injuries (12.5% vs. 19.8%; p < 0.01) and required imaging of more than two body parts (13.1% vs. 19.2%; p < 0.01). Conclusion: By using RIS data to demonstrate the increasing gunshot-related MDCT workload in the review period, as well as a pattern of more complex and potentially life-threatening injury, this study highlights the burden of firearm trauma in the society and the potential role of the modern RIS as a robust research tool.