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Medical Images on the Web

Many of the images in these collections are free to use for educational purposes; however, you must cite the original author.
For citing & copyright information, please click on the "Fair Use info" link.

General Health Sciences Images | Anatomy | Embryology
Histology | Neuroanatomy | General Images | Animations

General Health Sciences Images:

Anatomy

Embryology

  • αlpha - Scientists in Reproductive Medicine, an IHR infertility web site that has given permission for us to use their Embryology images for education. αlpha Scientists is a non-profit organization which provides an international forum for scientists in reproductive medicine.
  • Embryo Images - Normal & Abnormal Mammalian Development - The Embryo Images Normal and Abnormal Mammalian Development site is an online tutorial developed by Drs Kathleen K Sulik and Peter R Bream Jr with the assistance of Mr Tim Poe and Ms Kiran Bindra. This tutorial uses scanning electron micrographs (SEMs) to teach mammalian embryology. There are also line drawings that require specific permission for use. We are allowed to use Dr. Sulik's images for educational purposes.
  • 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. Our "faculty can use this material without any licensing fees if they link directly to the Web site." -- Thank you to Dr. Bradley R. Smith for permission

Histology

Neuroanatomy

  • Atlases of the Brain, contains images of the Coronal Brain, Brain Stem, Spinal Cord, MRI Axial, MRI Coronal, & MRI Sagittal (Fair Use info)
  • The Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) - This project aims to create a model for development of digital collections through academic library and professional society partnerships using electronic publishing technologies and a collaboration between the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and a the North American Neuro-Ophthalology Society (NANOS). (Fair Use info)
  • Synapse Web, images and tools (Fair Use info)
  • Brain Maps - BrainMaps.org is a digital brain atlas based on high-resolution images of serial sections of monkey brains that is fully integrated with a high-speed database server for querying and retrieving data about primate brain structure and function over the internet. (Fair Use info)

General Images & Media:

Animations:

You must use these animations directly from their web site. You many not download them for your use, and you should get permission from the author if you plan to use any static form of these images in your presentations.

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