Radiology
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To determine the initial employment experience of 1995 graduates of radiology programs. ⋯ Eventual unemployment was low, and starting salaries have not collapsed. Generally, the implications of job characteristics are best assessed by monitoring trends, but the prevalence of non-partnership track employment may well have increased.
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To assess whether magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has replaced other diagnostic imaging modalities in the evaluation of persistent low back pain. ⋯ MR imaging was used primarily as an add-on rather than a substitute for other imaging modalities in the evaluation of persistent low back pain. Thus, the volume and cost of diagnostic imaging for persistent low back pain have increased.
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To assess the outcome of interventional radiologic placement of tunneled hemodialysis catheters via the right internal jugular vein. ⋯ Interventional radiologic placement of tunneled hemodialysis catheters via the right internal jugular vein showed equal or better long-term results than those reported for surgical placement. Interventional radiologic placement should be the method of choice.
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To determine the imaging and histopathologic appearance of fractures of the hands and feet in abused infants. ⋯ Fractures of the hands and feet are subtle but important injuries in abused infants. Well-collimated, high-detail radiographs of the hands and feet should be included in the skeletal survey performed for suspected child abuse.
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To determine the prevalence of the peroneus quartus (PQ) muscle, to demonstrate the morphology of this accessory muscle on magnetic resonance (MR) images, and to reassess the reported association of the PQ muscle with a hypertrophic peroneal tubercle. ⋯ Contrary to previous reports, the peroneocalcaneal variant of the PQ muscle appears to insert in the retrotrochlear eminence of the calcaneus rather than the peroneal tubercle. The presence of the PQ muscle is associated with a prominent retrotrochlear eminence but not with an enlarged peroneal tubercle.