Radiology teaching resources on the Web

The following is a partial list of teaching files and other resources available online.

The Art and Science of Thoracic Imaging
This site contains interactive teaching files and lectures on chest radiology.
http://www.chestx-ray.com

European Association of Radiology E-Learning Initiative
Offers an extensive list of images, case studies, and discussions, with the ability to browse by subspecialty.
http://eurorad.org/

South Bank University, London, U.K.
Includes cases in cardiothoracic radiology that were originally written as a series of lectures by Dr. George Simon. Cases are divided into cardiology and pulmonary sections.
http://www.sbu.ac.uk/~dirt/museum/g-topics.html

St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Radiology cases from the teaching film collection at St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital. It is organized in two parts: a quiz section and a searchable database of all cases on this site.
http://www.mds.qmw.ac.uk/radiology/

University of California, San Francisco Diagnostic Ultrasound
Provides examples of interesting cases in ultrasound, including ob/gyn, penile, scrotal, pediatric, and renal images.
http://ultrasound.ucsf.edu/USCases.html

MRI Center, Bhatia General Hospital, Mumbai, India
Extensive discussion of images and diagnoses of musculoskeletal and brain cases.
http://www.mribhatia.com/teaching%20files.html

File of Images for Radiology Education (FIRE)
A project to collect teaching cases for medical students at all levels from the personal teaching files of selected radiology staff at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Includes images and in-depth discussions of case studies, although a limited number of cases are currently available on the Web site.
http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/fire/

University of Washington Department of Radiology
Teaching files with images, short case histories, and discussions presented in random order and covering several organ systems. A search engine for specific case studies is available.
http://www.rad.washington.edu/maintf/

Virtual Children's Hospital, Pediatric Radiology Teaching Files
Wide variety of case studies in pediatric radiology, including images and discussions.
http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/radiology/PedRadSecTF/PedRadSecTF.html#TOC

MammoEd: Digital Interactive Breast Imaging Education
Site includes a 60-case educational module covering the basics of breast imaging.
http://www.rad.washington.edu/breast/

MyPACS.net: Teaching Files Authoring System
A compilation of case studies from radiologists at 300 institutions in 45 countries. Users have contributed 2000 cases, and new images and cases are added every day.
http://www.mypacs.net

Wayne State University Radiology Teaching File, Sponsored by Detroit Receiving Hospital
Interesting cases with an emphasis on emergency radiology. Recently updated, the site provides numerous images and direct links to related cases in other institutions' case files.
http://www.med.wayne.edu/diagRadiology/TeachingFile.html

University of Palermo, Italy, Teaching Files
Provides an image gallery and database, as well as specific case studies.
http://www.unipa.it/~radpa/tf.html

The Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging: Teaching Resources
Extensive compilation of cases studies and images.
http://www.ijri.org/teaching/teach.htm

Women's Diagnostic Teaching Files
Includes CT, MRI, mammography, and ultrasound for women's health.
http://www.uhrad.com/mamarc.htm

Dalhousie University, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Case studies in oral and maxillofacial radiology.
http://bpass.dentistry.dal.ca/casestudies.html

Pediatric Radiology Digital Library
A large site highlighting several aspects of pediatric radiology through specific case studies and lectures.
http://www.pediatricradiology.com

Case Western Reserve University Department of Radiology
This site contains an excellent selection of teaching files in almost all areas of radiology, including a large section on pediatric radiology.
http://www.uhrad.com

University of North Carolina Department of Radiology
Includes images and discussions of a variety of case studies, including mammographic, chest, and gastrointestinal studies.
http://www.ibiblio.org/jksmith/UNC-Radiology-Webserver/UNCRadTeachingFile.html

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Nuclear medicine teaching files.
http://gamma.wustl.edu/home.html