Vieira L, Kang C, Martins M, Grilo A
H&TRC, Health & Technology Research Center, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Av. D. João II, Lote 4.69.01, Parque das Nações, Lisboa, 1990-096, Portugal.
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. Av. D. João II, lote 4.69.01, Parque das Nações, 1990-096 Lisboa, Portugal.
Radiography (Lond). 2025 Mar;31(2):102873. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2025.01.008. Epub 2025 Jan 30.
Advancements in medical imaging with ionizing radiation have significantly transformed the field and enhanced the education and training of medical professionals. A notable development in this educational landscape is the use of social media, which engages millions of users worldwide. This scoping review aims to explore the potential of social media as an educational tool for healthcare professionals and students in medical imaging with ionizing radiation, highlighting its benefits and disadvantages.
In March 2024, research was conducted on three databases: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The research equation combined the terms "Social Media," "Education," and "Medical Imaging." Data extraction was based on PRISMA-ScR guidelines for scoping reviews.
Seventeen articles published between 2017 and 2023 were included in this review, all of which were descriptive cross-sectional studies and primarily focused on popular platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. The key advantages of social media use for medical imaging education were accessibility, ease of use, and broad reach, while the main limitation was the potential for misinformation.
While there is clear potential to integrate social media into medical imaging education, more must be done to understand their effectiveness. This ongoing process requires the active engagement of all stakeholders. While promising, further research is needed to validate social media as an educational tool.
Successfully integrating social media into medical imaging education, thus enhancing learning, communication, and collaboration between healthcare professionals, requires a strong commitment to managing accurate and reliable content sources on social media.
电离辐射医学成像技术的进步显著改变了该领域，并加强了医学专业人员的教育与培训。在这一教育领域中，一个值得注意的发展是社交媒体的使用，它吸引了全球数百万用户。本范围综述旨在探讨社交媒体作为电离辐射医学成像领域医疗专业人员和学生教育工具的潜力，突出其优点和缺点。
2024年3月，在三个数据库进行了研究：PubMed、Scopus和科学网。研究等式结合了“社交媒体”“教育”和“医学成像”等术语。数据提取基于PRISMA-ScR范围综述指南。
本综述纳入了2017年至2023年发表的17篇文章，所有这些文章均为描述性横断面研究，主要关注Twitter、Facebook和YouTube等热门平台。社交媒体用于医学成像教育的主要优点是可及性、易用性和广泛传播，而主要限制是存在错误信息的可能性。
虽然将社交媒体整合到医学成像教育中有明显潜力，但还需要做更多工作来了解其有效性。这一持续过程需要所有利益相关者的积极参与。虽然前景乐观，但需要进一步研究来验证社交媒体作为教育工具的有效性。
要成功将社交媒体整合到医学成像教育中，从而加强医疗专业人员之间的学习、沟通与协作，需要坚定致力于管理社交媒体上准确可靠的内容来源。
