Re: Vh Dissector Anatomy Activation Key
Latrisha Adan
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Background: Within diagnostic medicine there is a continuing and marked increase in the use of two-dimensional (2D) images of cross-sectional anatomy. Medical undergraduates should therefore develop skills to interpret such images early in their education. The Virtual Human Dissector (VHD) software facilitates such learning, permitting users to study actual images of 2D anatomical cross-sections and reconstructed three-dimensional (3D) views simultaneously. This study investigates the use of VHD in facilitating students' ability to interpret cross-sectional images and understand the relationships between anatomical structures.
Methods: First year medical students (n=89) were randomly divided into two groups. Using a crossover design, the investigation was undertaken as two 20 minute self-directed learning (SDL) activities using VHD in a computer suite and prosections and models in the dissecting room (DR), interspersed between 3 tests identifying anatomical structures in cross-sectional images (pre-, mid- and post-session).
Results: Statistical analysis of test performance revealed significant improvements in each group between the pre- and midsession tests, and again between mid- and post-session tests. There was no significant difference between the two groups at any stage. SDL using the VHD was as effective as SDL using prosections.
Built on real anatomy from the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project, the Touch of Life Technologies VH Dissector platform for medical education provides students with an integrated environment for anatomical education and reference. With the ability to interact with correlated 3D and cross-sectional views of over 2,000 anatomical structures through identification, dissection, assembly and rotation the VH Dissector helps students understand the complex three-dimensional structure of the human body. Combining a complete electronic dissector with integrated 3D and cross-sectional atlases, the VH Dissector platform provides a comprehensive resource for gross anatomy education.
Built on real anatomy from the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project, the VH Dissector platform provides an integrated environment for anatomical education and reference. With the ability to interact with correlated 3D and cross-sectional views of over 2,000 anatomical structures through identification, dissection, assembly and rotation the VH Dissector helps students understand the complex three-dimensional structure of the human body. Combining a complete electronic dissector with integrated 3D and cross-sectional atlases, the VH Dissector platform provides a comprehensive resource for gross anatomy education. Used in the dissection lab, for small group discussions or as a self-study resource, the VH Dissector provides:
Dissections are organized regionally and each dissection starts with an overview of the anatomical features of the area along with key concepts such as muscle function, innervation and blood supply. These introductions are then followed by step-by-step dissection instructions with correlated high-resolution labeled dissection photographs to help students quickly locate and identify structures in the lab. Within each step important relationships between key structures are highlighted and demonstrated through links to the VH Dissector's 3D and cross-sectional views helping students better understand the complex relationships of the human body.
Interactive high-resolution photographs of each bone with labeled landmarks provide students with a way to study these details outside of the anatomy lab. Students can identify each landmark and view them from a variety of angles. Also, unlike a real bone lab, with the VH Dissector students can study the soft tissue related to each landmark to improve understanding and retention. This resource allows students to study this necessary information outside of class in a virtual environment, wherever and whenever they want.
The VH Dissector platform provides an interactive, always available anatomical resource for students to review and better understand clinical anatomy as they progress through their clinical rotations and on into residency. Using the VH Dissector they can study clinical skills in an anatomical context, review key anatomical concepts for surgical procedures and better understand MRI, CT and Ultrasound clinical imaging.
As the most comprehensive electronic 3D and cross-sectional atlas available, the VH Dissector belongs on every physician's virtual bookshelf and your students will already have it. As a reference resource, the VH Dissector can be used to correlate labeled coronal, sagittal and transverse cross-sections with patient imaging and review anatomy for new or complex procedures. Additionally, the VH Dissector can be used with patients to educate them about procedures and treatments, improving understanding and outcomes.
Includes the VH Dissector Pro and a lifetime subscription to product upgrades and Toltech's online lessons including the Cadaver Dissection Guide and a growing library of clinical and imaging content.
Includes the VH Dissector Pro and a 4-year subscription to product upgrades and ToLTech's online lessons for medical education including the Cadaver Dissection Guide and a growing library of clinical and imaging content.
Includes the VH Dissector Pro and a 2-year subscription to product upgrades and ToLTech's online lessons for medical education including the Cadaver Dissection Guide and a growing library of clinical and imaging content.
The Anatomage Table is the only fully segmented real human 3D anatomy system. Users can visualize anatomy exactly as they would on a fresh cadaver. Individual structures are reconstructed in accurate 3D, resulting in an unprecedented level of real accurate anatomy, dissectible in 3D. The Table allows for exploration and learning of human anatomy beyond what any cadaver could offer.
The Anatomage Table is the advanced technology available for your institution. Students, parents, alumni, or visitors will be impressed with the presence and visual impact of the Table. There are no chemicals, no unpleasant smell, no recurring facility costs, no regulations and a higher student adoption rate over traditional cadavers. This system could set your institution as the technology leader in your community.
We are so excited to be back in the dissection lab with Anatomy Trains author Tom Myers and master dissector Todd Garcia at his new Laboratories for Anatomical Enlightenment in Westminster (Boulder), Colorado. Please join us for this innovative, new 4-day in-person Dissection intensive October 24-27, 2024, where you will have the unique opportunity to work with untreated donors for more natural movement and color, and dissect for yourself, guided by experienced Dissection Lab Instructors and Structural Integration practitioners at each table. You will meet students from all around the world and from all points-of-view within the manual, movement and medical professions to explore the complexity and beautiful anomalies of the lives lived in each unique human form, while having the opportunity to view the comparative anatomy from table to table!
Pick your own project or we can help you find one. You are supported by experienced Anatomy Trains lab assistants at a table with 7-8 other participants. You can also observe the fine skills of master dissector Todd Garcia who will be demonstrating on a dedicated table, and gathering the benefits of the other projects in the room.
The posterior limit of the dissection should demarcate the sigmoid sinus, which runs a posterolateral to anteromedial course. In most bones, the sigmoid sinus takes on a dark blue hue, but may be difficult to appreciate if the bone is very dense. Keeping a thin cortical layer over the sigmoid sinus and following its course inferiorly and anteriorly is the key to skeletonizing the sigmoid (Figure 3A). The distance between the sigmoid and the anterior structures including the posterior semicircular canal (PSCC) and the descendingfacial nerve is variable. Keep these structures in mind during the dissection, particularly in cases where the sigmoid sinus appears to be shifted anteriorly.
The digastric ridge (DR) is situated lateral to the sigmoid sinus (Figure 3A). It runs in a posterior to anterior, lateral to medial direction and meets the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen. The DR can be safely identified posteriorly using a cutting burr and can then be followed anteriorly. As it approaches the bony portion of the external auditory canal, a diamond burr with copious irrigation should be used so as not to injure the facial nerve or violate the EAC. The yellow-brown colored aponeurosis can be easily appreciated (Figure 3 A), indicating its proximity to the stylomastoid foramen and FN. As long as a thin bony plate is kept on the digastric ridge, the FN is safe. The mastoid tip lateral to the DR can be safely amputated.
The anterior limit of dissection focuses on thinning the EAC wall, and identifying the chorda tympani, facial nerve, and the facial recess. In the meantime, the EAC should not be shortened or penetrated. Careful bone reading is the key to successful anterior dissection. Rotate the bone for en face bone reading and use higher magnification for deep dissection.
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