Are radiologists the contemporary anatomists?

Pathiraja, Fiona; Little, David; Denison, Alan

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2014.01.014

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“…These activities provided students and tutors with hands-on experience, in which our students showed and improved knowledge of Human Anatomy, regional and sectional anatomy, radiology or surgery, and at the same time learned the general principles of this virtual technology (Dettmer, Tschernig, Galanski, Pabst, & Rieck, 2010). The ability to use all these digital images provided very important links among real anatomy, virtual anatomy and several images such as CT and MRI scans (Erkonen, Albanese, Smith, & Pantazis, 1992;Pathiraja, Little, & Denison, 2014). The general aim of the study was to teach medical students to understand, describe, interpret and visualize the anatomical structures of the human body using various methods and tools, ranging from classical dissection to modern imaging.…”

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confidence: 95%

Detailed Images for Sustainability Development in Cross-Sectional Human Anatomy

Kažoka

Pilmane

2019

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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In medical education and preclinical, clinical and transdisciplinary studies, tutors should be able to perform and offer qualitative study courses with more articulated perspective on higher educational sustainable development in higher education. Digital images have found their direct way to education in different medical areas. The aims of the study are to assess and verify the impact of cross-sectional images on the study process of Human Anatomy. In 2018, two randomly selected groups of 200 students from 2nd study year, Faculty of Medicine (Rīga Stradiņš University) were asked by tutors to identify several anatomical structures, using a three-dimensional virtual dissection table “Anatomage”. Group I analyzed cross-sectional images after cutting and segmentation of human body with interactive tools. Group II studied X-ray pictures, computerized tomography scans and magnetic resonance images of different regions and systems. The present paper focuses on the rate of cross-sectional image effectiveness in both groups. Analyzed detailed images represent their role in teaching and learning of Human Anatomy. Interpretation of these medical images will require very deep anatomical knowledge from basic studies until clinical courses.

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Detailed Images for Sustainability Development in Cross-Sectional Human Anatomy

Kažoka

Pilmane

2019

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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“…Foundation doctors are expected to make numerous clinical decisions based on image interpretation. There is a real risk associated with misinterpretation which could result in patient harm (Nyhsen et al, ; Pathiraja et al, ). The majority of trusts (FY1:73.6% FY2:63.5%) provide some form of radiology teaching although there is substantial variation in the number of hours provided to trainees.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some trusts commented that the focus of their teaching was practical advice regarding radiology requests (including MRI) rather than image interpretation. As radiology becomes ever more central to clinical pathways and clinical decision‐making, an understanding of radiological and cross‐sectional anatomy is essential (Pathiraja et al, ). The results show that teaching opportunities do exist for foundation doctors, however, there is certainly room for improvement.…”

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confidence: 99%

Anatomy, radiology, and practical procedure education for foundation doctors in England: A National Observational Study

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There are concerns regarding the anatomy knowledge amongst medical school graduates and foundation doctors. Clinical procedures performed without relevant anatomical knowledge could result in serious harm to patients. The aim of this quantitative study was to assess education provision in the domains of anatomy, radiology and practical procedures for foundation year doctors during their first two years of training (FY1, FY2). A national survey of acute hospital trusts in England was conducted. Each trust completed a proforma relating to education provision for foundation year doctors between 6/8/2014 and 4/8/2015. A total of 95/161 (59%) acute hospital trusts in England responded. The mean number of teaching hours/year was 55.6±19.0 for FY1 and 57.3±30.4 hours/year for FY2. Anatomy education was provided in eight trusts with a mean of 2.3±1.0 hours/year for FY1 and 2.7±2.0 hours/year for FY2. The mean provision of practical procedure education was 2.2±1.3 hours/year for FY1 and 2.7±4.4 hours/year for FY2. The mean provision of radiology education was 10.5±18.7 hours/year for FY1 and 7.8±14.2 hours/year for FY2. Reasons for the lack of teaching included: lack of time, facilities, teaching staff, financial resources and absence of specific educational domains in the foundation curriculum. Medical education provision for foundation doctors is highly variable. There are wide discrepancies in postgraduate anatomy education, procedural skill training and radiology education between hospital trusts. Clin. Anat. 29:982-990, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Ramachandran et al 2009;Sussmann & Ko, 2010;Ugurel et al 2010). Interpretation of these images requires sound anatomical knowledge: As radiology becomes ever more central to clinical pathways and clinical decision-making, an understanding of radiological and cross-sectional anatomy is essential to the doctors of tomorrow (Pathiraja et al 2014).…”

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A brief history of topographical anatomy

Standring

2016

Journal of Anatomy

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This brief history of topographical anatomy begins with Egyptian medical papyri and the works known collectively as the Greco-Arabian canon, the time line then moves on to the excitement of discovery that characterised the Renaissance, the increasing regulatory and legislative frameworks introduced in the 18th and 19th centuries, and ends with a consideration of the impact of technology that epitomises the period from the late 19th century to the present day. This paper is based on a lecture I gave at the Winter Meeting of the Anatomical Society in Cambridge in December 2015, when I was awarded the Anatomical Society Medal.

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Are radiologists the contemporary anatomists?

Cited by 24 publications

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Detailed Images for Sustainability Development in Cross-Sectional Human Anatomy

Detailed Images for Sustainability Development in Cross-Sectional Human Anatomy

Anatomy, radiology, and practical procedure education for foundation doctors in England: A National Observational Study

A brief history of topographical anatomy

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