Radiology-specific applications, particularly e-Anatomy, were used weekly or daily by 88% of respondents. [...] The most popular radiology application in this study was e-Anatomy, a subscription service that replaces traditional cross-sectional anatomy atlases with scrollable, annotated, cross-sectional images. This application is particularly useful during the interpretation of radiologic examinations requiring the identification of specific anatomic structures not commonly encountered, such as in musculoskeletal radiology.
The purpose of this study was to investigate radiologist and trainee-preferred sources for solving imaging questions. [...] Free text responses concerning other online resources used included STATdx, radswiki.com, imaios.com, headneckbrainspine.com, Google Scholar, and SearchingRadiology.com.
The radiology residency program at the Hospital had been using a free website focused on anatomy as a clinical support tool for years, unknown to the Library. The creators of this website—e-Anatomy, from Imaios—had decided to make some of their content accessible only to paid subscribers, and the chief resident immediately made a request for help to the Library. A decision was made to seek the best online anatomy database resource possible to support both the clinical users and the academic users.
Undergraduate anatomy education has been specifically identified as problematic because students and residents currently have difficulty applying their anatomical knowledge to clinical situations (1–4). These concerns, along with new, more readily available technologies, have led to a movement to use radiologic imaging technologies in anatomy instruction. [...] Study guides for independent use that emphasized structural relationships were created for use with two online radiology atlases E-Anatomy and NetAnatomy (16,17).
Coronary Artery Anatomy at http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Anatomy/Thorax-Abdomen-Pelvis/Coronary-CT is a useful material sourced from the University of Medicine of Montpellier, France. It has illustrative material depicting the anatomy of the heart in an interactive manner using cross-sectional imaging. A tool provides access to labeled multidetector CT scan (MDCT) images in four planes. Besides, a test mode allows instant evaluation.
Radiologists can also use personal handheld devices to maximize efficiency while in the reading room .[...] The advantage of an online system is that documents can be accessed from anywhere, and many of these storage systems are searchable based on keywords which facilitates easy retrieval. There are also a variety of radiology related smartphone applications, including remote image viewing [...], reference and education [...], and anatomy (IMAIOS E-anatomy, Thoracic Lymph Node Map) to augment knowledge and skillset.
As our residents love Imaios (Fig. 2 shows why), we have an institutional subscription that grants access to users that come to the site from a defined IP address. [...] In summary, Imaios is well worth the money. When dictating a report, the detailed anatomy studies often come in handy especially (but not limited to) for residents in training, and the quality of the MRI course has remained unchanged.
We surveyed radiology residents and fellows about how they seek information to help answer questions that arise while independently interpreting exams on-call [...] In a final write-in question asking respondents to mention any resources they use that were not mentioned in the survey, several respondents mentioned the e-anatomy atlas (IMAIOS) and others mentioned Core Exam resources. [...] Write in responses for resources not listed included the e-anatomy atlas (IMAIOS), which further supports the primacy of online resources for on-call trainee information seeking.
IMAIOS is another online resource for learning anatomy that is similar to what we propose that deserves mention. IMAIOS is quite interactive, but is also immensely comprehensive with over 5400 anatomical structures, many of which can only be accessed with a subscription. IMAIOS, as we understand it, targets professional students of radiology and anatomy and strives to be the most complete resource on the web.
