DOI: 10.1148/rg.251045057
Informatics in Radiology (infoRAD)
Album of Radiologic Signs: A Useful Tool for Training in Radiologic Semiology1
Eugenio L. Navarro-Sanchis, MD and
Francisco Sendra-Portero, MD, PhD
1 From the Department of Radiology, Hospital Costa de Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain (E.L.N.S.); and the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Málaga, Spain (F.S.P.). Presented as an infoRAD exhibit at the 2003 RSNA Scientific Assembly. Received March 26, 2004; revision requested July 9 and received August 4; accepted August 11. Both authors have no financial relationships to disclose. Address correspondence to E.L.N.S., Avda San Sebastián, 6–11° D, 29010 Málaga, Spain (e-mail: eugenion@vodafone.es).
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Figure 1. Start-up screen for the program, from which the user can choose one of several possibilities.
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Figure 2. Screen shows the main menu with its six groups corresponding to different anatomic regions.
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Figure 3a. (a) Screen for the anatomic region of the thorax shows its subdivisions. After selecting an anatomic region, the user is presented with a subclassification giving further choices. At the bottom right, there is a button for returning to the main menu. (b) Screen for the thorax and the subdivision of the lungs. This is the first of various pages (five in this example) listing signs related to the subgroup. The rectangular green buttons on the left lead to the presentations of the signs. The oval orange buttons on the right labeled with an R lead to groups of related signs. At the top right, there are buttons for going forward and back to the other pages. Because this is the first of five pages, the back button is dulled out to show that it is unavailable. At the bottom right is a button for returning to the previous screen.
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Figure 3b. (a) Screen for the anatomic region of the thorax shows its subdivisions. After selecting an anatomic region, the user is presented with a subclassification giving further choices. At the bottom right, there is a button for returning to the main menu. (b) Screen for the thorax and the subdivision of the lungs. This is the first of various pages (five in this example) listing signs related to the subgroup. The rectangular green buttons on the left lead to the presentations of the signs. The oval orange buttons on the right labeled with an R lead to groups of related signs. At the top right, there are buttons for going forward and back to the other pages. Because this is the first of five pages, the back button is dulled out to show that it is unavailable. At the bottom right is a button for returning to the previous screen.
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Figure 4a. (a) Screen for the main dictionary page. Selecting any letter displays the list of signs beginning with that letter. At the top right is a button for returning to the previous screen. (b) Screen shows the first of two pages listing signs beginning with the letter L. The yellow buttons lead to the presentations of individual signs. The brown buttons each lead to another screen with further information about that sign.
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Figure 4b. (a) Screen for the main dictionary page. Selecting any letter displays the list of signs beginning with that letter. At the top right is a button for returning to the previous screen. (b) Screen shows the first of two pages listing signs beginning with the letter L. The yellow buttons lead to the presentations of individual signs. The brown buttons each lead to another screen with further information about that sign.
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Figure 5a. (a) Screen shows the first page of the presentation for the inverted Napoleon hat sign. The anatomic group and subgroup are given at the top. The initial screen shows just the sign with no additional information or arrows. To the right is a panel of buttons with the yellow button at the top highlighted. (b) Screen shows an explanatory legend added to the previous screen. The inset image shows the inverted "hat" over the sacrum. (c) Screen shows some of the additional images that are available. These show a lateral view of the same patient with spondylolisthesis and an explanatory text, with the spinal displacement shown in green.
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Figure 5b. (a) Screen shows the first page of the presentation for the inverted Napoleon hat sign. The anatomic group and subgroup are given at the top. The initial screen shows just the sign with no additional information or arrows. To the right is a panel of buttons with the yellow button at the top highlighted. (b) Screen shows an explanatory legend added to the previous screen. The inset image shows the inverted "hat" over the sacrum. (c) Screen shows some of the additional images that are available. These show a lateral view of the same patient with spondylolisthesis and an explanatory text, with the spinal displacement shown in green.
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Figure 5c. (a) Screen shows the first page of the presentation for the inverted Napoleon hat sign. The anatomic group and subgroup are given at the top. The initial screen shows just the sign with no additional information or arrows. To the right is a panel of buttons with the yellow button at the top highlighted. (b) Screen shows an explanatory legend added to the previous screen. The inset image shows the inverted "hat" over the sacrum. (c) Screen shows some of the additional images that are available. These show a lateral view of the same patient with spondylolisthesis and an explanatory text, with the spinal displacement shown in green.
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