Integrating the patients' voice in designing and delivering a research study: The Yorkshire Cancer Research funded PREHABS study's experience
Engaging with patients when designing a clinical or research project is beneficial; feedback from the intended audience provides invaluable insight form the patients ’ perspective. Working with patients can result in developing successful research grants and interventions. The benefit of including the voice of the patient in the Yorkshire Cancer Research funded PREHABS study is described in this article. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - May 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: C. Burnett, J.C. Bestall, S. Burke, J. Hewison, E. Morgan, R.L. Murray, R. Pawson, A. Sloss, S. Greenwood-Wilson, G.F. Williams, K.N. Franks Source Type: research

Collimation border with U-Net segmentation on chest radiographs compared to radiologists
Chest Radiography (CXR) is a common radiographic procedure. Radiation exposure to patients should be kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA), and monitored continuously as part of quality assurance (QA) programs. One of the most effective dose reduction tools is proper collimation practice.The purpose of this study is to determine whether a U-Net convolutional neural networks (U-CNN) can be trained to automatically segment the lungs and calculate an optimized collimation border on a limited CXR dataset. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - May 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: A.E. Pedersen, M.W. Kusk, G.H. Knudsen, C.A.G.R. Busk, S. Lysdahlgaard Source Type: research

Evaluation of testicles by sonoelastography in men recovering after Covid-19 disease
Testicular cells, seminiferous tubule cells, spermatogonia, Leydig and Sertoli cells showing angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expression have the potential to be targets and to be damaged by the coronavirus. We aimed to use Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography (2D-SWE) as an effective technique to identify parenchymal damage in the testicles of patients recovering from COVID-19 infection. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - May 2, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Ferit Dogan, Osman Dere Source Type: research

A comparison of perceived image quality between computer display monitors and augmented reality smart glasses
Augmented-reality (AR) smart glasses provide an alternative to standard computer display monitors (CDM). AR smart glasses may provide an opportunity to improve visualisation during fluoroscopy and interventional radiology (IR) procedures when there can be difficulty in viewing intra-procedural images on a CDM. The aim of this study was to evaluate radiographer perception of image quality (IQ) when comparing CDM and AR smart glasses. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: A. England, J. Thompson, S. Dorey, S. Al-Islam, M. Long, C. Maiorino, M.F. McEntee Source Type: research

Letter to Editor: Infection control knowledge and practices among radiographers at government hospitals in the Gaza Strip-Palestine: A cross-sectional study
I have read the article titled “Infection control knowledge and practices among radiographers at government hospitals in the Gaza Strip-Palestine: A cross-sectional study” by Alnahhal et al.1 (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: M. Abuzaid Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Post COVID-19 trends in simulation use within diagnostic radiography and radiation therapy education
Simulation is used within medical radiation science training. Recent global events and simulation resource uptake has led to significant changes. The aim of this study was to capture post COVID-19 trends and activity of simulation-based education (SBE) in diagnostic radiography and radiation therapy. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: A. Partner, A. England, R. Young, N. Shiner, P. Bridge Source Type: research

A case study of the development of a videofluoroscopy service: Integration and collaboration between the speech & language therapy and radiographer teams
Videofluoroscopy (VFSS) is a dynamic fluoroscopic examination of swallowing function to assess oropharyngeal dysphagia. In the United Kingdom (UK), this test is typically performed by a team of Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), radiologists and radiographers. While VFSS is undertaken across the UK, recent literature reflects wide variation in the procedure itself. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: M. North, S. Holmes Tags: Narrative Review Source Type: research

Recruitment and retention of radiography clinical practice educators
Clinical Practice Educators (CPEs) play a vital role in radiography education, fostering the development of students ’ clinical competence and creating positive learning experiences. In recent years, there has been a high turnover and difficulties recruiting radiography CPEs in Ireland. This is the first study to explore issues surrounding recruitment and retention of radiography CPEs. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 26, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: M. O'Connor, A. Lunney, L. Rainford, J. Grehan Source Type: research

Clinical portfolios as a tool to develop competence in radiography education
Clinical portfolios are used in healthcare programmes to prepare students for their professional careers by promoting reflective practice and critical thinking. There is a paucity of research related to students' and educators ’ perceptions of the effectiveness of clinical portfolios in radiography education. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: M. Morris, M. O'Connor Source Type: research

Editorial: Next Generation Technologists for Next Generation Technology
The last four decades have seen our nuclear medicine community navigate advances in technology and the associated adaptation of techniques. Change is not new to nuclear medicine and an agile and adaptable workforce has always been a key ingredient to consider when training the next generation of nuclear medicine scientists. In Australia, both “nuclear medicine technologist” and “nuclear medicine scientist” are protected titles and offer a perfect example. A technologist is a person who applies expertise of technology to their work function. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: G.M. Currie Tags: Guest editorial Source Type: research

Nuclear Medicine Publications in Radiography: It can be more than numbers
Nuclear Medicine and its many facets have seen huge developments over recent years with new technologies, radiopharmaceuticals and new techniques being developed and implemented into clinical practice. Developments continue at a rapid rate; hybrid imaging becoming the norm, PET/CT and SPECT/CT imaging using high end multi-slice CT components giving potential for new ways of working (for example one stop diagnostic services), to new and novel tracers in PET-CT and the paring of diagnostic biomarkers with therapeutic agents in theranostics. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: A.K. Tootell Tags: Guest editorial Source Type: research

Radiographers' perception of patient safety culture in radiology
Radiographers play a central role in patient safety because of their knowledge of and responsibilities in relation to the imaging process. To maintain safe care, the workplace must create a safety culture that enables sustainable safety work. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: A. Wallin, M. Bazzi, M. Ringdal, K. Ahlberg, M. Lund én Source Type: research

Australian student radiographers ’ experiences and perspectives in general paediatric medical imaging examinations
Paediatric patients differ from adult patients with respect to anatomy, examination factors, behaviour, and intellectual development, requiring dedicated specialised knowledge and expertise. In the absence of a formal dedicated paediatric medical imaging subspecialty, this study undertook to understand student radiographers' experiences and perspectives on paediatric medical imaging. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: C.R. Makanjee, J.K. Tsui, M. Treller, K. Francis, A. Issa, C. Hayre, S. Lewis Source Type: research

Radiation protection measures used in Portuguese interventional radiology departments: A national survey
This study aimed to characterise radiation protection (RP) measures used in interventional radiology (IR) departments in Portugal with respect to European and national recommendations. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: A. Pimenta, L. Azevedo, I. Ramos, J. Santos Source Type: research

The ethical matrix as a method for involving people living with disease and the wider public (PPI) in near-term artificial intelligence research
The rapid pace of research in the field of Artificial Intelligence in medicine has associated risks for near-term AI. Ethical considerations of the use of AI in medicine remain a subject of much debate. Concurrently, the Involvement of People living with disease and the Public (PPI) in research is becoming mandatory in the EU and UK.The goal of this research was to elucidate the important values for our relevant stakeholders: People with MS, Radiologists, neurologists, Registered Healthcare Practitioners and Computer Scientists concerning AI in radiology and synthesize these in an ethical matrix. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: B.S. Kelly, A. Kirwan, M.S. Quinn, A.M. Kelly, P. Mathur, A. Lawlor, R.P. Killeen Source Type: research