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The development of a web‐based interactive tool to complement anatomy and radiology teaching and learning
Author(s) -
Krebs Claudia,
Oyedele Olusegun,
Fejtek Monika,
Tolhurst Stefano
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.960.26
Subject(s) - javascript , computer science , graphics , upload , resource (disambiguation) , curriculum , multimedia , radiology , world wide web , medicine , computer graphics (images) , psychology , computer network , pedagogy
The ability to understand and interpret radiological images is a required competency in North American medical graduates. Prerequisite to this is a good knowledge of human anatomy. A radiology workshop, introduced as part of the Fundamentals of Body Design (FoBD) Year 1 UBC MD undergraduate program (MDUP), revealed our students’ need for a user‐friendly radiology resource to assist independent study of the material presented during the workshop. This study aimed to deliver such a resource to complement the teaching and learning of anatomy and radiology in the MDUP. Digital archives of normal X‐rays and CT scans, sourced from one of UBC's MDUP sites were accessed and compiled according to learning objectives of the FoBD radiology curriculum. Pixen ® graphics open source software was used to highlight key anatomical structures, based on FoBD objectives. Multiple colour images thus created for each radiological film were saved as distinct graphics layers, built into interactive html web pages using JavaScript ® and Cascading Style Sheets ® , and uploaded to www.clinicalanatomy.ca . UBC students currently accessing these images are able to study radiological anatomy interactively by repeatedly highlighting/unmarking structures of interest with the click of a mouse. Landmarks indistinct or vaguely apparent to the untrained eye are rendered more easily discernible, thus enriching the student's learning experience. Grant Funding Source : Source of funding: UBC Faculty of Medicine Undergraduate Program