Search Results - "Rae, William"
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FACTORS INFLUENCING SIZE-SPECIFIC DOSE ESTIMATES OF SELECTED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROTOCOLS AT TWO CLINICAL PRACTICES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Published in Radiation protection dosimetry (03-05-2023)“…The study aimed to determine the factors that impact the size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) for computed tomography (CT) examinations of the…”
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Is mammographic density a marker of breast cancer phenotypes?
Published in Cancer causes & control (01-08-2020)“…Purpose To investigate the association between mammographic density (MD) phenotypes and both clinicopathologic features of breast cancer (BC) and tumor…”
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Clinical diagnostic reference levels and image quality metrics for CT in oncology patients
Published in SA journal of radiology (01-01-2024)“…Background: In CT, the volumetric CT dose index (CTDIvol), dose-length product (DLP) and patient’s size-specific dose estimates (SSDE) are used as diagnostic…”
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The potential advantages and workflow challenges of long axial field of view PET/CT
Published in Journal of medical radiation sciences (01-09-2023)“…Recently developed Long (≥100 cm) axial field of view (AFOV) PET/CT scanners are capable of producing images with higher signal-to-noise ratio, or performing…”
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Mammographic density changes following BC treatment
Published in Clinical imaging (01-08-2021)“…Mammographic density (MD) reduction is associated with lower risk of breast cancer (BC) recurrence and may be used as a marker of treatment outcome; however,…”
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Clinicopathologic breast cancer characteristics: predictions using global textural features of the ipsilateral breast mammogram
Published in Radiological physics and technology (01-09-2021)“…Radiomic features from mammograms have been shown to predict breast cancer (BC) risk; however, their contribution to BC characteristics has not yet been…”
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Are mammographic density phenotypes associated with breast cancer treatment response and clinical outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Breast (Edinburgh) (01-10-2019)“…Mammographic density (MD) increases breast cancer (BC) risk, however, its association with patient outcomes is unclear. We examined the association of baseline…”
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Pioneers in Pediatric Psychology: Parsimonious Interventions, Serendipity, and Collaboration
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B cell receptor repertoire kinetics after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (15-02-2022)“…B cells are important in immunity to both severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and vaccination, but B cell receptor (BCR)…”
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Radiation induced cataracts in interventionalists occupationally exposed to ionising radiation
Published in SA journal of radiology (2022)“…Background Occupational exposure to ionising radiation may have detrimental health effects. Longer and more complex fluoroscopic procedures have placed…”
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Patient release criteria following radioactive iodine-131 treatment in the light of international practice: where does South Africa fit in?
Published in Nuclear medicine communications (01-10-2017)“…The release from hospital of patients treated with radioactive iodine-131 (I) remains a controversial issue as a result of the range of guidelines implemented…”
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(1) Successful Loading and Maintenance Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin (SCIG) Therapy in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-02-2015)“…Rationale MG is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by fatigable voluntary skeletal muscle weakness often caused by antibodies to the nicotinic…”
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Perceptions of radiation safety training among interventionalists in South Africa
Published in Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (01-05-2017)“…Summary Exposure to ionising radiation may have deterministic and stochastic health effects, which include skin changes, chromosomal aberrations, cataracts and…”
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Reducing Unnecessary Biopsies Using Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Ultrasound in Dense and Nondense Breasts
Published in Current oncology (Toronto) (01-08-2022)“…Aim: To compare digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and ultrasound in women recalled for assessment after a positive screening mammogram and assess the…”
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Image-guided adaptive brachytherapy dose escalation for cervix cancer via fractionation compensation
Published in Brachytherapy (01-05-2017)“…Abstract Purpose In image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (IGABT), dose distributions are optimized for each fraction. Optimum fractional dose can be constant or…”
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Equivalence of Gyn GEC-ESTRO guidelines for image guided cervical brachytherapy with EUD-based dose prescription
Published in Radiation oncology (London, England) (13-11-2013)“…To establish a generalized equivalent uniform dose (gEUD) -based prescription method for Image Guided Brachytherapy (IGBT) that reproduces the Gyn GEC-ESTRO WG…”
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Quantitative Chest X-ray Radiomics for Therapy Response Monitoring in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Published in Diagnostics (Basel) (01-09-2023)“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains the second leading cause of death globally from a single infectious agent, and there is a critical need to develop improved imaging…”
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Introducing a secondary segmentation to construct a radiomics model for pulmonary tuberculosis cavities
Published in Radiologia medica (01-09-2023)“…Purpose Accurate segmentation (separating diseased portions of the lung from normal appearing lung) is a challenge in radiomic studies of non-neoplastic…”
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Diagnostic Efficacy across Dense and Non-Dense Breasts during Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Ultrasound Assessment for Recalled Women
Published in Diagnostics (Basel) (16-06-2022)“…Background: To compare the diagnostic efficacy of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and ultrasound across breast densities in women recalled for assessment…”
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One Gene, Many Facets: Multiple Immune Pathway Dysregulation in SOCS1 Haploinsufficiency
Published in Frontiers in immunology (05-08-2021)“…Background Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) present with a large phenotypic spectrum of disease, which can pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges…”
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