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Musculoskeletal radiology
Clinical Radiology (2005) 60, 1141–1142
SUBSPECIALTY WEB REVIEW
Musculoskeletal radiology R.N.J. Graham, R.W. Perriss, A.F. Scarsbrook* Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK Received 27 June 2005; accepted 13 July 2005
This is the third in a series of short reviews of internet-based radiological educational resources and will focus on musculoskeletal radiology. What follows is a list of the higher-quality resources currently available to help save time searching them out for yourself. Most of the sites cater for medical students and trainee or non-specialist radiologists, but may also be of interest to specialists, especially for use in teaching. Hyperlinks are available in the electronic version of this article and were all active at the time of going to press (November 2005).
Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/ The Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics is produced by Duke University Medical Centre’s Division of Orthopaedic Surgery (North Carolina, USA), in conjunction with the Data Trace Internet Publishing Company. This comprehensive webbased orthopaedic textbook has over 11,000 pages and 5000 images. The images are of good quality, mostly plain radiographs, not many computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. This aside the website is a useful musculoskeletal reference for radiologists.
UCLA Musculoskeletal Radiology Resources
created a number of excellent online musculoskeletal radiology resources. The wide-ranging material includes an online atlas demonstrating radiographic signs in musculoskeletal radiology: http://www.gentili.net/signs/. Cases can be reviewed by sign name, pathological diagnosis or anatomical location and provide references that are linked to PubMed, allowing the user to access further information if required. Other examples of useful resources include a tutorial on skeletal dysplasias and dwarfism: http://www.stevensorenson.com/residents6/, a tutorial on ankle and foot fractures: http://www.gentili.net/footanklemain. htm and a website that illustrates the spectrum of arthritides affecting the hand: http://www.gentili. net/Hand/intro.htm.
Bonetumor.org http://www.bonetumor.org/ Dr Henry DeGroot, an orthopaedic surgeon from the Newton–Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts, USA, has produced this informative site covering the radiographic, clinical and pathological features of most bone tumours. There are tutorials on all aspects of skeletal tumours, including a particularly useful section on non-neoplastic bone lesions. The articles are generally well written and referenced.
http://www.gentili.net/ Dr Amilcare Gentili and colleagues from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) have
University of Washington, Seattle Musculoskeletal Radiology Resources
* Guarantor and correspondent: Andrew Scarsbrook, Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. Tel.: C44 1865220815; fax: C44 1865220801. E-mail address: [email protected] (A.F. Scarsbrook).
http://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/hubio553/ modules.html The University of Washington, Seattle, USA, has developed a number of excellent online skeletal radiology resources, including an atlas of musculoskeletal anatomy: http://eduserv.hscer.washington.
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edu/hubio553/atlas/content.html. This site contains clear images accessible from a well-organized index, which can easily be saved as JPEGs for incorporation into teaching presentations. There is also a musculoskeletal radiology reference tool: http://eduserv. hscer.washington.edu/hubio553/totrad/RadReference/index.html. Information can be accessed by body part or disorder. A short history, unlabelled and labelled radiographs of the case (and comparative normal radiograph) and a concise discussion is provided for each condition. Finally there is a link to a very useful website providing information on differential diagnosis in skeletal radiology: http:// www.rad.washington.edu/mskbook/. This site includes tutorials on a variety of skeletal radiology topics such as the arthritides, lucent and sclerotic bone lesions, facial fractures, orthopaedic hardware and skeletal dysplasias. The text is interspersed with good-quality radiographic images and is well referenced.
Society of Skeletal Radiology Teaching Files http://www.skeletalrad.org/teachingfiles.htm Dr Gentili from UCLA has compiled a useful list of web-based teaching files in musculoskeletal radiology. The list is found on The Society of Skeletal Radiology’s site and is maintained by them. This is a convenient place to start when looking for good teaching files.
R.N.J. Graham et al.
University of Virginia Musculoskeletal Radiology Resources Dr Kuntz and colleagues at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Department of Radiology have produced an interactive tutorial on the evaluation of skeletal trauma radiographs: http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/ courses/rad/ext/. The tutorials are sub-divided anatomically and include a quiz to assess comprehension. The same institution has also produced a tutorial on imaging evaluation of the cervical spine: http://www.med-ed.virginia. edu/courses/rad/cspine/. The site is highly recommended to junior radiologists particularly before trauma reporting tests.
eMedicine: Musculoskeletal Radiology http://www.emedicine.com/radio/MUSCULOSKELETAL.htm An extensive list of musculoskeletal topics are covered on this excellent website. Each topic consists of a detailed article with accompanying high-quality radiological images and exhaustive references. The resource is likely to be particularly useful to trainees preparing for the FRCR exams.
SUBSPECIALTY WEB REVIEW
Musculoskeletal radiology R.N.J. Graham, R.W. Perriss, A.F. Scarsbrook* Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK Received 27 June 2005; accepted 13 July 2005
This is the third in a series of short reviews of internet-based radiological educational resources and will focus on musculoskeletal radiology. What follows is a list of the higher-quality resources currently available to help save time searching them out for yourself. Most of the sites cater for medical students and trainee or non-specialist radiologists, but may also be of interest to specialists, especially for use in teaching. Hyperlinks are available in the electronic version of this article and were all active at the time of going to press (November 2005).
Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/ The Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics is produced by Duke University Medical Centre’s Division of Orthopaedic Surgery (North Carolina, USA), in conjunction with the Data Trace Internet Publishing Company. This comprehensive webbased orthopaedic textbook has over 11,000 pages and 5000 images. The images are of good quality, mostly plain radiographs, not many computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. This aside the website is a useful musculoskeletal reference for radiologists.
UCLA Musculoskeletal Radiology Resources
created a number of excellent online musculoskeletal radiology resources. The wide-ranging material includes an online atlas demonstrating radiographic signs in musculoskeletal radiology: http://www.gentili.net/signs/. Cases can be reviewed by sign name, pathological diagnosis or anatomical location and provide references that are linked to PubMed, allowing the user to access further information if required. Other examples of useful resources include a tutorial on skeletal dysplasias and dwarfism: http://www.stevensorenson.com/residents6/, a tutorial on ankle and foot fractures: http://www.gentili.net/footanklemain. htm and a website that illustrates the spectrum of arthritides affecting the hand: http://www.gentili. net/Hand/intro.htm.
Bonetumor.org http://www.bonetumor.org/ Dr Henry DeGroot, an orthopaedic surgeon from the Newton–Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts, USA, has produced this informative site covering the radiographic, clinical and pathological features of most bone tumours. There are tutorials on all aspects of skeletal tumours, including a particularly useful section on non-neoplastic bone lesions. The articles are generally well written and referenced.
http://www.gentili.net/ Dr Amilcare Gentili and colleagues from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) have
University of Washington, Seattle Musculoskeletal Radiology Resources
* Guarantor and correspondent: Andrew Scarsbrook, Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. Tel.: C44 1865220815; fax: C44 1865220801. E-mail address: [email protected] (A.F. Scarsbrook).
http://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/hubio553/ modules.html The University of Washington, Seattle, USA, has developed a number of excellent online skeletal radiology resources, including an atlas of musculoskeletal anatomy: http://eduserv.hscer.washington.
0009-9260/$ - see front matter Q 2005 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2005.07.009
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edu/hubio553/atlas/content.html. This site contains clear images accessible from a well-organized index, which can easily be saved as JPEGs for incorporation into teaching presentations. There is also a musculoskeletal radiology reference tool: http://eduserv. hscer.washington.edu/hubio553/totrad/RadReference/index.html. Information can be accessed by body part or disorder. A short history, unlabelled and labelled radiographs of the case (and comparative normal radiograph) and a concise discussion is provided for each condition. Finally there is a link to a very useful website providing information on differential diagnosis in skeletal radiology: http:// www.rad.washington.edu/mskbook/. This site includes tutorials on a variety of skeletal radiology topics such as the arthritides, lucent and sclerotic bone lesions, facial fractures, orthopaedic hardware and skeletal dysplasias. The text is interspersed with good-quality radiographic images and is well referenced.
Society of Skeletal Radiology Teaching Files http://www.skeletalrad.org/teachingfiles.htm Dr Gentili from UCLA has compiled a useful list of web-based teaching files in musculoskeletal radiology. The list is found on The Society of Skeletal Radiology’s site and is maintained by them. This is a convenient place to start when looking for good teaching files.
R.N.J. Graham et al.
University of Virginia Musculoskeletal Radiology Resources Dr Kuntz and colleagues at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Department of Radiology have produced an interactive tutorial on the evaluation of skeletal trauma radiographs: http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/ courses/rad/ext/. The tutorials are sub-divided anatomically and include a quiz to assess comprehension. The same institution has also produced a tutorial on imaging evaluation of the cervical spine: http://www.med-ed.virginia. edu/courses/rad/cspine/. The site is highly recommended to junior radiologists particularly before trauma reporting tests.
eMedicine: Musculoskeletal Radiology http://www.emedicine.com/radio/MUSCULOSKELETAL.htm An extensive list of musculoskeletal topics are covered on this excellent website. Each topic consists of a detailed article with accompanying high-quality radiological images and exhaustive references. The resource is likely to be particularly useful to trainees preparing for the FRCR exams.