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Diagnostic Imaging
 Websites presented in alphabetical order How MRI Works 
 This site provides a basic explanation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with information about magnetic intensity, magnets, atoms, radio frequency (RF), visualization, and related topics. Also covers the advantages and disadvantages of MRI. From HowStuffWorks. http://www.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm Topics: Health, Health, Science, Science Last updated Oct 6, 2003 MedPix Medical Image Database
This website (intended for "physicians, medical students, nurses and graduate nursing students and other post-graduate trainees") contains radiology images and related images and peer-reviewed teaching files. Features a searchable image database, teaching files organized by organ system, patient case profiles, clinical cases, and related resources. From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland. http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/medpix_home.html Topics: Health, Health & Medical Disciplines Last updated Feb 1, 2007 RadiologyInfo: The Radiology Information Resource for Patients
This site answers questions related to radiologic diagnostic procedures and therapies. Browsable by procedure, body part, or patient group (age, sex). The site includes a glossary, video animations, safety information, and radiology career information. Searchable. From the Radiological Society of North America. http://www.radiologyinfo.org/index.cfm?bhcp=1 Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jun 19, 2005 The Visible Human Project
This National Library of Medicine project consists of digitized images of male and female human cadavers which were scanned using CAT and MRI techniques. The bodies were then frozen and sliced into paper thin sections which were photographed digitally. The animated head-to-toe trip through the male cryosections, from the images and animations sampler, is especially worthwhile. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html Topics: Health, Health, The Human Body Last updated Jun 6, 2008 Whole Brain Atlas
Over 13,000 brain images and 30 clinical cases. There are MRI, tomographic, and nuclear medicine images. There is a primer on neuroimaging. http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html Topics: Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, The Human Body Last updated Sep 9, 2009 |
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