Three-Dimensional Display Technologies for Anatomical Education: A Literature Review

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 641-654

  Hackett, Matthew ^a,b   Proctor, Michael ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Display; Education; Three dimensional; Visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964317529     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-016-9619-3     Document Type: Review

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