Finding Medical Photographs of Patients Online: Randomized, Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Zack Marshall (Author), Maushumi Bhattacharjee (Author), Meng Wang (Author), Abdul Cadri (Author), Hannah James (Author), Shabnam Asghari (Author), Rene Peltekian (Author), Veronica Benz (Author), Vanessa Finley-Roy (Author), Brynna Childs (Author), Lauren Asaad (Author), Michelle Swab (Author), Vivian Welch (Author), Fern Brunger (Author), Chris Kaposy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

BackgroundPhotographs from medical case reports published in academic journals have previously been found in online image search results. This means that patient photographs circulate beyond the original journal website and can be freely accessed online. While this raises ethical and legal concerns,...