A survey of virtual human anatomy education systems. (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Preim, Bernhard; Saalfeld, Patrick
• Is Part Of: Computers & graphics. Volume 71(2018)
• Page Start: 132
• Page End: 153
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: Medical visualization -- Virtual anatomy; Computer graphics -- Periodicals; 006.6
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2018.01.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0097-8493

Abstract

Highlights: Overview of visualization and interaction techniques for anatomy education systems. Educational background, underlying data, and model generation are considered. Web-based systems for independent learning are presented. Stereoscopic and VR-based solutions are discussed. Evaluation studies that assess learning effectiveness are analyzed. Graphical abstract: Abstract: This survey provides an overview of visualization and interaction techniques developed for anatomy education. Besides individual techniques, the integration into virtual anatomy systems is considered. Web-based systems play a crucial role to enable learning independently at any time and space. We consider the educational background, the underlying data, the model generation as well as the incorporation of textual components, such as labels and explanations. Finally, stereoscopic devices and first immersive VR solutions are discussed. The survey comprises also evaluation studies that analyze the learning effectiveness.