search_biomedical_images
Retrieve biomedical images from NLM Open-i with URLs and metadata. Supports filtering by image type, collection, and license.
Instructions
πΌοΈ Search biomedical images from NLM Open-i.
Searches medical/scientific images from Open-i and returns image URLs with metadata (caption, article info, MeSH terms).
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Translate the query to English medical terminology first
Then call this tool with the English query Example: "ει ζ°΄θ «" β "laryngeal edema" "θΈι¨Xε θΊη" β "chest X-ray pneumonia"
The tool has built-in translation hints for common CJK medical terms, but YOU should always verify the translation is correct.
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Open-i (NLM): X-ray, microscopy, clinical images
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General image search: search_biomedical_images("chest pneumonia CT scan")
X-ray only: search_biomedical_images("fracture", image_type="x")
Microscopy images: search_biomedical_images("histology liver", image_type="mc")
Clinical teaching images (MedPix): search_biomedical_images("pneumothorax", collection="mpx")
Case reports with CC-BY license, sorted by date: search_biomedical_images( "lung cancer", article_type="cr", license_type="by", sort_by="d" )
Cardiology specialty images: search_biomedical_images("echocardiogram", specialty="c")
Video content only: search_biomedical_images("surgery technique", video_only=True)
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Args: query: Search query (e.g., "chest X-ray pneumonia") image_type: Filter by image type (Open-i only): Positive filters: - "c": CT scan images - "g": Graphics / line art / diagrams - "m": MRI images - "mc": Microscopy / histology images - "p": PET scan images - "ph": Photographs / clinical photos - "u": Ultrasound images - "x": X-ray images Exclusion filters: - "xg": Exclude Graphics (removes graphic images from results) - "xm": Exclude Multipanel (removes multipanel images) - None: All types (default) collection: Filter by collection (Open-i only): - "pmc": PubMed Central articles - "mpx": MedPix clinical teaching images (high quality) - "cxr": Chest X-ray collection - "hmd": History of Medicine - "usc": USC collection - None: All collections (default) limit: Maximum number of images to return (default 10, max 50) sort_by: Sort results by (Open-i only): - "r": Relevance (default) - "d": Date (newest first) - "o": Oldest first - "t": Title - "e": Education relevance - "g": Graphics priority article_type: Filter by article type (Open-i only): - "cr": Case Report - "or": Original Research - "re": Review - "sr": Systematic Review - "ra": Research Article - "ed": Editorial - "lt": Letter - "bk": Book - and more... (see API docs) specialty: Filter by medical specialty (Open-i only): - "r": Radiology - "c": Cardiology - "ne": Neurology - "pu": Pulmonology - "d": Dermatology - "g": Gastroenterology - "or": Orthopedics - "o": Ophthalmology - "s": Surgery - "p": Pediatrics - "id": Infectious Disease - "i": Immunology - and more... (see API docs) license_type: Filter by Creative Commons license (Open-i only): - "by": CC-BY (Attribution) - "bync": CC-BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial) - "byncnd": CC-BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs) - "byncsa": CC-BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) subset: Filter by subject subset (Open-i only): - "b": Behavioral Sciences - "c": Cancer - "e": Ethics - "s": Surgery - "x": Toxicology search_fields: Search in specific fields (Open-i only): - "t": Title only - "m": MeSH terms only - "ab": Abstract only - "msh": MeSH heading only - "c": Caption only - "a": Author only video_only: If True, only return video content (default False) hmp_type: History of Medicine publication type. Requires collection="hmd".
Returns: Formatted image results with URLs, captions, and article metadata
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | ||
| query | Yes | ||
| subset | No | ||
| sort_by | No | ||
| hmp_type | No | ||
| specialty | No | ||
| collection | No | ||
| image_type | No | ||
| video_only | No | ||
| article_type | No | ||
| license_type | No | ||
| search_fields | No |