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paediatric radiology, HIV-infection, respiratory disease

Biography

Executive Head, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

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Employment (3)

Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University: Cape Town, Western Cape Province, ZA

2013-04-01 to present | Executive Head (Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology)
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Richard Pitcher

Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University: Cape Town, Western Cape Province, ZA

2010-01-01 to present | Head of Division (Division of Radiodiagnosis)
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Richard Pitcher

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Western Cape Province, ZA

2001-11-01 to 2009-12-31 | Head of Division (Paediatric Radiology)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Cape Town, ZA

2016 | Ph.D
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Colleges of Medicine of South Africa: Rondebosch, Cape Town, ZA

1986 to 1990 | F C Rad Diag (SA) (College of Radiologists)
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University of Cape Town: Observatory, ZA

1976 to 1981 | MB.ChB (Medical School)
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Works (50 of 67)

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Corrigendum: An audit of licenced radiological equipment and personnel in Botswana

Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
2024-11-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Garebue D. Nlashwa; Morrison Sinvula; Setso O. Setso; Wallace Miller; Molatedi Lesiamang; Tashinga Maboreke; Richard D. Pitcher
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An audit of licenced radiological equipment and personnel in Botswana

Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
2024-09-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Garebue D. Nlashwa; Morrison Sinvula; Setso O. Setso; Wallace Miller; Molatedi Lesiamang; Tashinga Maboreke; Richard D. Pitcher
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The use of lung ultrasound in COVID-19

ERJ Open Research
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Ivana Blazic; Chiara Cogliati; Nicola Flor; Guy Frija; Michael Kawooya; Michele Umbrello; Sam Ali; Marie-Laure Baranne; Young-Jae Cho; Richard Pitcher et al.
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Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case report

South African Journal of Radiology
2023-01-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Siviwe S. Mpateni; Jacques Bence; Richard D. Pitcher; Michelle Da Silva
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After-hour trauma-radiograph interpretation in the emergency centre of a District Hospital

African Journal of Emergency Medicine
2022-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Yi-Ying Melissa Liu; Suzanne O'Hagan; Frederik Carl Holdt; Sa'ad Lahri; Richard Denys Pitcher
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Diagnostic yield and accuracy of paediatric image-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of deep organ tumours

South African Journal of Radiology
2022-09-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Tichayedza Bondera; Pawel Schubert; Anel Van Zyl; Richard Pitcher; Asif Bagadia
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Temporal trends in ultrasound utilisation in the radiology department of a tertiary hospital

South African Journal of Radiology
2022-08-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Nwabisa Siyeka; Michelle Da Silva; Richard D. Pitcher
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A 6-year audit of public-sector MR utilisation in the Western Cape province of South Africa

South African Journal of Radiology
2022-07-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Yusuf Parak; Razaan Davis; Michelle Barnard; Amanda Fernandez; Keith Cloete; Matodzi Mukosi; Richard D. Pitcher
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Trends in public sector radiological usage in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: 2009–2019

South African Journal of Radiology
2021-11-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Monica Van Wijk; Michelle M. Barnard; Amanda Fernandez; Keith Cloete; Matodzi Mukosi; Richard D. Pitcher
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Yield of CT angiography in penetrating lower extremity trauma

Emergency Radiology
2021-08-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Alwyn le Roux; Anne-Marie Du Plessis; Richard Pitcher
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An audit of published South African diagnostic reference level data

Journal of Radiological Protection
2021-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: C J Trauernicht; R D Pitcher
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Accurate arterial path length estimation for pulse wave velocity calculation in growing children and adolescents [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]

2021-05-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2572-4754
Contributors: Lee-Roy C. Witbooi; Ben Page; Richard D. Pitcher; Steve Innes
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RSNA International Trends: A Global Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Radiology in Late 2020

Radiology
2021-04-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Bien Soo Tan; N. Reed Dunnick; Afshin Gangi; Stacy Goergen; Zheng-Yu Jin; Emanuele Neri; Cesar Higa Nomura; R. D. Pitcher; Judy Yee; Umar Mahmood
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A silver bullet? The role of radiology information system data mining in defining gunshot injury trends at a South African tertiary-level hospital

South African Journal of Radiology
2021-03-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Dale K. Creamer; Asif Bagadia; Clive Daniels; Richard D. Pitcher
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The Cinderellas of the scanner: Magnetic resonance imaging ‘pre-scan’ and ‘post-scan’ times: Their determinants and impact on patient throughput

South African Journal of Radiology
2020-12-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Marthinus B. Van Rooyen; Richard D. Pitcher
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The efficacy of pineapple juice as a negative oral contrast agent in magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

South African Journal of Radiology
2020-07-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Sheryl Mohabir; Richard D. Pitcher; Rubeshan Perumal; Matthew D.M. Goodier
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How useful are clinical details in blunt trauma referrals for computed tomography of the abdomen?

South African Journal of Radiology
2020-04-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Kenneth B. Beviss-Challinor; Martin Kidd; Richard D. Pitcher
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An audit of the polytrauma fracture detection rate of clinicians evaluating lodox statscan bodygrams in two South African public sector trauma units

Injury
2019-09 | Journal article
Contributors: FC Holdt; RD Pitcher
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Who PACS a Punch? The Role of the Picture Archiving and Communication System/Radiology Information System (PACS/RIS) in Quantifying Experiential Learning in Radiology Residency

Journal of Digital Imaging
2018-12 | Journal article
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Richard Pitcher

Infantile intrathoracic large airway obstruction in a setting with a high prevalence of tuberculosis/HIV

Paediatrics and International Child Health
2018-04-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin Wybrand Barnard; Anne-Marie Du Plessis; Pierre Goussard; Richard Denys Pitcher
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Inter-rater reliability in the radiological classification of renal injuries.

World Journal of Urology
2018-01 | Journal article
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Richard Pitcher

Diagnostic reference levels in low- and middle-income countries: early “ALARAm” bells?

Acta Radiologica
2017 | Journal article
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Richard Pitcher

The FC Rad Diag(SA): Stretched, but still in step – Report on a Royal College observership

South African Journal of Radiology
2017-01 | Journal article
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Richard Pitcher

Defining the diagnostic divide: an analysis of registered radiological equipment resources in a low-income African country.

Pan African Medical Journal
2016 | Journal article
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Richard Pitcher

Is the devil in the detail? The quality of clinical information provided on requests for non-trauma emergency abdominal CT scans and the impact of such data on radiological outcomes.

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Richard Pitcher

The impact of an electronic clinical decision support for pulmonary embolism imaging on the efficiency of computed tomography pulmonary angiography utilisation in a resource-limited setting

South African Medical Journal
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84952361975

Contributors: Murthy, C.; Davis, R.; Koegelenberg, C.F.N.; Irusen, E.M.; Pitcher, R.D.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Analysis of licensed South African diagnostic imaging equipment

Pan African Medical Journal
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84944909351

Contributors: Kabongo, J.M.; Nel, S.; Pitcher, R.D.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Chest radiographic abnormalities in HIV-infected African children: A longitudinal study

Thorax
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84941266218

Contributors: Pitcher, R.D.; Lombard, C.J.; Cotton, M.F.; Beningfield, S.J.; Workman, L.; Zar, H.J.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Diagnostic reference levels for paediatric computed tomography

South African Journal of Radiology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84964840286

Contributors: Vawda, Z.; Pitcher, R.; Akudugu, J.; Groenewald, W.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

The accuracy of radiology speech recognition reports in a multilingual South African teaching hospital

BMC Medical Imaging
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84934966584

Contributors: du Toit, J.; Hattingh, R.; Pitcher, R.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

The chest X-ray features of chronic respiratory disease in HIV-infected children - a review

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84923369957

Contributors: Pitcher, R.D.; Beningfield, S.J.; Zar, H.J.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Towards task shifting? A comparison of the accuracy of acute trauma-radiograph reporting by medical officers and senior radiographers in an African hospital

Pan African Medical Journal
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84947055602

Contributors: du Plessis, J.; Pitcher, R.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Clinical and immunological correlates of chest X-ray abnormalities in HIV-infected South African children with limited access to anti-retroviral therapy

Pediatric Pulmonology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84900034222

Contributors: Pitcher, R.D.; Lombard, C.; Cotton, M.F.; Beningfield, S.J.; Zar, H.J.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Mammography reporting at Tygerberg hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

South African Medical Journal
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84903382927

Contributors: Pitcher, R.; Lotz, J.; Ackermann, C.; Bagadia, A.; Davis, R.; Du Plessis, A.-M.; Grifth-Richards, S.; Hattingh, R.; Wagener, G.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Mammography reporting at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

South African Medical Journal
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84905254570

Contributors: Pitcher, R.; Lotz, J.; Ackermann, C.; Bagadia, A.; Davis, R.; du Plessis, A.-M.; Griffith-Richards, S.; Hattingh, R.; Wagener, G.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Accuracy of after-hour 'red dot' trauma radiograph triage by radiographers in a South African regional hospital

South African Medical Journal
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84883166566

Contributors: Hlongwane, S.T.; Pitcher, R.D.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparison of MR and fluoroscopic mucous fistulography in the pre-operative evaluation of infants with anorectal malformation: A pilot study

Pediatric Radiology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880922843

Contributors: Alves, J.C.G.; Sidler, D.; Lotz, J.W.; Pitcher, R.D.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

The Kimberley Hospital Rule (KHR) for urgent computed tomography of the brain in a resource-limited environment

South African Medical Journal
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84883163274

Contributors: Bezuidenhout, A.F.; Hurter, D.; Maydell, A.T.; van Niekerk, F.; de Figueiredo, S.A.B.; Harvey, J.; Vlok, A.J.; Pitcher, R.D.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Investigation into the effect of closed-system suctioning on the frequency of pediatric ventilator-associated pneumonia in a developing country

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84855653675

Contributors: Morrow, B.M.; Mowzer, R.; Pitcher, R.; Argent, A.C.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Measurement of prevertebral cervical soft tissue thickness on lateral digital radiographs

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84858638756

Contributors: Douglas, T.S.; Gresak, L.K.; Koen, N.; Fenton-Muir, N.; Van As, A.B.; Pitcher, R.D.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Chest radiographic presenting features and radiographic progression of pneumocystis pneumonia in South African children

Pediatric Pulmonology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80052965035

Contributors: Pitcher, R.D.; Daya, R.; Beningfield, S.J.; Zar, H.J.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Chest radiographic features of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV-infected children

Clinical Radiology
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-73649096519

Contributors: Pitcher, R.D.; Beningfield, S.J.; Zar, H.J.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Computer-aided detection of pulmonary pathology in pediatric chest radiographs

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2010 | Book
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2-s2.0-78349299117

Contributors: Mouton, A.; Pitcher, R.D.; Douglas, T.S.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Computer-aided detection of pulmonary pathology in pediatric chest radiographs.

Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention : MICCAI ... International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84882635639

Contributors: Mouton, A.; Pitcher, R.D.; Douglas, T.S.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Chest radiographic pulmonary changes reflecting extrapulmonary involvement in paediatric HIV disease

Pediatric Radiology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67349284326

Contributors: Pitcher, R.D.; Goddard, E.; Hendricks, M.; Lawrenson, J.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Digital radiographic measurement of the main bronchi: A pilot study

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-70349913645

Contributors: Sanders, V.M.; Pitcher, R.D.; Douglas, T.S.; Kibel, M.A.; Daya, R.B.; Van As, A.B.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

The use of the Statscan digital X-ray unit in paediatric polytrauma

Pediatric Radiology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-63049113196

Contributors: Pitcher, R.D.; Wilde, J.C.H.; Douglas, T.S.; Van As, A.B.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

A pilot study evaluating the "STATSCAN" digital X-ray machine in paediatric polytrauma

Emergency Radiology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-36548998896

Contributors: Pitcher, R.D.; Van As, A.B.; Sanders, V.; Douglas, T.S.; Wieselthaler, N.; Vlok, A.; Paverd, S.; Kilborn, T.; Rode, H.; Potgieter, H. et al.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Early detection of fractures with low-dose digital x-ray images in a pediatric trauma unit

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67649996018

Contributors: Douglas, T.S.; Sanders, V.; Pitcher, R.; Van As, A.B.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier

Early detection of fractures with low-dose digital X-ray images in a pediatric trauma unit.

The Journal of trauma
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-48049091159

Contributors: Douglas, T.S.; Sanders, V.; Pitcher, R.; van As, A.B.
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Richard Pitcher via Scopus - Elsevier
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