Table 3.
Resource utilization among junior and senior radiology staff for general imaging questions
| Reference source | Junior staff | Senior staff | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard copy books owned by the program | 42 % (11/26) | 35 % (30/85) | 0.64 |
| Hard copy books owned by yourself | 65 % (17/26) | 64 % (54/85) | 1.0 |
| PDF books | 23 % (6/26) | 22 % (19/85) | 1.0 |
| E-books | 38 % (10/26) | 29 % (25/85) | 0.47 |
| Online radiology journals | 96 % (25/26) | 93 % (79/85) | 1.0 |
| Hard copy radiology journals | 54 % (14/26) | 53 % (45/85) | 1.0 |
| PubMed | 62 % (16/26) | 69 % (59/85) | 0.48 |
| Google or other online search engine | 96 % (25/26) | 92 % (78/85) | 0.68 |
| Resident-generated study material | 38 % (10/26) | 33 % (28/85) | 0.64 |
| Program-specific resources (old case conferences, old department lectures, case files, etc.) | 12 % (3/26) | 4 % (3/85) | 0.14 |
| Hard copy film teaching files (ACR) | 58 % (15/26) | 49 % (42/85) | 0.51 |
| Electronic film teaching files | 50 % (13/26) | 41 % (35/85) | 0.50 |
| Wikipedia | 0 % (0/26) | 0 % (0/85) | 1.0 |
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