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Greenblatt: Information Guide for Online Resources: Media Type

Type

Image and Multimedia Resource:

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Biodigital Human

Education

Provides students an experiential learning method, including the opportunity to repeat dissections, access detailed information about different parts of the body, and take quizzes

Anatomy

Quality sacrificed for speed of movement

Yes

Yes

No

Limited access without premium account

Image and Multimedia Resource

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Access Medicine Multimedia: Mcgraw Hill Medical

Education

A collection of examination and procedural videos, patient safety modules, audio files, and animations that focus on fundamental medical concepts drawn from Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.

Multidisciplinary

Accurate Content but low quality illustrations

Yes

Yes

Yes

Limited - on campus or have to sign in

Image and Multimedia Resource

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Gray's Anatomy plates

Education & Research

Plate's from Gray's anatomy books

Anatomy

Low resolution

No

No

Yes

Free media repository; all are in the public domain

National Cancer Institute Images Online

Communicators of medical and public health

Provides a range of photographs and illustrations 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

Oncology

Excellent

Yes

Yes

Yes, copyrighted images

Open

Open-i: Open Access Biomedical Image Search Engine

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Provides access to over 3.7 million images, including chest x-rays with radiology reports and images from NLM History of Medicine collection, and 2,064 orthopedic illustrations.

Multidisciplinary

Generally high quality

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

MedlinePlus Videos and Tutorials

Patients

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

Multidisciplinary

Good quality videos

Yes

Yes

No

Open

UptoDate Graphics Tab

Education & Health Care Providers

An evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource; provides a summary of the most recent medical information for evidence-based recommendations that are proven to improve patient care and quality

Multidisciplinary

Typically high quality, depends on the article

Yes

Yes

Yes

On-Campus Access Only 

Image and Multimedia Resource

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Images from the History of Medicine

Public

Provides online access to images from the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s historical collections, including fine art, photographs, engravings, and posters that illustrate the social and historical aspects of medicine dating from the 15th to 21st century

Multidisciplinary

Great quality

Yes

No

Yes

Open

Image and Multimedia Resource

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Download

Access

Gray's Anatomy plates

Education & Research

Plate's from Gray's anatomy books

Anatomy

Low resolution

No

No

Yes

Free media repository; all are in the public domain

Images from the History of Medicine

Public

Provides online access to images from the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s historical collections, including fine art, photographs, engravings, and posters that illustrate the social and historical aspects of medicine dating from the 15th to 21st century

Multidisciplinary

Great quality

Yes

No

Yes

Open

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation

Education

Comprehensive digital library of anatomy information for patients and providers using current, authoritative, trustworthy health information

Anatomy

Dated and small

Yes (Internally)

No

No

Copyrighted but open access

National Cancer Institute Images Online

Communicators of medical and public health

Provides a range of photographs and illustrations 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

Oncology

Excellent

Yes

Yes

Yes, copyrighted images

Open

UptoDate Graphics Tab

Education & Health Care Providers

An evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource; provides a summary of the most recent medical information for evidence-based recommendations that are proven to improve patient care and quality

Multidisciplinary

Typically high quality, depends on the article

Yes

Yes

Yes

On Campus Access Only 

Public Health Images Library: CDC

All

Offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures; presented as single images, image sets, and multimedia files.

Multidisciplinary

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

NIH Image Gallery

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Multiple albums of NIH Photos on various topics

Multidisciplinary

High Quality and available at different sizes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Open

MedlinePlus Videos and Tutorials

Patients

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

Multidisciplinary

Good quality videos

Yes

Yes

No

Open

Image and Multimedia Resource

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Iowa Virtual Slidebox

Education

A tool for teaching histology and pathology with virtual slides; includes over 1,000 high resolution virtual slides; produced with NLM grant funds

Histology

High Quality, High resolution images

Yes

Yes

Yes, only for institutional use

Open, Consent Required for non educational

Image and Multimedia Resource

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Downloadable

Access

Harvard Whole Brain Atlas

Education

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

Anatomy

Small images

Yes

No

Yes, Only movie Version is downloadable

Open access, credit has to be given for educational use

Aylward Open Access Medical Image Repositories

Research

Medical imaging database repository

Multidisciplinary

Depends on the source

Most

No

Some databases

Open access, usually have to submit email

Resource

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Download

Access

AccessMedicine Multimedia

Education

A collection of examination and procedural videos, patient safety modules, audio files, and animations that focus on fundamental medical concepts drawn from Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.

Multidisciplinary

Accurate Content but bad medical illustrations

Yes

Yes

Yes

Limited - on campus or have to sign in

Images from the History of Medicine

Public

Provides online access to images from the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s historical collections, including fine art, photographs, engravings, and posters that illustrate the social and historical aspects of medicine dating from the 15th to 21st century

Multidisciplinary

Great quality

Yes

No

Yes

Open

Open-i: Open Access Biomedical Image Search Engine

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Provides access to over 3.7 million images from about 1.2 million PubMed Central® articles; 7,470 chest x-rays with 3,955 radiology reports; 67,517 images from NLM History of Medicine collection; and 2,064 orthopedic illustrations.

Multidisciplinary

Generally high quality

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

Learnderm by Visual Dx

Education

An interactive learning environment that consists of 5 lessons covering the basic skin exam, lesion types, distribution and body location, configurations, and an introduction to disease variation

Dermatology

High quality images

Yes

No

Only with subscription

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

Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology

Education; Health Care Providers

A "field guide" for the recognition of skin disorders and their management accompanied by over 900 color photographs illustrating skin diseases, skin manifestation of internal diseases, infections, tumors, and incidental skin findings

Dermatology

Peer Reviewed and excellent images and data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Limited - on campus or have to sign in

UptoDate Graphics Tab

Education & Health Care Providers

An evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource; provides a summary of the most recent medical information for evidence-based recommendations that are proven to improve patient care and quality

Multidisciplinary

Typically high quality, depends on the article

Yes

Yes

Yes

include a source reference to UpToDate 

Public Health Images Library: CDC

All

Offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures; presented as single images, image sets, and multimedia files.

Multidisciplinary

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

NIH Image Gallery

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Multiple albums of NIH Photos on various topics

Multidisciplinary

High Quality and available at different sizes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Open

MedlinePlus Videos and Tutorials

Patients

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

Multidisciplinary

Good quality videos

Yes

Yes

No

Open

The Multidimensional Human Embryo

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Human embryo specimens representing 10 stages of develoment were imaged by magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM) to produce three-dimensional image data sets; a complete set of coronal, sagittal, and axial images were produced from each image data set; each embryo was optically photographed under a low-power microscope

Anatomy - Embryology

High quality

Yes

No

No

Open access, but available for educational purposes

Resource

Audience

Description

Discipline

Quality

Peer Reviewed

Searchable

Download

Access

Public Health Images Library: CDC

All

Offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures; presented as single images, image sets, and multimedia files.

Multidisciplinary

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

Open-i: Open Access Biomedical Image Search Engine

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Provides access to over 3.7 million images from about 1.2 million PubMed Central® articles; 7,470 chest x-rays with 3,955 radiology reports; 67,517 images from NLM History of Medicine collection; and 2,064 orthopedic illustrations.

Multidisciplinary

Generally high quality

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

MedlinePlus Videos and Tutorials

Patients

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

Multidisciplinary

Good quality videos

Yes

Yes

No

Open

The Multidimensional Human Embryo

Education; Research; Health Care Providers

Human embryo specimens representing 10 stages of development were imaged MRM) to produce 3D image data sets; a complete set of coronal, sagittal, and axial images were produced from each image data set; each embryo was optically photographed under a low-power microscope

Anatomy - Embryology

High quality

Yes

No

No

Open access, but available for educational purposes

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy

Education

Shows dissections of real, unembalmed human bodies with their natural texture and mobility.

Anatomy

Excellent quality content but low quality videos

No

No

Yes

Limited; Requires Internet explorer or Netscape

Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination: Wolters Kluwer

Education

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

Multidisciplinary

Good quality videos and content

Yes

Yes

No

Limited - on campus or have to sign in

 

JoVE: Journal of Visualized Experiments

Education

A journal that publishes high quality, highly engaging scientific video demonstrations on experiments in biology, neuroscience, medicine, immunology and infection, bioengineering

Multidisciplinary

Well edited videos, peer reviewed

Yes

No

Yes but only published article

Limited - on campus; Only certain categories are available

Films on Demand

Education

Provide faculty and students with the most essential video titles for their field of study

Multidisciplinary

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

Yes

Yes

No

Have to log in through greenblatt