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 * Classical anatomic atlases cannot provide the spectrum of views and the detail required in modern diagnostic and surgical techniques. Computer modeling opens the possibility to choose any view from one single model. A computerized model of the hand is presented, which has been obtained by segmentation and graphic modeling of the Visible Human dataset.
 * This article provides a rationale for this trend by defining a specific model for surgical illustration based on canonical form
 * In this paper we present a customizable web-based three-dimensional anatomy training system, W3D-VBS. W3D-VBS uses National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Visible Human Male datasets to interactively locate, explore, select, extract, highlight, label, and visualize, realistic 2D (using axial, coronal, and sagittal views) and 3D virtual structures. A real-time self-guided virtual tour of the entire body is designed to provide detailed anatomical information about structures, substructures, and proximal structures.
 * One of the most ancient of sciences, anatomy has evolved over many centuries. Its methods have progressively encompassed dissection instruments, manual illustration, stains, microscopes, cameras and photography, and digital imaging systems. Like many other more modern scientific disciplines in the late 20th century, anatomy has also benefited from the revolutionary development of digital computers and their automated information management and analytical capabilities. By using newer methods of computer and information sciences, anatomists have made outstanding contributions to science, medicine, and education. In that regard, there is a strong rationale for recognizing anatomical informatics as a proper subdiscipline of anatomy. A high-level survey of the field reveals important anatomical applications of computer sciences methods in imaging, image processing and visualization, virtual reality, modeling and simulation, structural database processing, networking, and artificial intelligence. Within this framework, computational anatomy is a developing field focusing on data-driven mathematical models of bodily structures.
 * Segmenting the visible human female.
 * Understanding the visiospatial aspects of anatomic structures is one of the most important aspects of studying gross anatomy. In this paper we are describing a tool that self-constructs 3D virtual body structures (VBS) 'right in-front-of your-eyes'.
 * Human body textbook with three-dimensional illustrations.
 * Anat Sci Educ. 2009 Mar-Apr;2(2):61-8. doi: 10.1002/ase.76.Web-based interactive 3D visualization as a tool for improved anatomy learning.Petersson H, Sinkvist D, Wang C, Smedby O.SourceCenter for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
 * Computer-based anatomy a prerequisite for computer-assisted radiology and surgery.Pommert A, Höhne KH, Burmester E, Gehrmann S, Leuwer R, Petersik A, Pflesser B, Tiede U.SourceInstitute of Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. pommert@uke-uni-hamburg.de