Finding and Using Images

"VisualDx is a diagnostic decision support system designed by clinicians to aid medical professionals in the diagnosis of visually identifiable diseases. It provides instant access to specialist knowledge at the point of care, merging medical images with concise clinical text. As a visual clinical decision support tool, VisualDx uses specific patient data to develop a visual differential diagnosis. The clinician enters patient symptoms and other clinical findings, such as lesion type, body location, medical history, medications, etc. VisualDx displays images and key clinical information on all relevant diagnoses for a quick side-by-side comparison to the patient."

"The bulk of films represent productions created within the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, mostly by the Motion Picture Production unit of the School of Medicine Department of Audio Visual Medicine. Also included are collections of films from individuals associated with Johns Hopkins and a collection of commercially produced medical and educational films transferred from the circulating audiovisual collection at the Johns Hopkins Welch Medical Library."

"The collections range in content from documentation of the early medical campus, to clinical photography and images of education and student life at Hopkins. As a whole, the Medical Archives photograph collections document the evolution of health care practice and education over the course of the 20th Century."

The Department of Art as Applied to Medicine is a leader in the field of visual communication for science and health care. Built on a strong foundation of scientific knowledge, artistic technique, and clear visual communication, the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine has maintained the highest standards while embracing new medical, scientific, and communication technologies."

This site from the Hopkins Visual Resources Collection covers many aspects of finding and displaying images.

Hundreds of open public health images provided by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Use this site to find open access and Creative Commons public health materials.

Resources for studying the history of medicine as a Homewood campus student. Includes a section on history of medicine images

Use this guide as a starting point for locating information about visual collections and art history.

This guide, from MSE Library, covers some of the same topics and more.