University of Sharjah (UoS) Radiography Educational Website M. M. Abuzaid (1), S. A. Alyafei (2), W. Elshami (1)

(1) Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, UAE

(2) Fatima College of Health Sciences, UAE

Introduction (UoS) radiography education website is a research project linked between

the Picture Archiving and Communicating System in the Medical Diagnostic

Imaging Lab to the web (www), this link made through hardware and software

application. It is an open source providing educational and teaching material for

both medical imaging students and radiographer ( Radiological Technologist).

The software Application (www.uospacs.com )

www.uospcas.com is a website developed and designed in the Medical

Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences. UOS is abbreviation

used for University of Sharjah and PACS is referred to Picture Achieving and

Communicating System. The website is running under supervision of Medical

Diagnostic Imaging faculty members who are assure that the information provided

are trusted and reviewed before publishing it online, the medical images which are

published online are anonymous and patient and image source are removed for the

patient privacy.

The website site is used as a link between the hardware and the internet

make the hardware available to the users which allow them to use the DICOM

image and other data available anywhere and any anytime. As well as that the

www.UOSPACS.com is providing education materials in a form of teaching file

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format, it gives clear link between the practical experiences and the basic sciences

theory. The teaching file is a real patient case demonstrated the patient

information, clinical history, diagnostic and treatment plan and the patient

prognosis. This data are well demonstrated through the evidence and the support

of the basic sciences such as anatomy, physiology, pathology and radiographic

anatomy. The diagnostic imaging role in the diagnostic process presenting at the

case in different format through the description of the imaging techniques used for

the patient, images in different format such as DICOM and JEPG and videos.

Users The website allows the health care students and professionals such as the

physicians, technologist, and Medical Imaging specialist to create an account and

become members at the website. They can participate and shared the knowledge

and experiences by discussing the various patient cases.

Educational Material The website also is providing an educational material prepared by the

Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department faculty members which it can be act as a

references for the students as well as the other professionals who would like to

refresh or update their information. The education material are available in

different format such as pdf, ppt, asw which it can be viewed online or

downloaded to be viewed offline.

The website establishing an educational area between the users who would

like to communicate and have a kind of social and education activities through

initiation of friends, sending and receiving messages from other users, sharing the

experiences between different users such as Student, Medical Imaging Specialist,

Physicians, Radiologist and many other.

Why www.uospacs.com? • The education revolution from traditional to digital.

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• Ability to study, discuss and take quizzes. • The change from conventional films to digital images in diagnostic medical imaging. • Sharing skills and experiences between professionals and students • Utilization of diagnostic Imaging in study of basic sciences and radiography sciences

What is new in www.uospacs.com? • It the first time in the Middle East to have educational website for the medical imaging

students and professionals • The great usage of medical imaging in cases explanation • Sharing the knowledge between the professionals and students • The ability to use the DICOM images online • All cases are reviewed before published • Ability to upload the cases and the department staff will complete the missing material such

as anatomy, physiology, radiographic anatomy, pathology and quiz’s • You can upload the images in any format and we will convert to the suitable format as well

as labeling it.

What is additional in www.UOSPACS.com? • The educational material:- the website contain educational material page covering

various categories in radiography course such as technique, CT scan, MRI, Digital imaging & PACS, Patient care in radiography. This educational material helps the students and other professionals in the health care to update their knowledge and refresh their experiences skills.

• Sharing community: - the website allows the users to contact each other through the case discussion, comments as well as initiate friendship relation through sending messages and request friends.

• Medical Images: - the website facilitate the images uploading in different format such as DICOM, JEPG etc...

• Dynamic Images:- the website allow the users to upload and view the dynamic images in the video format such as fluoroscopic images, cardiac images and ultrasound images

• Comparison between normal and abnormal anatomy:- the cases are prepared in away help the users to study the normal anatomy and physiology before reviewing the case, this is supported by the normal radiographic anatomy

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