Virtual anatomy: An anatomist's playground

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 192-203

  Spitzer, Victor M ^a   Scherzinger, Ann L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided instruction; Computers; Dissection; Medical education; Visible Human

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEALTH EDUCATION; KINEMATICS; LONGEVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANATOMY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (U.S.); UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISIBLE HUMAN PROJECTS;

EID: 33646150938     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20330     Document Type: Article

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