An Internet-based nuclear medicine teaching file. 1995

J W Wallis, and M M Miller, and T R Miller, and T H Vreeland
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.

Teaching file cases play an important role in the training of nuclear medicine residents; however, film-based teaching files have limitations, such as difficulty in accessing cases in a department with several remote clinical sites. The goal of this project was to develop a digital teaching file with the capability for local and remote (Internet) network access, with the additional requirements that viewing existing cases and addition of new cases be easy and simple. METHODS The teaching file software (TF-Web) utilizes applications developed for the World-Wide-Web in combination with locally developed programs for importing images, entering case information, indexing, searching, case selection and case editing. The time required to add cases to the TF-Web and to access existing cases from local and remote network sites as well as computer storage requirements were assessed. RESULTS Cases entered in TF-Web may be viewed either with or without diagnoses and may be accessed with acceptable speed (2-14 sec) from both local and remote network sites. A relatively complex case required 1.2 megabytes of storage, with lesser storage requirements for simpler cases. CONCLUSIONS A digital teaching file has been developed that allows easy access from computers located both locally and elsewhere on the Internet. Digital storage requirements are reasonable, and, because of the unique nature of TF-Web, case storage may be distributed among multiple institutions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009683 Nuclear Medicine A specialty field of radiology concerned with diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative use of radioactive compounds. Atomic Medicine,Nuclear Radiology,Medicine, Atomic,Medicine, Nuclear,Radiology, Nuclear
D011873 Radiology Information Systems Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of radiology services and facilities. PACS (Radiology),Picture Archiving And Communication System,Picture Archiving and Communication Systems,Picture Archiving, Radiologic,X-Ray Information Systems,Archiving, Radiologic Picture,Information System, Radiologic,Information System, Radiology,Information Systems, Radiologic,Information Systems, Radiology,Radiologic Information System,Radiologic Information Systems,Radiologic Picture Archiving,Radiology Information System,System, Radiologic Information,System, Radiology Information,Systems, Radiologic Information,Systems, Radiology Information,Xray Information Systems,Information System, X-Ray,Information System, Xray,Information Systems, X-Ray,Information Systems, Xray,PACSs (Radiology),System, X-Ray Information,System, Xray Information,Systems, X-Ray Information,Systems, Xray Information,X Ray Information Systems,X-Ray Information System,Xray Information System
D003194 Computer-Assisted Instruction A self-learning technique, usually online, involving interaction of the student with programmed instructional materials. Programmed Instruction, Computerized,Self-Instruction Programs, Computerized,Computer Assisted Instruction,Computer-Assisted Instructions,Computerized Programmed Instruction,Computerized Self-Instruction Program,Computerized Self-Instruction Programs,Instruction, Computer-Assisted,Instruction, Computerized Programmed,Instructions, Computer-Assisted,Program, Computerized Self-Instruction,Programs, Computerized Self-Instruction,Self Instruction Programs, Computerized,Self-Instruction Program, Computerized
D003195 Computer Communication Networks A system containing any combination of computers, computer terminals, printers, audio or visual display devices, or telephones interconnected by telecommunications equipment or cables: used to transmit or receive information. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Cognitive Radio,Computer Network Management,Databases, Distributed,Distributed Systems,Extranets,Intranets,Network Communication Protocols,Telecommunication Networks,Cognitive Radios,Communication Network, Computer,Communication Networks, Computer,Communication Protocol, Network,Communication Protocols, Network,Computer Communication Network,Database, Distributed,Distributed Database,Distributed Databases,Distributed System,Extranet,Intranet,Management, Computer Network,Network Communication Protocol,Network Management, Computer,Network, Computer Communication,Network, Telecommunication,Protocol, Network Communication,Radio, Cognitive,System, Distributed,Telecommunication Network
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012984 Software Sequential operating programs and data which instruct the functioning of a digital computer. Computer Programs,Computer Software,Open Source Software,Software Engineering,Software Tools,Computer Applications Software,Computer Programs and Programming,Computer Software Applications,Application, Computer Software,Applications Software, Computer,Applications Softwares, Computer,Applications, Computer Software,Computer Applications Softwares,Computer Program,Computer Software Application,Engineering, Software,Open Source Softwares,Program, Computer,Programs, Computer,Software Application, Computer,Software Applications, Computer,Software Tool,Software, Computer,Software, Computer Applications,Software, Open Source,Softwares, Computer Applications,Softwares, Open Source,Source Software, Open,Source Softwares, Open,Tool, Software,Tools, Software
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014584 User-Computer Interface The portion of an interactive computer program that issues messages to and receives commands from a user. Interface, User Computer,Virtual Systems,User Computer Interface,Interface, User-Computer,Interfaces, User Computer,Interfaces, User-Computer,System, Virtual,Systems, Virtual,User Computer Interfaces,User-Computer Interfaces,Virtual System

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