Emma Stanley

• MB BCh BAO
• Consultant Radiologist at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Introduction Magnetic seeds (Magseeds) are becoming increasingly used as a method of localising non-palpable breast lesions preoperatively. The outcomes of single magseed guided wide local excisions have been reported in the literature, however, there's a paucity of data on results when using multiple magseeds in one breast. In this study, we asses...

Background Increasing numbers of patients and carers rely on online resources for healthcare information. Radiation safety can be misunderstood by patients and clinicians and lead to patient anxiety. We aimed to assess the readability of online patient educational materials (PEMs) related to radiation safety. Methods A total of 84 articles pertain...

Injected drug use is associated with a wide range of medical complications which are predominantly musculoskeletal and vascular in nature. Illicit drug use is increasing worldwide. Patients with complications of injected drug use often present in a non-specific manner without a reliable clinical history. Musculoskeletal complications are typically...

Introduction Thyroid radiation shields are often uncovered by the surgical gown and may represent a preventable source of wound contamination. The aims of this study are to define the common pathogens found on thyroid radiation shields and evaluate the effectiveness of a simple cleaning method. Methods Samples were obtained from 29 community thyro...

Aim: To determine if any malignancies would have been missed in women aged 25-29 years in the absence of needle biopsy of sonographically typical fibroadenomas, and to present a non-biopsy protocol for fibroadenomas in this age group using strict criteria. Materials and methods: Women aged 25-29 years undergoing needle biopsies in three centres...

Spinal haematoma is a rare occurrence, however has the potential to cause significant spinal injury and morbidity. MRI is the gold-standard of investigation, and urgent imaging is required for early diagnosis and treatment to ensure best patient outcomes. We present a pictorial review demonstrating the imaging features of spinal haematoma based on...

Encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroid disease (EAATD), also known as Hashimoto's encephalopathy, is a rare neurological condition that may occur in patients with clinical or sub-clinical autoimmune thyroid disease. The pathogenesis of EAATD has been not clearly elucidated yet. The diagnostic criteria include neurological or psychiatric...

Objective: To describe and evaluate a novel technical development to improve detection of intracranial vessel occlusions using multiphase CT angiography (MPCTA). Materials and methods: The institutional ethics committee approved the study. Fifty patients (30 consecutive distal (M2 or smaller) anterior circulation occlusions, ten M1 occlusions, t...

Background and purpose: Multiphase CTA, a technique to dynamically assess the vasculature in acute ischemic stroke, was primarily developed to evaluate collateral filling. We have observed that it is also useful in identifying distal anterior circulation occlusions due to delayed anterior circulation opacification on multiphase CTA, an observation...

Acetabular paralabral cysts are common. They vary in their clinical presentation and may be asymptomatic or cause pain and restriction at the hip joint. In rare instances they may cause symptoms by compressing local neurovascular structures. We report a case of symptomatic compression of the sciatic nerve by a posteriorly displaced acetabular paral...

EuroSafe Imaging 2017 / ESI-0037 The role of consolidation and leadership by the national cancer screening program in symptomatic and asymptomatic radiological breast imaging optimisation and breast dose reduction in Ireland

Objective: The “delayed vessel sign” refers to the presence of relative unilateral delayed enhancement of a vessel or vessels in the anterior circulation on delayed phases of a multiphase CTA (MPCTA) distal to the point of vessel occlusion. We aimed to determine if educating radiologists on the “delayed vessel sign” would improve sensitivity, confi...

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common non-melanomatous skin cancer, typically arising in sun-exposed areas such as the head and neck. Defective signaling through the Hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway forms the molecular basis for BCC. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. Basal cell carcinoma of the genital tract is rare as is metastatic...

Objectives: This study aims to assess the effect of sensory stimulation on patient MRI experience, and to assess whether sensory stimulation has a significant effect on MR image quality. Methods: Case-control study conducted over 4 months, involving patients undergoing MRI brain, cervical spine, breast and prostate. N=106 patients, 64 cases and...

The diagnosis and effective management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) requires a combination clinical, endoscopic, histological, biological, and imaging data. While endoscopy and biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis of IBD, imaging plays a central role in the assessment of extra mural disease, in disease surveillance and in the asses...

Anaesthetists may encounter parturients with a spectrum of anatomical and functional abnormalities secondary to spinal dysraphisms, which are among the most common neurodevelopmental anomalies. These range from surgically corrected open dysraphisms to previously undiagnosed closed dysraphisms. Both bony and neural structures may be abnormal. In tru...

Dear Editor,Patients who survive cervical spinal cord injury at or above C4 may require long-term or permanent ventilatory support. We would like to report the first successful application of phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) in Ireland to successfully wean prolonged mechanical ventilation in an adult patient after high cervical spinal cord injury.A...

Osteoporotic hip fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Furthermore, reduced implant anchorage in osteoporotic bone predisposes towards fixation failure and with an ageing population, even low failure rates represent a significant challenge to healthcare systems. Fixation failure in fragility fractures of the hip ran...

PURPOSE/AIM To review, discuss new thoracic devices including; ECMO, VAD, TAVI, Atrial ASD and Appendage devices and TEVAR. To discuss and review the imaging features using CXR with 3DCT correlation. To define the correct nomenclature and lexicon for image interpretation CONTENT ORGANIZATION Devices to be discussed include; Extracorporeal membrane...