Neuroradiology Anki board review
If you haven’t used Anki before, it is a spaced repetition studying program that mimics the use of flash cards. You have different decks of study material that you can use, and it shows you the front of the card, giving you some time to think about the answer. By marking how well you recall the material, the card is returned to the deck and will be shown to you at a later time. The interval will depend on how well you said you remember the material.
We’ve decided that it might be useful for residents to use Anki to study for their board exams. A lot of people use it throughout medicine to study for other exams, like USMLE, and it should be equally (or even more) useful for radiology exams.
To make this easy, with the help of Riley Nadolny, medical student at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, we’ve made an Anki deck that you can download to study for the neuroradiology portions of the core and certifying exams. There are more instructions below, but if you just want to skip to the chase and download the most recent version of the:
Download – LNR anki deck v1 (updated Aug 2024)
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Download Anki
There are apps for PC, Mac, iPhone, and Android. What’s great is that you can synchronize your collection across all your devices, so no matter where you are studying, you have your study materials and they are up-to-date.
Install add-ons
Anki has a number of “add-ons” which give it additional features. There are a bunch of possible add-ons, but many radiology decks use an add-on called, “Image Occlusion Enhanced”. This gives you the ability to have an image which is labeled and gradually uncover different labels to test yourself on multiple items. This is a great way to learn anatomy, as you can label many anatomy drawings.
Install deck
Some people like to make their own cards. This is a powerful way to learn, as you are studying as you make the cards. However, this can be quite tedious. To make this easier, we have made an ABR core exam study deck from the materials in Board Review lectures 1-5. Cards are divided into the categories of Brain, Spine, and Head and Neck. You can download this below.
| Deck Name | Source material | Download |
|---|---|---|
| LNR Anki deck core review v1 (Aug 2024) | Learnneuroradiology board review lectures 1-5 | Download – LNR anki deck v1 |
Remix and modify
If you would like to edit this deck for personal use, feel free to modify, add cards, or email us feedback to [email protected]. We have made this deck freely available under the following license terms. This allows you to share any subsequent decks, so long as the content is credited to learnneuroradiology.com and not used for commercial purposes.
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