Mat Elameer

Consultant neuroradiologist @teamneuroRVI / research fellow. Totally unashamed medical physics & imaging geek. Moonlighting bass player. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

Recently had the pleasure of speaking to the guys from @RadCastAcademy! Thanks again for inviting me on! 🙌

[RadCast @RadCastAcademy]

New episode out🎙️! We speak to Academic Clincal Fellow @MatElameer about his Neuroradiology research; juggling research and clincial work, and why there are so few academic radiologists🤷‍♂️.A must listen for anyone interested in academic radiology or an ACF👌🏾https://t.co/SEZtFzlLrw

[Lea Alhilali, MD @teachplaygrub]

1/My hardest thread yet! Are you up for the challenge?

How stroke perfusion imaging works!

Ever wonder why it’s Tmax & not Tmin?

Do you not question & let RAPID read the perfusion for you? Not anymore!

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@saspist @HeldinEU I have just woken up from a nap. 10/10 would recommend

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@NeuroradLal @PeterGKranz @dgleao @Neuroshadow @brainscandan Nice one Lal & team!! 🙌

[Peter Kranz @PeterGKranz]

📰 New Paper Alert 📰

“Flow Void Sign”: Flow Artifact on T2-Weighted MRI Can Be an Indicator of Dural Defect Location in Ventral Type 1 Spinal CSF Leaks

Congrats to @NeuroradLal, @dgleao, @Neuroshadow, @brainscandan - super useful - I'm a believer!!

https://t.co/WAO60C9gh3

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@saspist @drbknight @DrLongissimus

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@G_D_Phillips1 @DrTomRoberts Not one of the study team and don’t know the timeline of prior studies but I’m sure this is a big factor in sensitivity now. Multislice spiral CT allowing for 1mm recons on all heads is the difference between seeing sulcal SAH and not seeing it.

[Erik Middlebrooks, MD @EMiddlebrooksMD]

Combining the power of #7T with #AI k-space reconstruction for exquisite evaluation of hippocampal structure at 0.2 x 0.2 x 1.2 mm! #MayoClinicFlorida #epilepsy @MayoClinic @SiemensHealth @SiemensHealthPR

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@EMiddlebrooksMD @MayoClinic @SiemensHealth @SiemensHealthPR Niiiice!

[Dr Kish Mankad @drmankad]

Tremendous work @AdGoldmanYassen! This is the best free resource for everything #pedineurorad. Well done for such a fantastic line up with the PEdiatric NeUroradiology Teaching Series (PEANUTS) - YouTube. Link:https://t.co/fGIqAxmcxk

[The Neuroradiologist @theneuroradguy]

White matter anatomy. Association fibers are white matter fibers connecting cortical areas within the same hemisphere. Figure I made for an upcoming presentation. #MedTwitter #MedEd #FOAMed #FOAMrad #radres #Radiology

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@mstotty88 @DrDLittle @UKLabour Well it’s a shame that all our scans aren’t for 5 year asymptomatic surveillance isn’t it. I’m not sure why you’re trying to pretend this isn’t a problem for patients.

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@mstotty88 @DrDLittle @UKLabour Didn’t use to apply to outpatient either! TBF if they paid OP reporting at same rates as ED I’m sure it would help address the imbalance, but no-one wants to admit that the solution is to pay more than £15 a report if you want to clear a backlog when there’s a workforce crisis

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@mstotty88 @DrDLittle @UKLabour I mean the companies like medica and 4Ways are putting limits on the number of scans they will accept from trusts, because they don’t have enough radiologists to report them in time either. We send the max amount they will take from us and still have a 2 month backlog!

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@mstotty88 @DrDLittle @UKLabour Not a solution. The radiologist shortage is global, and teleradiology is already fully saturated.

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@DrLongissimus Computed tomography

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@Jopo_dr Were they taking a big inspiration? If the thoracic pressure more negative than the vacuum in the tube I could see how blood may flow the other way

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@VirtueOfNothing @DrSalihTokmak @MStott88 @Dr_Rajiology It varies which is why we rely on a good clinical referral to manage our lists. For an RTC, hyperacute stroke, ruptured AAA etc we can get the patient scanned within minutes. For a stable patient with acute abdo pain it could be several hours. I do get Martyn’s frustration.

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@MStott88 @VirtueOfNothing @Dr_Rajiology Thanks for listening. You’re right that your patients deserve better. We’re not denying them because we want to, but because radiology in this country has fallen so far behind the rest of the world.

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@MStott88 @VirtueOfNothing @Dr_Rajiology We’re not the 8th best for radiology resources! Though of course I would like us to be

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@MStott88 @TJGrundy @VirtueOfNothing @Dr_Rajiology 2/2: there is never any acknowledgement of the impact on radiology capacity. We are saturated. The message from you needs to be that radiology needs more resources to help your patients get better outcomes. We’ve been asking for more resources for decades and no-one listens to us

[Mat Elameer @MatElameer]

@MStott88 @TJGrundy @VirtueOfNothing @Dr_Rajiology 1/2: I would be delighted if we could reduce the amount of unhelpful CT heads we did. Like everyone else, we’re just following the NICE guidelines. Unfortunately every new guideline that comes out for every specialty is pushing for tighter imaging turnaround times.