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\nLooking for graphics to enhance educational material for health sciences classes and presentations? HSLS has numerous options to assist you.<\/p>\n

Online Resources<\/a><\/strong> available through HSLS:
\n\u2022 Images.MD<\/strong>: the online encyclopedia of medical images compiles over 70,000 high-quality internal medicine images, all derived from Current Medicine Group LLC\u2019s series of illustrated atlases. Each image is accompanied by detailed and informative text written by over 2,000 contributing experts.
\n\u2022 AccessMedicine<\/strong>: includes a search limit to quickly locate and download images, audio, and video.
\n\u2022 An@tomy.tv<\/strong>: an online multimedia tool that includes 3-D human anatomy images based on the Primal CD-Rom titles. Topics include interactive graphics of the hand and knee.<\/p>\n

CD ROMs<\/strong> available through the Computer and Media Center (CMC) at Falk Library:
\n\u2022 The Medical Images Library<\/strong>: features over 12,000 photo clip art images illustrating a wide array of diseases, medical treatments, and healthcare practices.
\n\u2022 D.I.G.-IT!<\/strong>: features 3D illustrated images, along with animated files. The images have been categorized within directories for all areas of the body.
\n\u2022 MedArt-A&P<\/strong>: provides 2D and 3D anatomical drawings and diagrams for use in presentations.<\/p>\n

Free Online Resources<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Wellcome Images<\/a>: contains both medical and non-medical graphics, however clinical images are only available to registered users; registration is free.
\n\u2022 HEAL<\/a>: a free registration is required to access the media.
\n\u2022 Images from the History of Medicine<\/a>: is produced by the National Library of Medicine. Works digitized include prints, lithographs, engravings, etchings, woodcarvings, and paintings.
\n\u2022 HONmedia<\/a>: is a unique repository of over 6,800 medical images and videos, pertaining to 1,700 topics and themes compiled by the Health on the Net Foundation.
\n\u2022 Whole Brain Atlas<\/a>: includes still pictures and multimedia files of the brain.
\n\u2022 DermAtlas<\/a>: from Johns Hopkins University; users can search by categories, diagnoses, or body site.
\n\u2022 Public Health Image Library<\/a>: from the CDC; provides high quality images of people, places, and science related to the public’s health.<\/p>\n

For further information about using images, visit the CMC or call 412-648-9109.<\/p>\n

(Note: The use of these graphics may be protected by copyright rules and regulations for ascribing credit. Please check the individual software or Web site for details.)<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Fran Yarger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"