Imaging Informatics Academy

Free learning for practical imaging informatics work.

A focused free-learning hub where you can watch concise video lessons, download practical reference PDFs, and use the blog as a deeper study resource alongside the main site.

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  • Free lessons open directly to practical YouTube videos
  • Downloadable PDFs give you something to save and revisit
  • The blog works as a second major resource for deeper context
Free video libraryShort, practical lessons covering DICOM, PACS, and workflow
FoundationsFree articles that introduce the core language of imaging informatics
Downloadable toolsPrintable references for quick-study support
Blog deep divesLong-form context that extends the academy
Overview

A focused academy hub for free training, study tools, and deeper reading.

One environment

Move between short video lessons, downloadable reference material, foundation articles, and blog content without leaving the same learning environment.

Foundations

Start with free articles that build the clinical, technical, and workflow language new learners need first.

Free learning

Helpful open resources, kept organized and easy to expand as the academy grows.

Downloadable freebies

Practical PDFs, diagrams, and workflow guides in one place to build a reusable personal reference library.

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Core Foundations

Four short articles that introduce the language of medical imaging - what imaging is for, the clinical terms you'll hear every day, how systems fit together, and how change is managed in a live clinical environment. They're high-level on purpose: orientation before the deeper courses.

Illustrated CT scanner creating cross-sectional medical images
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Medical Imaging Foundations

What medical imaging is for, why exams are ordered, and how an image becomes part of the patient record.

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Imaging planes guide showing axial, coronal, and sagittal views
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Anatomy, Physiology & Imaging Orientation

The clinical language behind exam names and image display: anatomy, physiology, directional terms, body planes, and X-ray projections.

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Imaging informatics systems connected from order to care team
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Basics of Imaging Informatics

How images, data, standards, systems, and people connect - PACS, viewers, DICOM, HL7, worklists, and reporting at a glance.

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Imaging project lifecycle from definition through review
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Project Management Basics for Imaging

How upgrades, workflow changes, testing, go-live, and support are planned and controlled in imaging projects.

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Ready to go deeper?

These foundations are a starting point. The structured training goes further into PACS, DICOM, HL7, workflow, troubleshooting, and real imaging operations.

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Free Courses

Open resources you can start immediately.

Blog Resource

The blog is a core part of the academy - not just a side link.

The videos give you quick momentum; the blog adds broader explanation, practical examples, and thought pieces that connect technical concepts to real imaging operations.

Visit the Blog → Highlighted Articles
  • Reinforce PACS, workflow, and interoperability concepts
  • Get longer-form context beyond the short videos
  • A dependable place to keep learning between lessons
  • Start with a video, then read a related article for operational detail
  • Keep a downloadable PDF nearby as a working reference
Downloadables

Free study aids you can keep, print, and revisit.

PACS workflow reference guide showing the imaging path from order creation through report delivery
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PACS Workflow Reference Guide

A workflow-focused PDF to use as a practical companion while learning how imaging orders, modalities, DICOM, PACS, and reporting fit together across the real operational path.

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Order-to-report medical imaging workflow
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Order-to-Report Workflow Guide

A visual guide to the path from an imaging order through acquisition, PACS, interpretation, and report delivery.

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X-ray projections guide showing AP, PA, lateral, and oblique beam directions
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Anatomy Orientation Guide

A two-page visual guide covering axial, coronal, and sagittal imaging planes alongside AP, PA, lateral, and oblique X-ray projections.

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Connected imaging workflow using a consistent accession number
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Connected and Broken Workflow Guide

A side-by-side learning guide showing how matching patient and accession data keeps imaging moving, and where broken handoffs create delays and risk.

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AI workflows in medical imaging from modality processing through PACS, viewer, worklist, and radiologist review
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AI Workflows in Medical Imaging Guide

A visual guide to how imaging studies reach an AI server, how results can return to the clinical workflow, and why the output format must match the radiologist's needs and connected systems.

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Imaging informatics project lifecycle
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Imaging Project Management Guide

A combined guide covering the imaging project lifecycle and practical testing, readiness, and support considerations for go-live.

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