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An Internet-based nuclear medicine teaching file.
J Nucl Med. 1995 Aug; 36(8):1520-7.JN

Abstract

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.

CONCLUSION

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.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Wallis JW
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Miller MM
No affiliation info available
Miller TR
No affiliation info available
Vreeland TH
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Computer Communication NetworksComputer-Assisted InstructionHumansNuclear MedicineRadiology Information SystemsSoftwareTime FactorsUser-Computer Interface

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

7629601

Citation

Wallis, J W., et al. "An Internet-based Nuclear Medicine Teaching File." Journal of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, vol. 36, no. 8, 1995, pp. 1520-7.
Wallis JW, Miller MM, Miller TR, et al. An Internet-based nuclear medicine teaching file. J Nucl Med. 1995;36(8):1520-7.
Wallis, J. W., Miller, M. M., Miller, T. R., & Vreeland, T. H. (1995). An Internet-based nuclear medicine teaching file. Journal of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 36(8), 1520-7.
Wallis JW, et al. An Internet-based Nuclear Medicine Teaching File. J Nucl Med. 1995;36(8):1520-7. PubMed PMID: 7629601.
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TY - JOUR T1 - An Internet-based nuclear medicine teaching file. AU - Wallis,J W, AU - Miller,M M, AU - Miller,T R, AU - Vreeland,T H, PY - 1995/8/1/pubmed PY - 1995/8/1/medline PY - 1995/8/1/entrez SP - 1520 EP - 7 JF - Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine JO - J Nucl Med VL - 36 IS - 8 N2 - UNLABELLED: 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. CONCLUSION: 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. SN - 0161-5505 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/7629601/An_Internet_based_nuclear_medicine_teaching_file_ L2 - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=7629601 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -