Computer-aided instruction in radiology: opportunities for more effective learning.

Little doubt remains that computers will play an important part in the future of education. What should be of special concern to radiologists, however, is the unique way that computer-aided instruction differs from printed text and its potential for facilitating education in medical imaging. Adapting to this media will require a mental shift on the part of educators as well as students. As the sophistication of the student increases, attention will shift from the novel presentational power of the computer to the opportunities that computers offer to expedite learning and to evaluate the extent to which knowledge is mastered.