HELP
CONTENT
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR REGISTRATION
To Register (If you have not already done so):
- Look to the navigation choices found in the left-hand
frame of the page.
- Choose to register as a NEW or RETURNING User.
- Complete the registration form and proceed to enter the SEARCH pages.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEARCHING
FOR IMAGES AND CASES
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
To Search for Images:
- Enter keywords into the Keyword Search box found on
the left of this screen.
- Choose either:
- Images with Case Descriptions OR
- Images Only (includes all Images with Case Descriptions PLUS Images
from the remainder of the Image Library)
- Choose either:
- OR (searches for any keyword)
- AND (searches for images/cases with all of the keywords)
To Choose Keywords:
- Go to the top left of this screen OR
- Read further down on this page for more information
about
Additional Features:
- Zoom: With some browsers, images can be seen via a zoom
feature by clicking directly over the image.
- High Resolution Images: users with high speed Internet
connections can click on a link to high-resolution versions of
images.
For more detailed information about the search methods, see below.
KEYWORD or FREE TEXT SEARCH
You can search by KEYWORDS for images with or without case descriptions.
Start your Keyword Search by entering keywords into the box located
on the left side of your screen.
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SEARCH USING
INDEX
A SEARCH using the INDEX will help you accurately identify
terms we use in our images database. You can start your search
by clicking one of 5 keyword search categories in the upperleft
area of the screen:
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Once you click on a category, a pop-up window will appear
with a list of keywords. Click on a keyword to populate the
Keyword Search box and execute a search.
[NOTE: IF NO MENU APPEARS WHEN YOU CLICK
ON A SEARCH CATEGORY, YOUR BROWSER MAY BE CONFIGURED TO BLOCK
POP-UP WINDOWS. PLEASE GO TO YOUR BROWSER SECURITY PREFERENCES
TO ALLOW POP-UPS FOR THIS SITE.]
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SELF TEST
You can perform a self-test by searching for cases as unknowns.
All of the cases with case descriptions can be accessed by
entering the keyword "UNKNOWN" into the Keyword
Search box found in the left margin, and searching for cases
with case descriptions. (See Sample 1, below.) If you would
like to view the cases in groups of twenty-five, start with
the keywords "Group1"(note: there is no space between
Group and 1), and proceed later to the higher groups. (See
Sample 2, below.) You can also find these keywords in the Search
Index.
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Collections of special interest have been assembled, and
can be viewed by entering the name of the collection desired
into one of the keyword boxes located on the left of your
screen. The image collections currently available include:
- Featured Cases (keyword: All Featured Cases)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2006 Unknowns
(keyword: IDSA2006)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2005 Unknowns
(keyword: IDSA2005)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2004 Unknowns
(keyword: IDSA2004)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2003 Unknowns
(keyword: IDSA2003)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2002 Unknowns
(keyword: IDSA2002)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2001 Unknowns
(keyword: IDSA2001)
- Images of AIDS in Africa (keywords: AIDS in Africa)
All of the collections can be viewed as unknowns by following
the Self Test instructions above.
Note: Some collections will have more images available by
choosing an IMAGES ONLY search.
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CONTACT
INFORMATION
If you have comments or problems viewing this site, please let us
know by completing a feedback form or contacting us at IDimages@partners.org.
Thank you.
SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
- Please note that this web site requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher and Netscape 6.0 or higher.
- Javascript and Java must be enabled to view the site.
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