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Medical Images, Videos and Tutorials on the Internet
A Guide to Selected Web Sites
Most of the sites listed here provide free access to medical images for educational use.
Please refer to the copyright statements for a site before using any images.
Contents
- Search Engines
- Directory Sites
- General Collections
- Anatomy
- Anesthesiology
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Embryology
- Gastrointestinal
- Histology
- History of Medicine
- Microbiology
- Neuroscience
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Parasitology
- Pathology
- Public Health
- Surgery
- Virology
Search Engines to find images and videos:
- Google Image Search
- Singingfish
- Blinkx
- AltaVista
- Alltheweb
- Picsearch
- Open Video Project
- Ditto
- YouTube
- WeShow
- Truveo
HardenMD – Medical Pictures/Disease Pictures
Produced by Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa .
Health on the Net Media Gallery
HONmedia is an unique repository of over 6800 medical images and videos, pertaining to 1700 topics and themes. This database has been created manually by HON (Health on the Net Foundation) and new image links are constantly being added from the Web. HON encourages users to make their own image links available via the "Submit an image" service.
Martindale's Health Sciences Guide
Contains
4,580 database atlases & image databases and 1,000's of movies.
Medical Animation Library
From the University of Pennsylvania Health System, a wide variety of short animated segments.
Medical Images and Illustrations
From the Karolinska Institutet. This page contains links to other pages and sites on the Internet offering biomedically related multimedia material, mostly images (photos, illustrations, etc.). Occasionally, the material may be downloaded and used free of charge. Normally, however, the material is strictly copyrighted, and may be used only after first having obtained explicit permission by the rightful owner.
Medical Images on the Web
A very nice guide to medical images from the McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska.
MedPix: Medical Images Database
A database of over 29,000 images from more than 7,000 real life cases. Included are peer-reviewed teaching files, an imaging atlas, and decision support tools. The target audience includes physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, medical students, graduate nursing students, and other post-graduate trainees.
American Society for Cell Biology Image and Video Library
The Image & Video Library of The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is a continually growing collection of peer-reviewed cell images, videos, and digitized texts that illustrate the structure, function and biology of the cell, the fundamental unit of life.
Access Excellence Graphics Gallery
From the National Health Museum 's Access Excellence site for health and bioscience teachers and learners. The Graphics Gallery is a series of labeled diagrams with explanations representing the important processes of biotechnology. Each diagram is followed by a summary of information, providing a context for the process illustrated.
Catalog of Clinical Images
This site is a visual educational resource dedicated to providing pictures that are representative of common and uncommon physical exam findings. Discussions of pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment are not included.
Health Education Assests Library
A digital library that provides freely accessible digital teaching materials of the highest quality that meet the needs of today's health sciences educators and learners. A component of the National Sciences Digital Library.
IME Video Library - University of Wisconsin-Madison
A collection of health science presentations available to students, faculty, community preceptors, public health organizations, and health consumers. Major educational presentations will be captured (recorded digitally) and placed on this site along with links of interest to the topics discussed. Registration is required to view videos.
images.MD
A service of Waterbury Hospital, images.MD is an online encyclopedia of medical images from Current Medicine Inc., and Current Science Inc. It has over 50,000 medical images from more than 90 collections and 2,000 contributors. Browsing is free but a subscription is required to go further.
LUMEN
Search the Multimedia Database, Curriculum Database and Lesson Database at the Loyola University Medical Education Network.
Medline Plus - Interactive Health Tutorials
For patient education purposes.
Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial.
NIH Video Casting
The Center for Information Technology (CIT) makes special National Institutes of Health events, seminars, and lectures available to viewers on the NIH network and the Internet from the VideoCast web site.
New England Journal of Medicine Online Videos
Videos in Clinical Medicine published on the NEJM website.
Stanford Health Library Online Video Collection
From Stanford University, these videos are presented as a public service by the Health Library. Most titles are about 30-60 minutes long and address common health topics.
WebMIRS
The Web-based Medical Information Retrieval System (WebMIRS) is a research tool that facilitates the dissemination of multimedia biomedical database information across the Internet. It is implemented as a Java application and allows database access to text and associated images. Using the free Java Web Start technology from Sun Microsystems, WebMIRS can either be executed using a standard Web browser, or from the user's PC directly. WebMIRS seeks to address a number of critical issues surrounding biomedical data such as use of multimedia, wide-area access, efficient data transmission, and capability to export results to other software applications. In its initial implementation, it is based on data from the multi-year NHANES II and NHANES III surveys (National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys) collected by the National Center for Health Statistics. Subsequent versions will expand the number of data repositories to which access is provided. Some of the fields for which WebMIRS is potentially relevant include: epidemiology, multimedia databases, medical imaging, radiology, bioinformatics, vertebral morphometry, and computerized x-ray image understanding and analysis. Examples of biomedical research areas that may potentially benefit from the use of WebMIRS data include all of those targeted by the NHANES II and NHANES III surveys, such as: osteoarthritis, cardiovascular conditions, kidney and bladder disease, tobacco use, and exposure to pesticides (for NHANES II); and diabetes, high blood pressure/cholesterol, gallbladder disease, musculoskeletal conditions, respiratory and allergy conditions, diet, vision and hearing, and dental care (for NHANES III).
Yale University School of Medicine. Pictures. YSM Medical Images
The Yale Medical Image Teaching Collection is provided pro bono to the wider academic medical community.
These images may be used for nonprofit teaching purposes so long as their source is credited. Copyright of these images is retained by Yale School of Medicine and may be used only for academic presentation and teaching. Any usage in for-profit purposes is not allowed.
AnatQuest: Anatomic Images Online
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project has produced high resolution (4096 x 2048 x 24 bits) cryosectional color images of human anatomy. The Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, an R&D division of the NLM, through its Communications Engineering Branch, has created a database for this image dataset as well as for 3D rendered images of anatomic objects created from cryosectional images (cross-sections or slices).
Digital Anatomist Project
The goal of this site is to represent anatomy in a comprehensive and consistent way, which should meet the needs of all biomedical applications that require anatomical knowledge. Moreover, a logical and consistent representation of anatomy should facilitate the modeling of all biomedical information, including the patient record. They have pursued two parallel tracks for representing anatomical information: 1. The generation of graphical models derived from cadaver and clinical imaging data; and 2. Symbolic modeling of the structures and relationships that constitute the human body.
eSkeletons Project
The eSkeletons Project website is devoted to the study of human and primate comparative anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and much supplemental information.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
Historical Anatomies on the Web
A number of other research institutions have placed images from historical anatomical atlases on the World Wide Web.
LUMEN Cross-Section Tutorial
From Loyola University Medical Center. Images from the Visible Human Project -NLM) are used under a
license agreement to Dr. John A. McNulty. Also try the Learn 'Em page - quiz yourself and label the nerves, bones, arteries, dermatones and muscles.
Merck Medicus
Create your own custom anatomical slides using this 3-dimensional computer-generated body. The eMedTool™ is a biovisual resource that was created using an actual cadaver.
Medical Gross Anatomy Dissection Videos
From the University of Michigan Medical School.
Net Anatomy
Designed to teach human anatomy to students of the health professions, including undergraduate medical, health sciences, and nursing students. NetAnatomy also serves as a place to review anatomy after one's initial exposure to the subject, e.g. students beginning a clinical rotation, USMLE (National Board) preparation, etc. “A Clinical Anatomy Curriculum for the Medical Student of the 21st Century: Gross Anatomy”, Clinical Anatomy 9:71-99 (1996) and “ United States /Canadian Curriculum Content in the Anatomical Sciences”, Spring 1997, were used as further guidelines to select the anatomical content of NetAnatomy.com.
The Visible Human Project
The Visible Human Project ® is an outgrowth of the NLM's 1986 Long-Range Plan. It is the creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies. Acquisition of transverse CT, MR and cryosection images of representative male and female cadavers has been completed. The male was sectioned at one millimeter intervals, the female at one-third of a millimeter intervals.
Learn about the history and public discussion of human dissection (History). Investigate 3D anatomic models of a 20 th Century female pelvis in our work (Information Frames). Find our motivation (Background). See how the 3D pelvis was made. (Methodology) and why we called her Lucy 2.0. (Fun)
From the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries. Several free simulations and tutorials to work through.
National Cancer Institute. Visuals Online
This NCI Visuals Online database contains images from the collections of the Communication Services Branch and Mass Media Office, components of the Office of Communications, National Cancer Institute. Contents include general biomedical and science-related images, cancer-specific scientific and patient care-related images, and portraits of directors and staff of the National Cancer Institute. All images are in the public domain and may be used, linked, or reproduced without permission. If an image is used, credit should be given to the listed source and/or author.
Inside Cancer - A Multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology
From the Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Cardio-thoracic Imaging, Yale University, Center for Advanced Instructional Media
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Hospital Multimedia Room
UDENT, Dental Video Player
Dermatologic Image Database
Produced by the Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa . Contains a link to DermPathTutor, a tutorial in dermatologic pathology.
DermAtlas
Dermatology image atlas from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Embryo Images Normal and Abnormal Mammalian Development
Embryo Images Normal and Abnormal Mammalian Development is a tutorial that uses scanning electron micrographs (SEMs) as the primary resource to teach mammalian embryology. Because early human embryos are not readily available and because embryogenesis is very similar across mammalian species, the majority of micrographs that are utilized in this tutorial are of mouse embryos. The remainder are human.
The Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo
The Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo is a collaboration funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to produce and make available over the internet a three-dimensional image reference of the Human Embryo based on magnetic resonance imaging. The collection of images is intended to serve students, researchers, clinicians, and the general public interested in studying and teaching human development.
The Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
From Atlanta South Gastroenterology PC
Gastrolab
Includes IMAGE Library, Endoscopy Picture Archives and Endoscopy Videoclips.
DNA From the Beginning
An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity.
Organized around key concepts, the science behind each concept is explained by:
animation, image gallery, video interviews, problem, biographies, and links. From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
The JayDoc HistoWeb
The HistoWeb is a subset of the larger collection of medical educational resources from the University of Kansas Medical Center.
LUMEN - Histology
The Loyola University Medical Education Network's histology page.
Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center. Histology
A collaborative research center at the University of Arizona. Scroll down the page for other web resources on histology.
Images from the History of Medicine
This system provides access to the nearly 60,000 images in the prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The collection includes portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
Wellcome Images. 2000 Years of Human Culture
Unique, searchable collection covering the history of medicine and human culture from the distinguished Wellcome Trust.
Harvard College Multimedia Production Site
Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology on the Internet
A Guide for Medical Students, Residents, and other Health Professionals.
Neurosciences on the Internet – Neuroguide.com
A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet: Neurobiology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science sites and information on human neurological diseases.
The Whole Brain Atlas
This is 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. The Atlas project is made possible in part by the Departments of Radiology and Neurology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , the Countway Library of Medicine, and the American Academy of Neurology
OBGYN.net Image Library
This site is devoted entirely to providing access to images of interest to women's health. In addition to providing you with access to OBGYN.net images we also point to other women's health related images on the Internet. Because of the graphic nature of the material some individuals may prefer not to view these images.They are provided for educational purposes only.
Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology
From the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Parasite Image Library
From this page you can directly access all images contained in the DPDx Web site. Parasites and parasitic diseases are listed alphabetically and are cross-referenced.
The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
From Florida State University College of Medicine, this popular web resource includes over 1900 images along with text, tutorials, laboratory exercises, and examination items for self-assessment that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease conditions.
Center for Public Health Preparedness, University at Albany School of Public Health
The Centers for Public Health Preparedness Resource Center, is a free online repository of terrorism and emergency response training and educational resources developed by the CDC-funded Centers for Public Health Preparedness. The resources address a wide-array of public health and emergency response topic areas and are presented in various formats including CD-ROM, web cast, exercise/drill/tabletop manuals, comprehensive course outlines and much more. This information is intended for public health professionals and other community partners both in the field and in the classroom.
Public Health Image Library
Much of the information critical to the communication of public health messages is pictorial rather than text-based. Created by a Working Group at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), PHIL offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures. We welcome public health professionals, the media, laboratory scientists, educators, and the worldwide public to use this material for reference, teaching, presentation, and public health messages. The content is organized into hierarchical categories of people, places, and science, and is presented as single images, image sets, and multimedia files.
Public Health Infolinks
From the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, an extensive list of sites on a wide range of public health topics
OR-Live
Watch surgery live or browse the archives of past procedures.
Medline Plus. Videos of Surgical Procedures
This page provides links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual operations performed at medical centers in the United States since January 2004.
The Big Picture Book of Viruses
The Big Picture Book of Viruses is intended to serve as both a catalog of virus pictures on the Internet and as an educational resource to those seeking more information about viruses.
by Lori Widzinski
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