Diagnostic Challenges in Radiology [Paperback]

Stephen R. Baker (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 039750957X | ISBN-13: 978-0397509577 | Publication Date: November 1988

This multimedia CD-ROM, which qualifies for 30 CME credits, contains fifty general radiology cases from the teaching file of Stephen R. Baker, MD. author of the highly acclaimed "Case of the Week" program. Each case consists of an x-ray image, a clue, a multiple-choice question and the corresponding written and audio discussions of radiological findings, clinical correlates and differential diagnosis. The unique and educationally effective audio format permits the option of simultaneous listening and viewing without the distraction of text next to, in place of or superimposed upon diagnostic images. If the viewer chooses the text may be displayed on the screen or printed for later reading.

The objective of this program is to provide instruction in the subtleties of conventional radiographic studies including plain films, barium contrast examinations and intravenous urography. The participants in this program will benefit from the interactive presentation. The cases provided include a range of orthopedic, chest, genitourinary, gastrointestinal and neurologic diseases occurring both in children and adults. At the conclusion of the program, the participant will have gained knowledge about differential diagnosis, clinical pertinence, appropriate utilization and radiological findings of each of the diseases demonstrated in these exercises. As a secondary objective the participant will be taught to appreciate the radiological manifestations of artifacts that simulate disease.

The program developer is Cel-Tech / Baker Imaging Systems, producers of multimedia multilingual continuing medical education courses on CD-ROM and the Internet for physicians and other healthcare professionals.

CME certification is provided by Arc Mesa Educators (AME). AME is approved through the American Medical Association (AMA) by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education. ACCME Approved Provider Number 0006174. AME is an approved continuing education provider serving a multitude of professions nationwide.

Recommended System Requirements:

Multimedia PC Pentium processor with 32MB memory Windows 95/98/NT Netscape or Internet Explorer browser (V3 or higher) Note: There is no need to connect to the Internet. The browser is used to access the CD-ROM. SVGA display capable of 800x600 resolution

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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About the Author

Dr. Stephen R. Baker is Director of Radiology at University Hospital, Newark, NJ and Professor and Chairman of Radiology at New Jersey Medical School - UMDNJ. A graduate of Wesleyan University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Baker completed his residency at Albert Einstein in 1973. He continued his academic career at Albert Einstein becoming Acting Chairman in 1986 before moving to New Jersey Medical School in his present capacity in 1990.

Dr. Baker has contributed widely to the radiological literature. His areas of special interest are abdominal radiology, especially the plain film of the abdomen, and radiology management. He has had a life-long fascination with geography, an avocation he has pursued intensely as a long time member of the Geography Department at Columbia University, both as a graduate student and an adjunct professor. Dr. Baker is the author of more than 100 articles and nine books in Radiology, many of the most recent ones considered diagnostic imaging in a geographic context. For the past fifteen years he has been the author of the widely used and highly successful "Case of the Week" program on which this CD ROM series is based. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 325 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (November 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039750957X
• ISBN-13: 978-0397509577
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,118,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice First Effort. Comes with CME, October 21, 1999

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This review is from: Diagnostic Challenges in Radiology (CD-ROM)

I bought this CD purely for the CME credit. I am a board certified radiologist. I got thirty hours of credit in the comfort of my living room. I'm not sure how they came up with the 30 hours, you might take 10. The cases are limited in scope with only a single image per case. This CD won't help those of you looking for review before oral boards. Only worth the money for the CME. 375 bucks for fifty teaching file cases is too much. An interesting touch was a program that read aloud the case discriptions. Probably used by all those vision-impaired radiologists at VA hospitals.....

That said, I do hope that Dr. Baker publishes future CDs on a single topic 100 or more cases in a single subsection (ie chest or bone) would be nice. Several images per case would be helpful esp. some cross-sectional imaging. I did like the web-browser based format. Buy this CD and see how they did it if you want to publish your own cases.