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Roland Sebastian Talanow MD, PhD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose
CONCLUSION
This user-tailored radiology specific tool facilitates the radiologist's search to find radiology related publications.
BACKGROUND
PubMed is the most used literature database for researching newest knowledge in medicine. However, PubMed also displays a large amount of non-radiological search results which the radiologist needs to filter out. A tool is desired which collects only radiology related publications from PubMed and bundles them in a categorial way and targeted to the users needs.
EVALUATION
PubRad is online available, free of charge and easy to use. All PubMed indexed radiological journals are offered for search. The user may search either all journals for articles or select specific journals for the user's personal preference. The information is obtained via RSS feed from the PubMed database and provided to the user as HTML code in form of a custom-defined website. The user may create multiple search criteria and save them in a personal profile. The program may be used in different modes for a broad overlook about all defined search criteria with access to the PubMed information and another mode for on-the-fly access to the information directly from the user's computer. By using the latter mode, the user receives an instant access to custom defined search criteria with literally a click of the mouse. Multiple other features, including export functions may be customized in an individualized user account.
DISCUSSION
This program filters out relevant radiology related articles from PubMed and saves the radiologist the time to manually filter out irrelevant articles. By individualization of the search criteria, access and layout of the information presentation, the user is provided with a flexible and practical tool to facilitate the radiologist's daily workflow.
