Knee Mri Made Easy - A Multimedial Online Lecture For Multiplanar Mri Anatomy of The Knee

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KNEE MRI MADE EASY –
A MULTIMEDIAL ONLINE LECTURE FOR
MULTIPLANAR MRI ANATOMY OF THE KNEE

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Background
User Preferences
Purpose
Viewing Modes
Results
Slide Tools
Conclusion

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Background
• On a daily basis radiologists have to rule out pathologies
involving the knee necessitating surgery.

• However, the knee anatomy is complex and especially for


the less experienced radiologist it can be difficult to
understand the detailed physiological knee anatomy in cross
section MR imaging.

• Lectures are optimal ways to teach study material, because


in addition to the visual perception in form of images and
text, the auditory potentials in form of narration are utilized.

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Purpose
Multimedia program desirable for :

• Teaching cross section MRI anatomy of the knee

• Easily accessible

• In lecture style

• Enhanced by narration in addition to pertinent images

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Materials and Methods
• 700 MHz Pentium II quad processor
• Microsoft Windows operating system
• Microsoft Server 2003
• Script language: PERL, JAVASCRIPT, DHTML
• Information stored in text and MySQL database
• Core lectures presented with Flash technology
• Available over Internet
• Minimum requirements for user:
- Common web-browser, Internet access, Flash

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Results
• Complete curriculum for knee anatomy based on
MR imaging.
• Lectures set up similar to PowerPoint presentation
• MRI knee anatomy in different planes
• Pertinent images
• accompanied with textual information
• enhanced by narration of lecturer
• Online everywhere accessible
• Free to use

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Conclusion
• Free, multimedial web-based tutorial
• Fascilitate the understanding of the complex cross
section anatomy of the knee in MR imaging
• Using audiovisual teaching material
--> Aiming real lectures
• Easy to navigate
• Online access -> worldwide available

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User Preferences
Multiple audiovisual preferences allow
the user to
adjust the tutorial to individual needs

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Audio preferences allow to adjust the
volume of the narrators voice, re-play,
forward and pause to adjust to the
user’s learning speed.

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Slide preferences allow to navigate through the
tutorial, display additional slide information,
preview the entire tutorial in thumbnails and
manipulate display features.

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Viewing Modes
The knee MRI tutorial can be
used in several modes
By default, the tutorial starts with
the first slide...
… however, the user may also
jump to individual slides.

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The user may also preview the entire
tutorial as thumbnails and then go to
the appropriate slide.

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A thumbnail and text preview
display the contents of the
appropriate slide.

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A preview bar also allows to quickly preview the
other slides of this tutorial.

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Slide Tools
Each slide is provided with a
small tool bar which appears
by moving the mouse over the slide.

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This toolbar allows to display the
narrated text in a textbox, in case the
user wants to read the spoken lecture.

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It’s up to the user if s/he wants to listen
or rather read the tutorial!

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…the slide can be seen in original size,
zoomed in or zoomed out, and panned in
The tool barall directions.
provides more functions…

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…zoomed out…

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…or zoomed in.

If the slide does not fit the display, pan


functions allow to navigate in all directions…

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Another pan function provides a better
overview with a thumbnail preview.

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KNEE MRI MADE EASY –
A MULTIMEDIAL ONLINE LECTURE FOR
MULTIPLANAR MRI ANATOMY OF THE KNEE

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