Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
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Central venous catheters are commonly utilised to gain vascular access for varied clinical indications. Successful central venous catheter placement requires not only technical expertise, but also awareness of the potential complications. This article reviews the major procedural and post-procedural complications resulting from central venous catheter tip malposition.
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J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol · Dec 2009
ReviewUse of deodorants during adjuvant breast radiotherapy: a survey of compliance with standard advice, impact on patients and a literature review on safety.
Proscription of antiperspirant or deodorant use during adjuvant breast radiotherapy is common. The investigators were seeking an information base to facilitate design of an appropriate controlled trial of the use of deodorants during radiotherapy. The first component consisted of a survey of women after adjuvant breast radiotherapy seeking information about routine deodorant use and potential concern if deodorants were not permitted during radiotherapy. ⋯ Three controlled studies totalling 310 patients report specific deodorants versus no deodorant use which did not show statistically significantly increased skin reactions, but had only a small subset with axillary irradiation. The proscription of deodorant use during radiotherapy is of unproven benefit and causes body odour concern to the majority of women who are usual deodorant users. The next most appropriate trial would compare use of the usual deodorant versus no deodorant, would encompass a significant number of women with radiotherapy to the axilla or application of deodorant to irradiated skin areas, and include endpoints other than skin reaction alone.
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J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol · Oct 2009
Abstracts of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists/Australian Institute of Radiography/Faculty of Radiation Oncology/Australasian College of Physical Scientists & Engineers in Medicine Combined Scientific Meeting, 22-25 October, 2009. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol · Aug 2009
Comparative StudyT1-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and T1-weighted fast spin-echo contrast-enhanced imaging: a comparison in 20 patients with brain lesions.
T1-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence is a relatively new pulse sequence for intracranial MR imaging. This study was performed to compare the image quality of T1-weighted FLAIR with the T1-weighted FSE sequence. Twenty patients with brain lesions underwent T1-weighted fast spin-echo (FSE) and T1-weighted FLAIR during the same imaging session. ⋯ T1-weighted FLAIR imaging provides improved lesion-to-background and grey to WM contrast-to-noise ratios. Superior conspicuity of lesions and overall image contrast is obtained in comparable acquisition times. These indicate an important role for T1-weighted FLAIR in intracranial imaging and highlight its advantage over the more widely practiced T1-weighted FSE sequence.