Continuing medical education: Web-based training in stereotactic biopsy diagnosis of intracerebral lesions

top The Internet respectively the world wide web (WWW) has become an essential resource in the search for current information and references in the practice of medicine. Up-to-date information without any printing- and distribution-costs are other striking features. Furthermore, the WWW provides a new learning environment in addition to traditional resources as books and journals. An online tutorial for the diagnosis of stereotactic biopsy specimens is described. This tutorial provides a set of 12 cases, including a short history, radiological descriptions and imaging scans of the intracerebral lesions, as well as cytological pictures of the stereotactic specimens. The pictures can be zoomed with a mouse click to 736 x 560 pixel images. The next page shows the histology of the lesion, in some cases with additional specimens from a later performed open resection and with immunohistochemical findings. Furthermore the final diagnosis is provided with discussion of the differential diagnoses. A navigation menu includes