This online program offers a modular approach through musculoskeletal imaging,
based on modalities (X-Ray,
CT and MRI) and body regions.
In each module,
the user goes through a set of cases and need to recognize (if) any pathology.
An intelligent coordinate based algorithm saves the pathology location and the system calculates if the user pointed out the correct region of interest and recognized the pathology and compares to the "gold standard" entered by the authors.
After each module,
the system calculates the user results with the true results and provides detailed analytics about user performance and comparison with their peers.
Exams can be done in a timed or untimed matter to prepare for the "real life" of a busy Radiology practice.
How does it work? An example:
In the first step the user needs to decide if it's a normal study or abnormal (figure 1).
If the study is normal,
the user is done and continues to the next case.
If the reader decides that the study is abnormal,
the reader proceeds to step 2.
Fig. 1: In the first step the user needs to decide if it is a normal or abnormal study.
In step 2 the user needs to mark the area of abnormality and needs to say what it is (figure 2).
Then the case is done and the user continues to the next case.
Fig. 2: If the user thinks the study is abnormal, the abnormality needs to be marked and defined what it is.
After the last case is done,
the user can review the results with detailed analytics. Results provide analytics with percentage of correct cases,
correct markings and diagnosis.
The user can also compare user's with the author's markings as the "gold standard" (figure 3).
Fig. 3: Each case can be reviewed and your ROIs can be compared to the “true positives”.
Each case can be also reviewed by comparing the user's ROIs with the ROIs peers have marked to see if the user is within the mainstream or off (figure 4).
Fig. 4: Each case can be also reviewed by comparing your ROIs with the ROIs your peers have marked. Are you with the mainstream or off?
This program is available online at www.RadiologyMaster.com.
An API (3rd party integration feature) allows also using parts of the programs in external websites like Radiolopolis,
an international community for Radiology education.