Image Atlas Series and in QUIZator Series

James T Griffith

doi:10.29074/ascls.19.4.250

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James T Griffith, PhD CLS(NCA)
1. Chancellor Professor and Chairperson, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Massachusetts, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth MA 02747-2300. (508) 999-8328, (508) 999-8418 (fax). (jgriffith{at}umassd.edu).

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Each of the following five CD-ROMs is described to be for the express use of: educators (PowerPoint lectures, color images for examinations, student laboratory manuals, intranet website postings); undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, residents, and fellows (intranet postings for review of lecture material, at-home review, printed ‘flash cards’ for national certification examination review); and practitioners (reference material, review material for continuing education credit, training and retraining of employees, images for laboratory procedure manuals).

Bacteriology Image Atlas This CD-ROM contains nearly 700 quality photomicrographs. Each is clear and accessible. “Alphabetical”, “Grouping”, and “Tests” tabs allow the seamless movement from one way of searching to another. This reviewer ran the software through a Macintosh (Mac) SX environment and a Windows XP environment. While the Mac access was a bit more intuitive, both worked well. Indiana Pathology Images (IP) suggests that the CD has been designed to operate in MAC OSX v. 10.2-10.3 and Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, and XP. There is also an Internet Explorer (5.0 and up) and Netscape operation. The operational modes are “RUN from CD-ROM”, simple for both environments, and “Internet RUN” which is optimal from PC environments only. It is not clear why this limitation exists.

The content is superb! Images exist for over 125 different organisms ranging from Achromobacter xylosoxidans to Yersinia enterocolitica. Commonly identified organisms such as the Enterobacteriaceae are balanced with views of less frequently seen organisms such as Finegoldia magna and Mycobacterium phlei.

When you go to an organism, there…