15 March 2007

ONLINE ANATOMY AND MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION RESOURCES


David Rothman posted this list of resources on his blog, davidrothman.net (http://davidrothman.net/2007/03/15/online-anatomy-and-medical-
illustration-resources/) . Thanks, David.


The Visible Human
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
This site aims to create 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.

NetAnatomy.com
http://www.netanatomy.com/
Created by physicians and Ph.D.s at George Washington University and the American University of Beirut, NetAnatomy contains sections on radiographic, cross-sectional, and gross anatomy designed to teach human anatomy to students of the health professions, including undergraduate medical, health sciences, and nursing students.

WebAnatomy
http://msjensen.education.umn.edu/webanatomy/
A collection of study aids for entry-level anatomy and physiology students,” from the University of Minnesota.


Instant Anatomy
http://www.instantanatomy.net/
A website with illustrations of the Human Body to aid the learning of Human Anatomy with diagrams, podcasts and revision questions. Created by Robert Whitaker, retired pediatric urological surgeon who teaches clinically applied topographical anatomy at Cambridge University.

Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Animations, graphics, and descriptive links on a “fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for students or those who just want to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses.” From myhealthscore.com.

Anatomy Atlases
http://anatomyatlases.org/
“A digital library of anatomy information curated by Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D.,” a retired professor formerly at the University of Iowa. Includes: Atlas of Human Anatomy, Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section, Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy: A Functional Approach, Anatomy of First Aid: A Case Study Approach, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation, and Lessons from a Bone Box (even has videos).


AMA Atlas of the Body
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html
Straighforward diagrams from the American Medical Association.

Dream Anatomy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/
History of anatomical illustration. Interesting, but hard to tell how useful it might be.

Medical Animation Library
http://pennhealth.com/health_info/animationplayer/
From the University of Pennsylvania. Requires Flash and Quicktime.

Street Anatomy
http://streetanatomy.blogspot.com/
A blog about medical illustration (“medical visualization: past, present, and future”) from Vanessa Ruiz, a graduate student in Biomedical Visualization at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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