Using PACS for teaching radiology to undergraduate medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional radiology education for medical students predominantly uses textbooks, PowerPoint files, and hard-copy radiographic images, which often lack student interaction. PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) is a crucial tool for radiologists in viewing and reporting images, but its use in medical student training remains limited.

Objective

This study investigates the effectiveness of using PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) for teaching radiology to undergraduate medical students compared to traditional methods.

Methods

Fifty-three medical students were divided into a control group (25 students) receiving traditional slide-based training and an intervention group (28 students) using PACS software to view complete patient imag

SUBMITTER: Rita M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11351050 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature