Electronic publishing in radiology: beginnings, current status, and expanding horizons.

摘要: Electronic publishing in radiology began the 1980s and gathered momentum as use of personal computer subsequently World Wide Web became commonplace. The ease access wide distribution that Internet affords have presented both experts lay users with challenge distinguishing reliable from unreliable material. In field radiology, peer-reviewed journals, sine qua non reliability scientific realm, to appear online versions 1988, now, nearly all such journals currently versions. textbooks textbook-like material become more common, although vast majority publishers’ catalogs are traditional print books. is common fields internal, emergency, family medicine than diagnostic radiology. latest medium digital assistant. Challenges face electronic include issues permanent archiving, citation, indexing. Peer review seems be best method for information. technology has improved logistics peer review, some begun posting reviews themselves on alongside articles. changed manner which radiologists obtain information, providing wider, immediate access.