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Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
Published on: September 28, 2022
Internet-based medical education: use of an "expert-corner" for disseminating radiologic information and determining
Pamela T Johnson1, Melissa R Rowell, Elliot K Fishman
1The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, Room 3251, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. pjohnso5@jhmi.edu
Rationale And Objectives:
A website dedicated to body computed tomography (CT) offers users the opportunity to submit any question to a national expert. The purpose of this study was to characterize inquiries submitted over a 1-year period.
Materials And Methods:
A total of 408 questions posed by users between February 2003 and February 2004 were reviewed and categorized. Web tracking was conducted to evaluate the program utilization over a 3-year period.
Results:
Of the questions submitted, those addressing data acquisition protocols and intravenous contrast administration comprised 55% (224/408). Web tracking demonstrated that the number of visits to this educational program has progressively increased since 2003.
Conclusions:
Users requesting information were most interested in the proper performance of CT data acquisition. An Internet-based expert corner is a promising channel to deliver experience based radiologic information.
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