Dr Rudolf Boeddinghaus

MBChB(Cape Town), FCRad(D)SA, FRANZCR, FRCR

Overview
Rudolf graduated with first class honours from the University of Cape Town in 1996 and completed his radiology training at Groote Shuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town in 2004. He joined Perth Radiological Clinic in 2004 and became a Partner in 2005. His main clinical interest is head and neck radiology including dentomaxillofacial imaging.

Specialty
Head and neck imaging, dental & maxillofacial imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, MRI.

Fellowship Training
Musculoskeletal ultrasound, MRI, head and neck and maxillofacial imaging.

Hospital Appointments (past & present)
Fremantle Hospital (past)

Professional Appointments
Associate editor, Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
Clinical Senior Lecturer, School of Surgery, University of Western Australia

Recent Publications
The effects of superior semicircular canal dehiscence on the labyrinth: does size matter? Rajan GP, Leaper MR, Goggin L, Atlas MD, Boeddinghaus R, Eikelboom RK. Neurotol 2008; 29 (7): 972-5
The relationship between the air-bone gap and the size of superior semicircular canal dehiscence. Yuen H-W, Boeddinghaus R, Eikelboom RH, Altas MD. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009; 141 (6): 689-94
Current concepts in Maxillofacial Imaging: Boeddinghaus R and Whyte A, 2008: Eur. J. Radiol 66(3), pp 296-318
Dental panoramic tomography: An approach for the general radiologist: Boeddinghaus R and Whyte A, Dec. 2006: Australasian Radiology Volume 50, Issue 6, Pages: 526-533

Recent Presentations to Conferences/Scientific Meetings
Australian and New Zealand Society of Neuroradiology (ANZSNR) annual scientific meeting, Canberra, March 2011: Imaging the Anterior Skull Base.
RANZCR, Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, October 2010: 1. A Review of Dentomaxillofacial Imaging 2. Thyroid Nodules - What to Do.
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress Perth, May 2010: Imaging the Anterior Skull Base.
Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Society 11th Annual Scientific Meeting Fremantle, August 2009: The best use of radiology in the diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer.
RANZCR, Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 18 October 2008: An approach to the Orthopantomogram.
WA branch of the RANZCR, monthly professional meeting, Perth, 18 June 2008: The Imaging of Conductive Hearing Loss.

Current Research Projects
Cone Beam CT in Dentomaxillofacial Imaging
CT of the temporomandibular joints.
CT of normal variants of the frontal recess.