Parkinson, H., Kapushesky, M., Kolesnikov, N., Rustici, G., Shojatalab, M., Abeygunawardena, N., ...
Original article can be found at: http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/ Copyright the Author(s) DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn889 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons...
MAGETabulator, a suite of tools to support the microarray data format MAGE-TAB. (2009)
Rayner, T.F., Rezwan, F., Lukk, M., Bradley, X.Z., Farne, A., Holloway, E., ...
Original article can be found at: http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/ "This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License...
Building a life story: Providing records and support to former residents of children's homes (2008)
Murray, S, Malone, J, Glare, J
Approximately 500,000 children were institutionalised in Australian orphanages and other forms of children's Homes over the course of the 20th century. However, growing up in care is not just a part...
Staff dosimetry in interventional cardiology: survey on methods and level of exposure (2008)
Foti, C., Padovani, R., Trianni, A., Bokou, C., Christofides, S., Corbett, R.H., ...
In interventional cardiac procedures, staff operates near the patient in a non-uniformly scattered radiation field. Consequently, workers may receive, over a period, relatively high radiation doses....
Survey on performance assessment of cardiac angiography systems (2008)
Padovani, R., Trianni, A., Bokou, C., Bosmans, H., Jankowski, J., Kottou, S., ...
Advances in imaging technology have facilitated the development of increasingly complex interventional cardiac equipment. Consequently, there is a need for definitive equipment requirements. The aim...
Acceptance testing and QA of interventional cardiology systems (2008)
Dowling, A., Gallagher, A., O'Connor, U., Larkin, A., Gorman, D., Gray, L., ...
Interventional cardiology (IC) is a rapidly growing field of medical specialisation. Such procedures are complex and may subject patients and operators to higher levels of risk than those encountered...
Faulkner, K., Malone, J., Vano, E., Padovani, R., Busch, H. P., Zoetelief, J. (Hans), ...
Health-care expenditure on radiological equipment in Europe is a growing fraction of the gross domestic product for all member states. This increase in expenditure has been driven by technical...
Patient dose in interventional radiology: a European survey (2008)
Vano, E., Järvinen, H., Kosunen, A., Bly, R., Malone, J., Dowling, A., ...
Patient doses for a few common fluoroscopy-guided procedures in interventional radiology (IR) (excluding cardiology) were collected from a few radiological departments in 13 European countries. The...
Acceptance testing of fluoroscopy systems used for interventional purposes (2008)
O'Connor, U., Dowling, A., Gallagher, A., Gorman, D., Walsh, C., Larkin, A., ...
This study presents the results of acceptance testing on 18 interventional fluoroscopy systems in Ireland. Acceptance testing and routine quality assurance (QA) of X-ray systems are the requirements...
Wright, S.E., Baudouin, S.V., Kaudeer, N., Shrestha, S., Malone, J., Burn, L., ...
Background: The NSF for Renal Services stresses the importance of collaboration between renal services and critical care networks in managing patients with acute renal failure in the most clinically...
SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF IMAGE QUALITY IN DIGITAL FLUOROSCOPY (2006)
Walsh, C., Dowling, A., Meade, A., Malone, J.
There are numerous methods for assessing image quality in diagnostic X ray. In our study we assessed how imaging quality assurance methods perform in practice. Physics assessments were based on IPEM...
SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF IMAGE QUALITY IN DIGITAL FLUOROSCOPY (2006)
Walsh, C., Dowling, A., Meade, A., Malone, J.
There are numerous methods for assessing image quality in diagnostic X ray. In our study we assessed how imaging quality assurance methods perform in practice. Physics assessments were based on IPEM...
EQUIPMENT STANDARDS FOR INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY (2006)
Dowling, A., Gallagher, A., Walsh, C., Malone, J.
Interventional radiology has seen rapid growth in cardiology and represents an alternative to hazardous surgery. Recently there has been a substantial growth in the number of procedures being...
Subjective and objective measures of image quality in digital fluoroscopy (2005)
Walsh, C., Dowling, A., Meade, A., Malone, J.
There are numerous methods for assessing image quality in diagnostic X ray. In our study we assessed how imaging quality assurance methods perform in practice. Physics assessments were based on IPEM...
Equipment standards for interventional cardiology (2005)
Dowling, A., Gallagher, A., Walsh, C., Malone, J.
Interventional radiology has seen rapid growth in cardiology and represents an alternative to hazardous surgery. Recently there has been a substantial growth in the number of procedures being...
Objectives To estimate the risk of exposure to Coxiella burnettii among ‘at risk’ workers in Ireland. Methods A cross-sectional seroprevalence study, using the complement fixation technique...
Objectives To estimate the risk of exposure to Coxiella burnettii among ‘at risk’ workers in Ireland. Methods A cross-sectional seroprevalence study, using the complement fixation technique...
Objectives To estimate the risk of exposure to Coxiella burnettii among ‘at risk’ workers in Ireland. Methods A cross-sectional seroprevalence study, using the complement fixation technique...
Background This study aimed to establish how important an occupational health unit (OHU) is to its clients, and to identify the perceived needs and priorities for such a service. Methods A...
Best practice in undertaking and reporting health technology assessments (2002)
Busse, R., Orvain, J., Velasco, M., Perleth, M., Drummond, M., Gurtner, F., ...
[Executive Summary] The aim of Working Group 4 has been to develop and disseminate best practice in undertaking and reporting assessments, and to identify needs for methodologic development. Health...
Best practice in undertaking and reporting health technology assessments (2002)
Busse, R., Orvain, J., Velasco, M., Perleth, M., Drummond, M., Gurtner, F., ...
[Executive Summary] The aim of Working Group 4 has been to develop and disseminate best practice in undertaking and reporting assessments, and to identify needs for methodologic development. Health...
Best practice in undertaking and reporting health technology assessments (2002)
Busse, R., Orvain, J., Velasco, M., Perleth, M., Drummond, M., Gurtner, F., ...
[Executive Summary] The aim of Working Group 4 has been to develop and disseminate best practice in undertaking and reporting assessments, and to identify needs for methodologic development. Health...
Medical Exposures Directive: Implications for Interventional Radiology (2001)
The new European Directive on Medical Exposures (97/43/EURATOM) specifically mentions 'high dose procedures' among the areas requiring special attention. This is universally interpreted as including...
A Critical Overview of Acceptance Testing Using Various Measured Indices (2001)
Dowling, A., Kenny, T., Malone, J.
It is a requirement of the new European directive on health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposure (97/43/EURATOM), that acceptance...
Brogan, O, Malone, J, Fox, C, Whyte, A S
AIM: To evaluate Lancefield grouping and caramel smell for presumptive identification of the Streptococcus milleri group, and to find whether Lancefield group, species, or protein profile correlated...
Brogan, O, Malone, J, Fox, C, Whyte, A S
AIM: To evaluate Lancefield grouping and caramel smell for presumptive identification of the Streptococcus milleri group, and to find whether Lancefield group, species, or protein profile correlated...
Galactose tolerance studies of individuals with reduced galactose pathway activity.
Mellman, W J, Rawnsley, B E, Nichols, C W, Needelman, B, Mennuti, M T, Malone, J, ...
The galactose tolerance of individuals with mutant genotypes affecting the activities of galactokinase (GALK) and galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT) was examined. Genotypes studied were...
Ocular microtremor in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
Bolger, C., Bojanic, S., Sheahan, N., Coakley, D., Malone, J.
Abnormalities in the oculomotor control mechanism of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease are well recognised. In this study the effect of Parkinson's disease on tonic output from oculomotor...
Ocular microtremor (OMT): a new neurophysiological approach to multiple sclerosis
Bolger, C., Bojanic, S., Sheahan, N., Malone, J., Hutchinson, M., Coakley, D.
Using a piezoelectric transducer, the frequency and pattern of ocular microtremor (OMT) between 50 normal subjects and 50patients with multiple sclerosis were compared. Controls were age matched. All...