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Greenblatt: Information Guide for Online Resources: Discipline

Subjects

Image and Multimedia Resource

Description

Audience

Media Type

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy

Dissections of real, unembalmed human bodies; the images also show their natural texture and mobility.

Education

Videos

Excellent quality content but low quality videos

No

No

Yes

Limited; Requires Internet explorer or Netscape

Biodigital Human

Dissections, detailed information about different parts of the body, and quizzes on a custom regional view

Education

3D Models

quality sacrificed for speed of movement

Yes

Yes

No

Limited access without premium account

Harvard Whole Brain Atlas

Provides central nervous system imaging which integrates clinical information with magnetic resonance (MR), x-ray computed tomography (CT), and nuclear medicine images

Education

Medical Imaging

Small images

Yes

No

Yes, Only movie Version is downloadable

Open access, credit has to be given for educational use

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation

Comprehensive digital library of anatomy information

Education

Illustrations and photographs

Dated and small

Yes (Internally)

No

No

Copyrighted but open access

Gray's Anatomy plates

Plate's from Gray's anatomy books

 

Education & Research

Illustrations and Diagrams

Low resolution

No

No

Yes

Free media repository; all are in the public domain

The Multidimensional Human Embryo

Human embryo specimens representing 10 stages of development were imaged by magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM) to produce three-dimensional image data sets

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Photographs, Videos, Medical Imaging

High quality

Yes

No

No

Open access, but available for educational purposes

The Visible Human Project

A digital image dataset of complete human male and female cadavers in MRI, CT and anatomical modes.

Education

Images of sectioned male and female cadavers, MRI and CT

High resolution images

Yes

No

Yes, after agreement is signed and approved

Requires signed license agreement

Image and Multimedia Resource

Description

Audience

Media Type

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology

Over 900 color photographs illustrating skin diseases, skin manifestation of internal diseases, infections, tumors, and incidental skin findings

Education; Health Care Providers

Photographs

Peer Reviewed and excellent images and data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Limited - on campus or have to sign in

Learnderm by Visual Dx

Consists of 5 lessons: basic skin exam, lesion types, distribution and body location, configurations, and an introduction to disease variation 

Education

Photographs

High quality images

Yes

No

Only with subscription

Open Access, educational use. leave the copyright watermark intact and include the source reference

Image and Multimedia Resource

Description

Audience

Media Type

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Virtual Slides

 

Histology slides of pathological conditions from various organs

Education

Images  - slides: pathological

High definition;

Yes

No

No

Open

Iowa Virtual Slidebox

A free app with over 1,000 high resolution virtual slides

Education

Histology slides: normal and pathological

High Quality, High resolution images

Yes

Yes

Yes, only for institutional use

Open, Consent Required for non-educational

Image and Multimedia Resource

Description

Audience

Media Type

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

MedlinePlus Videos and Tutorials

Includes information about diseases, conditions and wellness issues; Health videos on topics such as anatomy, body systems and surgical procedures

Patients

Photographs, illustrations, diagrams and videos

Good quality videos

Yes

Yes

No

Open

Images from the History of Medicine

Images from the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s historical collections including fine art, photographs, engravings, and posters dating from the 15th to 21st century.

Public

Fine art, Photographs, Illustrations

Great quality

Yes

No

Yes

Open

Open-i: Open Access Biomedical Image Search Engine

National Library of Medicine resource that includes abstracts and images (including charts, graphs, clinical images, etc.) from the open source literature, and biomedical image collections

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Medical Imaging, Diagrams, Videos, Photographs

Generally high quality

Yes

Yes

Yes

Depends on the license of each image, some are open access

NIH Image Gallery

Multiple albums of NIH Photos on various topics

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Photographs, illustrations, diagrams

High Quality and available at different sizes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Open

Access Medicine Multimedia: Mcgraw Hill Medical

A unique collection of examination and procedural videos, patient safety modules, audio files, and animations that feature complicated concepts

Education

Animations, Videos, Photographs

Accurate Content but bad medical illustrations

Yes

Yes

Yes

Limited - on campus or have to sign in

Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination: Wolters Kluwer

Delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course

Education

Videos

Good quality videos and content

Yes

Yes

No

Limited - on campus or have to sign in

JoVE: Journal of Visualized Experiments

High quality, highly engaging scientific video demonstrations of experiments in biology, neuroscience, medicine, immunology and infection, and bioengineering

Education

Videos

Well edited videos, peer reviewed

Yes

No

Yes but only published article

Limited - on campus; Only certain categories are available

Public Health Images Library: CDC

Organized, universal gateway to CDC's pictures

All

Photographs, Illustrations or Videos

High quality images - can download large or small image size

Yes

Yes

Yes, copyrighted images: must ask permission to use

Labeled, either public access or copyright protected

Films on Demand

Access to thousands of videos grouped into convenient subject-specific categories.

Education

Videos and some e-learning modules

typically low quality, but reliable sources - slightly out of date

Yes

Yes

No

Sign in with NetID for access

UptoDate Graphics Tab

An evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource

Education & Health Care Providers

Photographs, illustrations and diagrams

Typically high quality, depends on the article

Yes

Yes

Yes

include a source reference to UpToDate 

Aylward Open Access Medical Image Repositories

Medical imaging database repository

Research

Medical Imaging

Depends on the source

Most

No

Some databases

Open access, usually have to submit email

Image and Multimedia Resource

Description

Audience

Media Type

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

National Cancer Institute Images Online

Provides a range of photographs and illustration spanning from biomedical, science, and patient-care related illustrations and images to portraits of present and past directors and the staff of the National Cancer Institute;  currently provides public access to 3,502 images.

Communicators of medical and public health

Illustrations, Photographs, diagrams, videos

Excellent

Yes

Yes

Yes, copyrighted images

Open