A Web-based CBIR-assisted learning tool for radiology education-anytime and anyplace

We propose a Web-based learning tool for assisting and enhancing radiology education. Central to the learning tool is our content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system for medical image databases. In contrast to the learning resources available through traditional radiology curricula, our learning tool represents a more flexible, instantly updateable, and a richer learning environment that can be used anytime and anyplace. Experts from diverse disciplines-radiology, computer vision, and education-had to pool their knowledge and resources together to bring about the development of this learning tool.