dc.contributor.author | Mkumbo, E N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T14:13:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T14:13:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master of Medicine (diagnostic Radiology), University Of Nairobi, 2002 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/25503 | |
dc.description.abstract | A retrospective study of radiological examinations was carried out
in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology in the last two and half years. A
total of 28133 cases were reviewed, of these 10830(38.5%) were
females, 5743 (20.4%) were males and 11560 (410/0)had no sex
indicated. 9769 (34.7%) had no age indicated, 11519(40.90/0) noted
adults, 258 (0.90/0)noted child, 7% was between 21 and 30 years.
1837 (65.30/0) patients had referral forms written Kenyatta national
hospital, 4980 (17.70/0)University of Nairobi, 113 (0.40/0) Aghakhan
hospital and 4642 (16.5%) from other centers.
14629 (520/0)the referral diagnosis did not tie with the radiological
diagnosis, while 12294 (43.7%) the referral diagnosis tied with the
radiological diagnosis and 1210 (4.30/0)had no referral diagnosis.
Plain films were the majority and accounted for 51.4%, followed by
gray scale ultrasound, which accounted for 44.8% and color Doppler
was the least accounting for 1.1%. The commonest examinations
were Chest radiographs 6244(37.5 0/0)followed by lower limbs 3913
(23.50/0) while plain abdomen was the least 126(0.8%).
Abdominal ultrasound examinations were top on the list of
ultrasound examination accounting for (36.6% 4540 (36.6%) followed
by pelvic ultrasounds 4526 (36.5%) while cranial ultrasound were
least accounting for 19 (0.10/0) only. 250 color Doppler's ultrasound
were done. Lower limb Doppler accounted for 92.0% (230), carotid
6% (15) and upper limbs 5(20/0). | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi, | en |
dc.title | An audit of the pattern of radiological examinations done in the department of Diagnostic radiology of the university of Nairobi from June 1998 to November 2000 | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
local.publisher | School of Medicine | en |