An overview of the many methods of 3D visualization available for human anatomy.

1. Anatomic visualization and interaction Parvati Dev Innovation in Learning Inc. http://InnovationInLearning.com/

3. Survey of US schools - 2002 Survey of Gross Anatomy, Microscopic Anatomy, Neuroscience, and Embryology Courses in Medical School Curricula in the United States RICHARD L. DRAKE,* D.J. LOWRIE, JR, AND CHANTAL M. PREWITT Anat Rec (New Anat) 269:118 –122, 2002.

6. Many CD-ROM resources exist Interactive atlas Interactive textbook Quizzes

7. Visible Human on the Internet VISIBLE HUMAN Entire human body Cross-sectional images

8. Cryosection images By microgrinding teeth and other hard tissue, and photographing the cut surface, a stack of cross-sectional images is created for 3D reconstruction.

9. 3D reconstruction from CT and photographs

10. Reconstructing a cadaver mandible Pixel resolution of CT = 100 microns

11. Combining photo and CT

12. Dissection images - 5 degree rotation views

13. Bassett stereo images 1500 exquisite high resolution stereo pairs of dissection images – originally available in 1950s via View Master – now on the Web

14. Bassett Media Server

15. Stereo video of ongoing dissection

16. Viewing 3D anatomy in stereo graphics Residents observe cadaver dissection in stereo video Physician studies skull abnormalities prior to surgical planning

17. Teaching a distributed class in Ontario, Canada

18. CSIRO Haptic Surgical Workbench - tactile sensing of virtual anatomy