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An approach to fractures of the midface: An interactive tutorial

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Purpose: To describe an educational computer aided instruction program dealing with diagnosis and classification of facial fractures.

Methods: A program was created for use on Macintosh computers using a graphic presentation package. This program allows for the display of high resolution digitized radiographic images and illustrations, along with integrated voice and text information. Users can interact with the program to review complex concepts or study additional cases. Case material was obtained from selected high quality plain radiographs and computed tomography (CT) scans obtained in the trauma center of one institution, and was scanned on a high resolution digital scanner with image parameters optimized for viewing on the Macintosh high resolution color monitor.

Results: The program has been installed in the computer aided instructional laboratories or trauma centers at The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston; The University of Alabama, Birmingham; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; and The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The program is available to radiology residents and medical students rotating on the trauma radiology services at these institutions. Completion of the program requires 30–45 minutes.

Conclusion: Based on our initial experience, the program has been used by residents in the training programs of all institutions with favorable results.

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  1. J. Keith Smith M.D., Ph.D.

    Present address: Department of Radiology, CB# 7510, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 27599-7510, Chapel Hill, NC

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  1. Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas

    J. Keith Smith M.D., Ph.D., Jay D. Johnson B.S. & John H. Harris Jr. M.D., D.Sc., F.A.C.R.

  2. Department of Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

    Gordon C. Carson III M.D.

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Smith, J.K., Carson, G.C., Johnson, J.D. et al. An approach to fractures of the midface: An interactive tutorial. Emergency Radiology 1, 78–80 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02614901

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