Electronic Education: Teaching Files and the Internet

Abstract

Teaching film files have been used for many years in teaching normal radiologic anatomy to medical students and residents, and as part of continuing education. The various imaging procedures and the wide spectrum of pathologic conditions that can be diagnosed with radiologic images lend themselves to a case-format collection. However, teaching film collections are cumbersome to manage in terms of storage, retrieval, and sharing with other educators. The advent of the personal computer led to an early revolution by providing a more efficient means of managing educational material. With further advances in CD-ROM technology and especially in the Internet, a great opportunity became available to share radiology teaching collections.