AUDIT
There is a requirement for trainees to participate in at least one audit per year of their training and this forms part of the annual assessment process. Dr Corinna Hauff is currently the audit lead and coordinates the audit projects being undertaken within the department. In addition, vital support is available from the Quality Team of the trust which is part of the Patient Safety & Clinical Leadership Directorate. There are 8 Quality Facilitators who work with 7 Business Units providing advice, guidance and support with the clinical governance agenda. There is a part-time Clinical Audit Clerk who retrieves case-notes for audits. The team provides assistance to trainees in designing a proforma, case-note retrieval and preparing the audit presentation. Limited support is available for data analysis and report writing.
A monthly audit meeting is also organised in the radiology department where recent audits are presented and discussed. Recently this has expanded to include discussions on the current projects being undertaken by trainees with immediate advice available from consultants and quality facilitator from the audit department.
RESEARCH
Research productivity enhances the overall training experience, and there is a strong tradition of support and encouragement for trainees at all levels in the Hull and East Yorkshire programme to actively participate in ongoing research projects.The hospitals research and development departments provide valuable support and guidance. Professor D. Ettles was appointed as a Clinical Professor within the Radiology department in 2008 and provides advice on larger projects and research to trainees and Consultants.
The physics department is also active in research and has had numerous publications and presentations, which can be found here: http://www.hullrad.org.uk/
Hull has an active academic department with trainees supervised by consultants to pursue research interests. Of note, one of our current ACF trainees has received BSIR funding for the HEYA Trial (a prospective, randomised control trial).
The following is a selection of some of the more recent presentations and publications from the department:
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Cranial subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage caused by spinal melanoma metastasis. Olubajo F, Stavropoulos S, Hussain MM, Rowland-Hill C, Achawal S. Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Feb;33(1):110-111. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1301376.
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Utilisation of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography in the assessment of deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap for breast reconstruction surgery. Chong LW, Lakshminarayan R, Akali A. Clin Radiol. 2019 Mar 1. pii: S0009-9260(19)30089-3. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.01.027.
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A comparative study of quantitative assessment with fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography and endoscopic ultrasound in oesophageal cancer. Borakati A, Razack A, Cawthorne C, Roy R, Usmani S, Ahmed N. Nucl Med Commun. 2018 Jul;39(7):628-635. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000000844.
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Initial experience with 18F-sodium fluoride (NaF) PET-CT: a viable functional biomarker in symptomatic Os acromiale. Usmani S, Marafi F, Esmail A, Ahmed N. Br J Radiol. 2018 Apr;91(1084):20170741. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170741
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Atypical Hemangioma Mimicking Metastasis on 18F-Sodium Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Gallium-68-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography Improves the Specificity of Bone Lesions. Usmani S, Marafi F, Rasheed R, Al Kandari F, Ahmed N. Indian J Nucl Med. 2018 Apr-Jun;33(2):171-173. doi: 10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_150_17.
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Imaging assessment of acute ischaemic stroke: a review of radiological methods. Smith AG, Rowland Hill C. Br J Radiol. 2018 Feb;91(1083):20170573. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170573. Epub 2017 Dec 11. Review.
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A proof-of-concept study analyzing the clinical utility of fluorine-18-sodium fluoride PET-CT in skeletal staging of oncology patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis. Usmani S, Marafi F, Esmail A, Ahmed N. Nucl Med Commun. 2017 Dec;38(12):1067-1075. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000000759.
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A novel approach to treating a post-sternotomy internal mammary artery pseudoaneurysm. Al-Radhi Y, Shrivastava V.Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Jan 1;26(1):161-162. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx254.
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Endovascular versus Open Repair of Asymptomatic Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Shahin Y, Barakat H, Shrivastava V. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 May;27(5):715-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.02.026. Epub 2016 Mar 30. Review.
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The role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging in the follow-up of patients post-endovascular aneurysm repair. Jawad N, Parker P, Lakshminarayan R. Ultrasound. 2016 Feb;24(1):50-9. doi: 10.1177/1742271X15627303. Epub 2016 Jan 20.