PURPOSE: For the systemic management and easy using of teaching file in radiology department, the authors tried to do the setup of a database management system of teaching file using personal computer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used a personal computer(IBM PC compatible, 486DX2) including a image capture card(Window vision, Dooin Elect., Seoul, Korea) and video camera recorder(8mm, CCD-TR105, Sony, Tokyo, Japan) for the acquisition and storage of images. We developed the database program by using Foxpro for Window 2.6(Microsoft, Seattle, USA) executed in the Window 3.1(Microsoft, Seattle, USA). Each datum consisted of hospital number, name, sex, age, examination date, keyword, radiologic examination modalities, final diagnosis, radiologic findings, references and representative images. The images were acquired and stored as bitmap format(8 bitmap, 540 x 390 ~ 545 x 414, 256 gray scale) and displayed on the 17 inch-flat monitor(1024 x 768, Samtron, Seoul, Korea). RESULTS: Without special devices, the images aquisition and storage could be done on the reading viewbox, simply. The image quality on the computer's monitor was less than the one of original film on the viewbox, but generally the characteristics of each lesions could be differentiated. Easy retrieval of data was possible for the purpose of teaching file system. CONCLUSION: Without high cost appliances, we could consummate the image database system of teaching file using personal computer with relatively idexpensive method.