Web site of the month: Digitised Diseases

Digitised Diseases is a free to use resource featuring human bones that have been digitised using a variety of techniques including 3D laser and CT scanning.

The site aims to inform clinical practice by showing a wide range (over 1,600) of pathological specimens and the affect of trauma and chronic disease on the human skeleton. All the specimens are taken from archaeological and historical medical collections.

The images are high quality and photo-realistic and can be viewed on line or downloaded. They are fully 3D and can be manipulated and viewed from all angles.

The site has only just been launched and there will be more images added in the future.

There is also a blog for the project where you can keep up to date with new developments as well as the latest specimens to be added online. You can also find an article in the Guardian newspaper about the launch.

Digitised Diseases offers both a fascinating look into our past and a useful resource showing the affect of trauma and  disease on the human skeleton.