Maximizing modern distribution of complex anatomical spatial information: 3D reconstruction and rapid prototype production of anatomical corrosion casts of human specimens

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 330-339

  Li, Jianyi ^a,b   Nie, Lanying ^a   Li, Zeyu ^a   Lin, Lijun ^c   Tang, Lei ^a   Ouyang, Jun ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Corrosion casts; Distribution of anatomical information; Gross anatomy education; Rapid prototype production; Vascular casts

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BOOK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TEACHING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

ANATOMY; ANATOMY, ARTISTIC; ATLASES AS TOPIC; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CORROSION CASTING; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUNG; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SOFTWARE; TEACHING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84868343608     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1287     Document Type: Article

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