Welcome to the SonoClipShare wiki. Here you will find all the documentation you need to navigate and use this resource.
¶ Purpose
SonoClipShare.com is a free, secure, cloud based ultrasound image sharing platform. The main objective of this website is to facilitate ultrasound education. Note: it is up to the learner to arrange and coordinate who will be their educator. SonoClipShare can also be used as a personal repository for teaching files.
There are multiple fellowships, residencies, and medical schools that currently use SonoClipShare for ultrasound education.
¶ Workflow
A simplified workflow for this website is as follows:
- A learner exports their scans from an ultrasound machine onto a USB drive
- The learner uploads their scans to a SonoClipShare Archive using their computer
- The learner logs into SonoClipShare and shares the Archive with an educator
- Interpretations are entered by the learner in the form of comments and optionally using the tagging system
- The educator then logs into SonoClipShare, providing feedback comments, and optionally using the tagging system
¶ Definitions
- Clip: an ultrasound video/cine file [e.g. mp4, avi, m4v, mov, wmv]
- Still: an ultrasound still frame [e.g. jpg, png, bmp, gif]
- Scan: refers to either a Clip or Still
- Archive: this is collection of Clips and Stills
- Tags: words or phrases used to describe a clip or still [e.g. #Cardiac, #Positive, #CHF]
- My Archives: these are archives that you have uploaded and have full control over
- Shared with Me: these are archives that have been shared with you
¶ Server Details
The SCS server is maintained at the home of Emergency Physician Ben C. Smith in Chattanooga, TN USA. Seed funding for the server was generously provided as a 2016 unrestricted educational grant from the Ultrasound Leadership Academy.
Technical details: This site runs on a single server, LEMP stack. It has a 28 core Xeon Processor, 32G RAM and a 1TB Enterprise SSD and a pair of 12 TB Enterprise HDDs. WAN is a 1 Gbps fiber connection from Gig City courtesy of the local power company EPB.
¶ Development
Code development is provided pro bono solely by Ben C. Smith, MD