title: Getting the picture: medical images on the Web.
abstract: Visual representations are used to convey ideas and concepts. They add value to educational venues. Files digitized from hard-copy media or born-digital files are standard formats, and the Internet is a resource for locating billions of these files. Searchers should be cognizant of the legal and ethical implications of using images downloaded from the Internet. This article intends to inform users about medical images on the Internet, as well as providing a select list of Web-based medical image sources.
authors.affiliation: Bursak Biomedical Library, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. farrell@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farrell
mesh_terms: D003196:Computer Graphics; D003309:Copyright; D003626:Data Display; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004181:Directories as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008488:Medical Illustration; D010338:Pathology, Clinical