An electronic tutorial of neurosurgical pathology--application of multi-media in clinical pathology

We present an electronic tutorial of neurosurgical pathology developed for standard MS-DOS-computers. No additional software requirements are necessary. Digital pictures are displayed on the computer screen in Super-VGA quality. The user interface allows a dialogue between the pathologist and the engine. The dialogue component consists of scroll bar menus with lists of possible suggestions and answers. For each case the user is supplied with the basic clinical information and a set of representative pictures of the histological specimens. In some cases radiographs and CT-images are available. During the consultation session both routine and special staining methods are available on request. If the user proposes a wrong diagnosis the system offers a commentary. The presented cases are part of a teaching series developed for residents in neuropathology.