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Markowitz RI, Reid JR, Hee TP, Zweig J, Lilley J. Preserving the value of legacy film-based teaching files in pediatric radiology. Pediatr Radiol 2021; 51:40-44. [PMID: 32964266 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04818-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Senior pediatric radiologists who have spent a major portion of their careers interpreting conventional film-screen radiographic studies have collected a wealth of hard-copy teaching material that is at risk of becoming obsolete. The teaching value and usefulness of analog film teaching files can be preserved using available hardware and standard software. The final product can be made available in a high-quality digital format to students, trainees and faculty without complicated search-and-retrieval methodology. This paper describes a relatively simple and low-cost procedure to preserve and use this source of wisdom and experience. It also emphasizes the role that such a resource can play as part of a comprehensive educational program.
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Affiliation(s)
- Richard I Markowitz
- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Shamshuddin S, Matthews H. Use of OsiriX in developing a digital radiology teaching library. Clin Radiol 2014; 69:e373-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Baldisserotto M, De Godoy GF, Barbieri D. A Low Cost Method of Digitizing Radiographs Using a Photo Light Box. J Telemed Telecare 2013; 19:144-147. [DOI: 10.1177/1357633x13483254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We evaluated a low cost device for digitizing X-ray films. It consisted of a locally-made wooden box and a readily-available digital camera. Two experienced paediatric radiologists interpreted the original X-ray films (the reference standard) and the corresponding images obtained in the photo light box. Ninety paediatric chest X-ray films were used (30 were normal chest radiographs, 30 showed pneumonic-consolidation and 30 had interstitial infiltrates). The presence or absence of the three signs most frequently found in acute respiratory pathologies were evaluated: normal pulmonary transparency, pneumonic consolidation and interstitial infiltration. There was very good agreement between the X-ray films and the digitized images, with kappa values from 0.86 to 0.98. There was good agreement between the two observers, with kappa values from 0.67 to 0.90. The low-cost photo light box represents an accessible and low-cost approach to transmitting X-ray images, allowing findings or a second opinion from a specialist radiologist to be obtained from a distance.
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- Matteo Baldisserotto
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Cosson P, Willis N. Digital teaching library (DTL) development for radiography education. Radiography (Lond) 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2011.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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