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Easy three-dimensional scanning technology for anatomy education using a free cellphone app.
Iwanaga, Joe; Terada, Satoshi; Kim, Hee-Jin; Tabira, Yoko; Arakawa, Takamitsu; Watanabe, Koichi; Dumont, Aaron S; Tubbs, R Shane.
  • Iwanaga J; Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
  • Terada S; Department of Neurology, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
  • Kim HJ; Dental and Oral Medical Center, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Tabira Y; Division of Gross and Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Arakawa T; Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Mishima General Hospital, Mishima City, Shizuoka, Japan.
  • Watanabe K; OCD Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
  • Dumont AS; Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Human Identification Research Institute, BK21 FOUR Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Tubbs RS; Division of Gross and Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
Clin Anat ; 34(6): 910-918, 2021 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1272162
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficult times to anatomy educators and medical/dental students. Under normal circumstances, gross anatomy classes give students opportunities to touch and observe human bones and cadaveric tissues, thus enhancing their understanding; such morphology is difficult to learn from textbooks alone. As many studies have shown, three-dimensional (3D) technologies used in online lectures can serve as alternatives to real specimens for providing knowledge of anatomy. However, such technologies are often expensive. The goal of this study was to create 3D anatomy models for online lectures using a free cellphone app. Free application software (Qlone) was used to create 3D anatomical models. The extracranium and intracranium of adult skull, fetal skull, mandible, temporal bone, second cervical vertebra, and ilium were all scanned and exported to the computer in 3D format. A total of 53 anatomical structures were evaluated by nine observers. Although the 53 structures used in this study did not include all the structures that students need to learn, visibility was good/acceptable for most of the 53. The free and simple 3D scanning app used in this study could enable anatomy educators to provide better content to students during online lectures.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Education, Distance / Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Mobile Applications / Virtual Reality / Anatomy / Models, Anatomic Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Clin Anat Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ca.23753

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Education, Distance / Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Mobile Applications / Virtual Reality / Anatomy / Models, Anatomic Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Clin Anat Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ca.23753