Canadians association of Radiologists recommends to subscribe to e-Anatomy:• Annual subscription with free modules to try out before purchasing
• Detailed interactive multi-planar anatomy with various options to display or hide certain systems (includes plain films, CT, and MRI)
• Helpful when trying to identify abnormal structures
• Quiz mode available
The images in e-Anatomy are high quality and can be easily manipulated. Users can zoom in and out, flip images horizontally and vertically, select which plane to view the images from, and choose which layers to display. Ten different language options make the images and their labels accessible to a broad audience. Basic self-testing is available through removal and revealing of labels [...]. e-Anatomy contains valuable graphical content, particularly from a medical imaging standpoint.
When asked to write down the two most used applications, they answered as “Radiologyassistant”(29–18.9%), “Radiopedia”(12– 7.8%), “Radiographics”(12–7.8%), “Imaios” and “Radiological anatomy”(8–5,3%). 10 other applications were used less frequently and included: “Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology”, “Eurorad” and “E-anatomy”
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.
