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    30 April 2007

    Free online software for calculating bone age


    I came across this on Sumer Sethi's famous Radiology blog.
    http://sumerdoc.blogspot.com/2007/04/bone-age-estimation.html.

    I'm not sure if it's easier than flipping through the Greulich and Pyle Atlas, and I've never used the Tanner Whitehouse method. Nor do I know if this method has been validated (I've tried to look in PubMed). But it looks like it might be interesting for people who like this sort of thing.
    http://vl.academicdirect.ro/medical_informatics/bone_age/v1.0/

    More bone age software, for Mac only, and integrated with Osirix:
    http://homepage.mac.com/d2p/radiology/boneage.html

    Medslist: Store a list of your medications online

    This is not really to do with radiology but I'm sure a lot of people would find it useful.

    A third year medical student has developed a website where you can list your medications, store them online, and even print out a pdf.
    http://www.medslist.org/

    The author also has a rather attractive website:
    http://www.grahamazon.com/

    3 April 2007

    Workstation ergonomics and PACS reading room design

    One of the risks of PACS is work-related injuries as a result of using workstations for prolonged periods.

    This article was posted on Lifehack. It's an online video tutorial on workstation ergonomics, with a self assessment checklist. Highly recommeded for anyone who spends time with computers (of whom radiologists are only a tiny minority)

    Here are some articles about PACS reading room ergonomics and design:

    Harisinghani MG, et al Importance and effects of altered workplace ergonomics in modern radiology suites. Radiographics. 2004 Mar-Apr;24(2):615-27.

    Prabhu SP, et al. Ergonomics of digital imaging. Br J Radiol. 2005 Jul;78(931):582-6.


    Here's more:
    A powerpoint presentation of Dr Eliot Siegel's resentation at the UK Radiological Congress 2006, a presentation from GE, and a video by Dr Siegel: Digital eye for the analog guy.