You can access cases by drilling down through anatomy and pathology categories. While browsing categories, you will only be allowed to see those cases which are accessible to you. This includes cases you own, cases that are public, and cases that are viewable by a group you belong to. Cases which are private or shared with groups that you do not belong to will be hidden from view. See Managing Groups for more information about group-level access control.

You may drill down to cases by Anatomy and Pathology categories.

1. Click on the Cases tab to see a list of Anatomy Categories.

   

   To the right of each category is a number in parentheses, specifying the total number of accessible cases under that category. The "Other" category lists cases which do not match any of the predefined categories. The "All" category lists all cases by pathology, regardless of anatomy. If there are no accessible cases under a particular category, that category is omitted from the list.

2. Click on one of the Anatomy categories to see a list of Pathology Categories under that anatomy. For example, here we have clicked on "Skeletal System":

   

   To the right of each pathology subcategory is a number in parentheses, specifying the total number of accessible cases under that category. The "All" category lists all cases matching the anatomy, regardless of pathology. If there are no cases under a particular category, that category is omitted from the list.

3. Click on one of the Pathology subcategories to see a list of cases matching both the anatomy and pathology. For example, here we have clicked on "Trauma" under "Skeletal System":

   
   

   For each case in the result list, an abstract is displayed showing the title, case number, patient demographics, number and modality of images, history, diagnosis, author, and date created or last edited. Some of these fields are hidden if you are in Training Mode.
   
   By default, cases are ordered by date. Newest and most recently edited cases appear first. You can reorder search results using the "Sort By" drop-down menu that appears to the right of the results list. You can order results by title, case number, author, or certification status.
   
   If you are logged in, an open book icon means that you've previously visited the case, whereas a closed book icon means that you've never visited the case before. You can reset your visitation stats from the Options menu.
   
   A green checkmark next to a case title indicates that the case has been Certified.
   
   The search results only include cases which are accessible by you. Cases which are private or shared with groups that you do not belong to will not be returned. See Managing Groups for more information about group-level access control.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   

4. Click on one of the cases abstracts to see the full case view:

   

   Notice the breadcrumb trail above the case title showing the full path to the case. Clicking on any of the links in the breadcrumb trail will take you back to the category listing. Clicking on the Prev and Next links will cycle through the cases in the list.

   The case view displays all fields associated with the case, including author, patient history, images and captions, findings, diagnosis, discussion, and references. If there is no text for a particular field, that field is omitted from the case view. You can also see comments left by users who have visited the case. The Additional Details section at the bottom of the case includes the case number, date that the case was last updated, anatomy and pathology categories, modalities, exam date, access level, keywords, and number of times the case has been viewed. For previous interface see Classic Case Viewer.

   See also: Viewing Images, Using Training Mode, Posting a Comment.