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Dermatological image search engines on the Internet: do they work?
1Paediatrics Department, Neonatal Unit, Ospedale Umberto I, Mestre, Venezia, Italy.
Summary
Internet image search engines offer a reliable and free method for obtaining pediatric dermatology images for educational use. While generally excellent, copyright issues regarding image usage for teaching purposes remain unresolved.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Medical Informatics
Background:
- Evolution of clinical atlases from print to CD-ROM to online resources.
- Increasing use of Internet image search engines by physicians for clinical images.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the reliability of Internet image search engines compared to online atlases for pediatric dermatology images.
Main Methods:
- Seven Internet image search engines were tested.
- Three pediatric dermatology diseases were used for the evaluation.
Main Results:
- Search engines provide good, free service with excellent image search accuracy.
- Most engines offered similar results; some were more user-friendly.
- Certain search engines (Picsearch, Lycos, MSN) may share software due to identical results.
Conclusions:
- Image search engines are a precise, free tool for acquiring pediatric dermatology images for teaching.
- Copyright and legal use of 'free' images for teaching require resolution.
- Watermarking and digital signatures may address copyright concerns.
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