eMedI: Web-Based E-Training for Multimodal Breast Imaging

In this paper, a Web-based e-Training platform that is dedicated to multimodal breast imaging is presented. The assets of this platform are summarised in (i) the efficient representation of the curriculum flow that will permit efficient training; (ii) efficient tagging of multimodal content appropriate for the completion of realistic cases and (iii) ubiquitous accessibility and platform independence via a web-based approach.

• Ioannis Pratikakis
• Anna Karahaliou
• Katerina Vassiou
• Vassilis Virvilis
• Dimitrios Kosmopoulos
• Stavros Perantonis

• Breast imaging
• e-Training
• web-based learning.

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