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The Development of Expertise in Radiology: In Chest Radiograph Interpretation, "Expert" Search Pattern May Predate "Expert" Levels of Diagnostic Accuracy for Pneumothorax Identification by Kelly, Brendan S, Rainford, Louise A, Darcy, Sarah P, Kavanagh, Eoin C, Toomey, Rachel J

“…Purpose To investigate the development of chest radiograph interpretation skill through medical training by measuring both diagnostic accuracy and eye…”
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AN INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY INVESTIGATION: PATIENT EXPOSURE TO RADIATION AND INTER-OPERATOR VARIABILITY IN AN IRISH SETTING by Anderson, Joseph, Zanardo, Moreno, Smyth, Brian, Fox, Lis, Anderson, Ashna, Maher, Marion, Louise Rainford, L

“…Abstract Aim: To evaluate patient radiation exposure for Diagnostic Coronary Angiography (DCA) and Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (PCI) performed by…”
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Exploring the translational challenge for medical applications of ionising radiation and corresponding radiation protection research by Bockhold, Sophie, Foley, Shane J, Rainford, Louise A, Corridori, Riccardo, Eberstein, Annika, Hoeschen, Christoph, Konijnenberg, Mark W, Molyneux-Hodgson, Susan, Paulo, Graciano, Santos, Joana, McNulty, Jonathan P

“…Medical applications of ionising radiation and associated radiation protection research often encounter long delays and inconsistent implementation when…”
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THE IMPACT OF OBESITY ON ABDOMINAL CT RADIATION DOSE AND IMAGE QUALITY by Qurashi, Abdulaziz A, Rainford, Louise A, Alshamrani, Khalid M, Foley, Shane J

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate how iterative reconstruction can compensate for the noise increase in low radiation dose abdominal computed tomography…”
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Establishment of diagnostic reference levels for CT trunk examinations in the western region of Saudi Arabia by Qurashi, Abdulaziz A, Rainford, Louise A, Foley, Shane J

“…Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are an important optimisation tool, which aid in identifying abnormally high dose levels. These are currently not available…”
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Machine learning and deep learning-based Natural Language Processing for auto-vetting the appropriateness of Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Referrals by Alanazi, Ali H., Cradock, Andrea, Ryan, John, Rainford, Louise

“…Manual vetting of radiology referrals is an essential daily task to ensure the appropriateness of the received referrals. Such tasks require sufficient…”
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Validation of the educational effectiveness of a mobile learning app to improve knowledge about MR image quality optimisation and artefact reduction by Alsharif, Walaa, Davis, Michaela, Rainford, Louise, Cradock, Andrea, McGee, Allison

“…Aim The aim was to design an app-based eLearning tool to provide radiographers with information about the physical basis of MR artefacts and practical…”
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Flexible image evaluation: iPad versus secondary-class monitors for review of MR spinal emergency cases, a comparative study by McNulty, Jonathan P, Ryan, John T, Evanoff, Michael G, Rainford, Louise A

“…Studies have highlighted the potential of handheld viewing devices for rapid diagnosis and increased smartphone usage among physicians and radiologists is…”
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Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: results from the EURAMED Rocc-n-Roll project survey by Santos, Joana, Foley, Shane, Andersson, Jonas, Figueiredo, João Paulo, Hoeschen, Christoph, Damilakis, John, Frija, Guy, Alves, Francisco, Riklund, Katrine, Rainford, Louise, Nestle, Ursula, McNulty, Jonathan, Bacher, Klaus, Hierath, Monika, Paulo, Graciano

“…Purpose To analyse the existing radiation protection (RP) education and training (E&T) capabilities in the European Union and identify associated needs,…”
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Subjective Versus Quantitative Methods of Assessing Breast Density by Alomaim, Wijdan, O'Leary, Desiree, Ryan, John, Rainford, Louise, Evanoff, Michael, Foley, Shane

“…In order to find a consistent, simple and time-efficient method of assessing mammographic breast density (MBD), different methods of assessing density…”
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Low Radiation Dose Implications in Obese Abdominal Computed Tomography Imaging by Qurashi, Abdulaziz A., Rainford, Louise A., Alhazmi, Fahad H., Alshamrani, Khalid M., Sulieman, Abdelmoneim, Alsharif, Walaa M., Alshoabi, Sultan A., Gameraddin, Moawia B., Aloufi, Khalid M., Aldahery, Shrooq T., Foley, Shane J.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the implications of low radiation dose in abdominal computed tomography (CT) when combined with noise reduction filters…”
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Influence of radiology expertise on the perception of nonmedical images by Kelly, Brendan, Rainford, Louise A, McEntee, Mark F, Kavanagh, Eoin C

“…Identifying if participants with differing diagnostic accuracy and visual search behavior during radiologic tasks also differ in nonradiologic tasks is…”
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Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: an analysis from the EURAMED rocc-n-roll project by Rainford, Louise, Santos, Joana, Alves, Francisco, Figueiredo, João Paulo, Hoeschen, Christoph, Damilakis, John, Frija, Guy, Andersson, Jonas, McNulty, Jonathan, Foley, Shane, Bacher, Klaus, Nestle, Ursula, Hierath, Monika, Paulo, Graciano

“…Background A Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis was performed to understand the status quo of education and training in radiation…”
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Identifying lumbosacral plexus nerve root abnormalities in patients with sciatica using 3T readout-segmented echo-planar diffusion weighted MR neurography by Abdulaal, Osamah M., McGee, Allison, Rainford, Louise, O’Driscoll, Dearbhail, Galligan, Marie, Reid, Valerie, MacMahon, Peter J.

“…Objectives To investigate the accuracy of Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) using the Readout Segmentation of Long Variable Echo-trains (RESOLVE) sequence in…”
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Breast Surface Radiation Dose During Coronary CT Angiography: Reduction by Breast Displacement and Lead Shielding by FOLEY, Shane J, MCENTEE, Mark F, ACHENBACH, Stephan, BRENNAN, Patrick C, RAINFORD, Louise S, DODD, Jonathan D

“…The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the effect of cranial breast displacement and lead shielding on in vivo breast surface radiation dose…”
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Is the iPad suitable for image display at American Board of Radiology examinations? by Toomey, Rachel J, Rainford, Louise A, Leong, David L, Butler, Marie-Louise, Evanoff, Michael G, Kavanagh, Eoin C, Ryan, John T

“…The study aimed to determine the acceptability of the iPad 3 as a display option for American Board of Radiology (ABR) examinations. A set of 20 cases for each…”
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Computer-aided detection tool development for teaching chest radiograph pattern recognition to undergraduate radiography students : a context needs and capability analysis by Mdletshe, Sibusiso, Rainford, Louise, Nel, Andre L., Lawrence, Heather A.

“…Background: Medical imaging (MI) education has experienced a shift aligned with the advances in technology and the role played by radiographers in pattern…”
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CT radiation dose and image quality optimization using a porcine model by Zarb, Francis, McEntee, Mark F, Rainford, Louise

“…To evaluate potential radiation dose savings and resultant image quality effects with regard to optimization of commonly performed computed tomography (CT)…”
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Decision Making and Variation in Radiation Exposure Factor Selection by Radiologic Technologists by Darcy, Sarah, Rainford, Louise, PhD (UCD), Dip RNI, Dip Rad (CoR), Dip Management (NCIR), Kelly, Brendan, MB BCh BAO, BSc, Toomey, Rachel, PhD (UCD), BSc (Hons)

“…Abstract The goal of radiographic imaging is to produce a diagnostically useful image while minimizing patient radiation dose. This study aimed to review…”
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Flexible Image Evaluation by McNulty, Jonathan P., BSc, MSc, Ryan, John T., PhD, Evanoff, Michael G., PhD, Rainford, Louise A., PhD

“…Rationale and Objectives Studies have highlighted the potential of handheld viewing devices for rapid diagnosis and increased smartphone usage among physicians…”
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