Useful Websites: Diagnostic Imaging

Life West provides links to external websites as a service to students who want to diversify their studies.  No endorsement is implied.

Radiologists, organizations, and departments at universities are among the providers of freely accessible images and tutorials on the World Wide Web.  Within each site, only some material is suitable for the scope of chiropractic curriculum and practice. 

Online Resources

ACA Council on Diagnostic Imaging:  Case Studies
http://www.cditoday.org/
Comment:       
Source:            Council on Diagnostic Imaging (American Chiropractic Association)
Availability:      © ACA and contributors of cases
Description:     Images and brief discussion of a few interesting cases that presented at chiropractic offices. 

BrighamRAD [temporarily unavailable? server not responding- February 2, 2010]
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/radiology/medical/education.aspx?subID=submenu4  
Comment:         Anatomic Region Query lead to "Great images, discussion, and DDX." -- student
Source:             Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School
Availability:       © BWH Radiology
Description:      Search screen provides options to select an anatomical region and/or a specific area within the region. Also has an option to view full case reports or to list as unknowns for self-testing.

Chest Radiology Tutorial
Create a MedEdPortal user account (free and easy)
Direct link, after login: http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/s/segment/mededportal/find_resources/browse/?subid=796
Comment:         Must download the file.  Use Advanced Search to locate other tutorials in radiology.
Source:             Eric Bensadoun, M.D.  University of Kentucky COM
Availability:       (c) University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.  See Creative Commons license posted at MedEdPortal.
Description:      First part focuses on normal chest radiograph anatomy; second part consists of 10 cases andinteractive features that guide student in a stepwise approach to interpretation.

Chest X-Ray
http://www.chestx-ray.com/
Comment::        "Site is busy.  Hard to negotiate getting what I wanted. " --student
Source:             Jud W. Gurney, M.D. FACR. Department of Radiology. Nebraska Medical Center
Availability:       © ChestX-ray.com
Description:      Education section has anatomy and physiology tutorials

Chiropractic Case of the Week
http://www.radiologydiagnostics.com
Comment:         “Useful educational service; no endorsement of related business intended.”
Source:             Jack Henry, D.C., D.A.C.B.R.
Availability:       © Radiology Diagnostics
Description:      Educational e-newsletter with images and questions is a promotional device for the author's business. Samples are available. 

IndyRad: Radiology Teaching Files
http://www.indyrad.iupui.edu/Radweb/
Comment:         "Good imaging and concise overview of academic content; not too much in regards to case reports or DDX." -- student
Source:             Aslam R. Siddiqui, M.D., Ruth Patterson, Medical Student Coordinator for Department of Radiology
Availability:       Use on Web. © 1998 IU Medical Center, IUPUI
Description:      Images and descriptions for Bone, Orthopedic; Bone, Rheumatoid; Gastrointestinal, etc., and Introduction to Chest Radiology by Helen T. Winer-Muram, M.D.

Introduction to Radiology: an Online Interactive Tutorial
http://www.med-ed.Virginia.edu/courses/rad/
Comment:         "Awesome" -- student
Source:             various authors for each section; University of Virginia. Department of Radiology
Availability:       Use on Web. © by the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia
Description:      Tutorials

LearningRadiology.com
http://www.LearningRadiology.com
Comment:         “Recommended” -- faculty
Source:             William Herring, MD., Vice-Chairman and Radiology Residency Program Director at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Availability:       Use on Web.
Description:      A non-commercial site aimed primarily at medical students and radiology residents-in-training, containing  lectures, handouts, images, Cases of the Week, archives of case quizzes, flashcards of differential diagnoses and “most commons” lists, primarily in the areas of chest, GI, cardiac, and bone radiology.

McLean Radiology
http://www.mcleanradiology.com/
Comment:           “Recommended” - faculty
Source:             Ian D McLean DC DACBR, Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA.
Availability:       Internet Explorer 5.5 or better required to view the many PowerPoint slide shows. 
Description:      Information on radiology topics and information relating to the profession, education and radiology practice. Features monthly grand rounds and current topics, such as a list of favorite radiology texts and a table of indications for MRI examinations.

MedPix Medical Image Database

http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/

Comment:           “Recommended” - MLA News 2009 Sept (419):7.
Source:             Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD.
Availability:      Use on Web.
Description:      The content material is organized by disease location (organ system), pathology category, patient profiles, and by image classification and caption. Public teaching file cases are peer-reviewed by an editorial panel.

Musculoskeletal Radiology
http://www.rad.washington.edu/academics/academic-sections/msk
Comment:        
Source:             University of Washington
Availability:       use on Web
Description:      Well-developed site, with many online modules.

Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton
http://uwmsk.org/RadAnatomy.html
Comment:                    
Source:             Michael L. Richardson, M.D.; University of Washington
Availability:       use on Web
Description:      Switch between unlabeled to labeled versions.

Radiology Cases in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
http://www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pemxray/pemxray.html
Comment:         "Easy to use list of cases. Although most are not applicable to my practice, each case has good images, history, and teaching points."  -- student
Source:             Loren G. Yamamoto, MD, MPH, et al.  University of Hawaii. John A. Burns School of Medicine. Department of Pediatrics
Availability:       Free download to PC for best image quality. For Macs, see website for more information.
Description:      View individual cases on the Web, or download sets of cases by volume. Each case includes full history, instructive questions, discussion, radiological images, and further references.

Son of Rad: a Radiology Reference Tool
http://courses.washington.edu/hubio553/totrad/RadReference/index.html
Comment:         "Pretty good; though no case reports or DDXs." -- student
Source:             Carol Teitz, Mike Richardson, Mark A. Scott and Stephen Thielke
Availability:       Use on Web © University of Washington, Seattle All rights reserved including all photographs and images. No re-use, redistribution or commercial use without prior written permission of the authors and the University of Washington.
Description:      Lists cases in Disorders Index and Body Part Index. Includes brief history, diagnosis, and discussion.

Virtual Hospital: Introduction to Chest Radiology
http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/radiology/icmrad/chest/chest.html
Comment:         "Normal anatomy is good.  Better and different than Chest X-ray site."  -- student
Source:             Brad H. Thompson, M.D.
Availability:       © the author and The University of Iowa
Description:      Basic principles, Normal anatomy, Method for film analysis, Basic pulmonary pathology

Virtual Hospital: Normal Radiologic Anatomy: X-Ray, CT, MRI and Ultrasound
http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/radiology/NormalRadAnatomy/index.html
Comment:         "Fabulous for MRI." -- student
Source:             James Livermore, B.A., William Erkonen, M.D., et al.
Availability:       © the authors and The University of Iowa
Description:      Labeled images organized by anatomical region. Includes a quiz for each region.

Campus Resources

Books
X-ray Films
Videos
Software

Books

The following books are in the RESERVE collection. 
Any older editions are in the two week book collection.

• Bushong.  Radiologic science for technologists  WN 160 B87r 2008
• Chapman. Aids to radiological differential diagnosis  WN 200 A33 2003
• Felson. Principles of chest roentgenology WF 18.2 G66 1999
• Freyschmidt's Koehler/Zimmer Borderlands ofnormal & early pathological findings in skeletal radiography WE 141 F74 2003
• Greenspan.  Orthopedic radiology: a practical approach  WE 200 G74o 2000
• Guebert.  Essentials of diagnostic imaging  WN 200 G84e 1995
• Marchiori. Clinical imaging in skeletal, chest & abdomen: pattern differentials  WN 180 M37 2005
• Moeller. Normal findings in radiography WN 200 M64 2000
• Ross.  Diagnostic imaging.  Spine  WE 725 D53r 2004
• Taylor.  Skeletal imaging: atlas of the spine and extremities  WE 225 T39 2000
• Wallace.  Radiographic exposure:  principles & practice  WN 180 W35 1995
• Wicke.  Atlas of radiologic differential diagnosis  WN 17 W53 2004
• Yochum and Rowe.  Essentials of skeletal radiology  WE 225 Y63 2005 v.1-2
• Yochum.  Radiology study guide  WE 18.2 Y63 1998

Other recommended texts include:

• Berquist. Musculoskeletal imaging companion WE 141 M87 2002
• Chew.  Musculoskeletal imaging: a teaching file  WE 141 C44m 2006
• Johnson. Essential of musculoskeletal imaging Ref WE 141 E87 2004

X-ray Film Collections

1. Collections of X-ray film cases from Life West's Health Center
2. Selected sections of  The American College of Radiology Institute (ACRI) teaching file

Videos

Life West faculty have recorded extensive review sessions on videotape and DVD.

Of course, you will find many other videos on imaging in the library catalog.

Instructional Software

“Imaging I”  computer in the media viewing area has:

1. the videodisc version of the ACRI teaching file
2. instructional software programs.  Refer to list of instructional software for imaging.