Finding Graphics for Your Research Poster
These four short videos show you where to find high-resolution, legally usable medical images.
Starting with your library’s institutional databases and working through specialized tools and open-web sources, you’ll learn how to find the right image, check its license, cite it properly, and protect patient privacy.
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Watch Video 4 on HIPAA & Ethics before placing any patient images on your poster.
The Graphics Video Series
The Graphics Shortcut
How to find and export peer-reviewed, high-resolution images from ClinicalKey and Access Medicine, including the one-click “Export to PowerPoint” feature that generates your citation automatically.​
The Open Web
How to safely use Radiopaedia, OpenI, Wikimedia Commons, and SMART. Includes a 3-question license check for any open-web image and the pixel resolution rule for print quality.​​​​​​
Specialized Visuals
A walkthrough of VisualDx (clinical and dermatology photos), e-Anatomy (radiology), and Anatomy.tv (3D anatomical models), including how to save images from each and how to cite them correctly.
Ethics, HIPAA, & Final Checks
The 18 HIPAA identifiers, how to spot and remove shadow identifiers, data integrity rules, and the 200% zoom test & Accessibility Checker you should run before sending your poster to print.
Watch this before placing any patient images.
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