Medical Imaging

Medical Imaging

Medical Imaging is a learning resource developed by The University of Melbourne Department of Radiology to provide medical students with an understanding of clinical radiology, but it is also appropriate for other groups, including physiotherapy students, postgraduate medical & surgical trainees, and nurses.

It covers the clinical role of radiology in general and specialist adult medicine and surgery, women's health and children's and adolescent's health. Over 130 topics describe the role of radiology in common clinical presentations, and the important radiological features of common or important diseases.

The emphasis is in placing radiology in clinical context. In addition a substantial section outlines the principles of image generation, image interpretation, risks, benefits and costs, and includes a dedicated section on nuclear medicine. A terminology section provides definitions including those of commonly used abbreviations. A library of annotated normal radiological images is included which can be viewed in a self-test mode.

It is delivered using a Web browser interface on CD-ROM, which includes a search facility. It comprises approximately 220,000 words and 2,000 images which are presented as enlargeable thumbnails. 

Keywords: Medical imaging, Radiology, Clinical practice, Radiology, Medical (LCSH), Radiology (MESH)

Robert Gibson is Professor of Radiology at The University of Melbourne & Royal Melbourne Hospital. He has been active in medical education, and led the development of a new radiology undergraduate curriculum for medical students and this curriculum forms the basis of the Medical Imaging CD-ROM.

Minimum system requirements: Minimum Requirements: 256MB RAM, Screen Resolution 1024 x 768, CD-ROM drive, sound card. Windows: 450MHZ Intel Pentium II processor (or equivalent) and later, Win 2000 (Internet Explorer 5.01x, QuickTime 6) or Win XP (Internet Explorer 6x, QuickTime 6). Mac: 500 MHZ PowerPc G3 and later, OS 10.3/10.4, Safari 2.0, Quicktime 6