Radiopaedia
Encyclopedia
Radiopaedia is a wiki-based international collaborative radiology
educational web resource with reference articles, radiology images, and patient cases. It also contains a radiology encyclopedia. It is currently one of the largest freely available radiology resources in the world.
, the same program platform as wikipedia
, it now runs on a bespoke code written by TrikeApps. In 2010, almost all of the article and image collection from radswiki (a similar wiki based radiology educational site) was donated to Radiopaedia.
It was founded by the Australian radiologist Dr. Frank Gaillard in December of 2005.. It now has a worldwide representation although the article content is currently in English.
Similarly to Wikipedia
, registered users of the site are allowed to freely add and edit majority of the content. This allows content to be progressively upgraded over years and for radiologists and society in general to continuously refine article content through time. The site also allows registered users to maintain their own personal case library of teaching cases. Rather than individually publishing articles, users are encouraged to intergrate content with links to cases and journal articles. In an attempt to reduce vandalism and peer-review content, a panel of section editors are appointed time to time to review changes and ensure that the presented material is as accurate and relevant as possible. Despite its open edit nature, it is ranked relatively highly among user reviews
iPhone
In 2009, the first Radiopaedia iPhone app was released. These teaching files package cases and articles for users to review and have sample questions and answers. .
These have been released in two forms :
Teaching files for the ipad were released in mid 2010. The first of its kind. These have currently been released for
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
educational web resource with reference articles, radiology images, and patient cases. It also contains a radiology encyclopedia. It is currently one of the largest freely available radiology resources in the world.
Background
Although it began using mediawikiMediaWiki
MediaWiki is a popular free web-based wiki software application. Developed by the Wikimedia Foundation, it is used to run all of its projects, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikinews. Numerous other wikis around the world also use it to power their websites...
, the same program platform as wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
, it now runs on a bespoke code written by TrikeApps. In 2010, almost all of the article and image collection from radswiki (a similar wiki based radiology educational site) was donated to Radiopaedia.
Purpose
The aim of Radiopaedia.org as per its founder is "to develop an online text and case database where information is up to date and relevant to the needs of both registrar/resident and consultant radiology staff."It was founded by the Australian radiologist Dr. Frank Gaillard in December of 2005.. It now has a worldwide representation although the article content is currently in English.
Similarly to Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
, registered users of the site are allowed to freely add and edit majority of the content. This allows content to be progressively upgraded over years and for radiologists and society in general to continuously refine article content through time. The site also allows registered users to maintain their own personal case library of teaching cases. Rather than individually publishing articles, users are encouraged to intergrate content with links to cases and journal articles. In an attempt to reduce vandalism and peer-review content, a panel of section editors are appointed time to time to review changes and ensure that the presented material is as accurate and relevant as possible. Despite its open edit nature, it is ranked relatively highly among user reviews
iPhoneIPhoneThe iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
/ iPad apps
In 2009, the first Radiopaedia iPhone app was released. These teaching files package cases and articles for users to review and have sample questions and answers. .
- Brain
- Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary
- Musculoskeletal
- Paediatrics
- Chest
- Head and Neck
These have been released in two forms :
- LITE : 10 full cases
- FULL : 50 - 80 cases; the initial 50 have been supplemented in some cases.
Teaching files for the ipad were released in mid 2010. The first of its kind. These have currently been released for
- Brain
- Head and Neck
- Musculoskeletal