The Online Anatomical Human:Web-based Anatomy EducationNoeska Smit1, Cees-Willem Hofstede1, Annelot Kraima2, Daniel Jansma2, Marco deRuiter2, Elmar Eisemann1, and

Anna Vilanova1

1Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands2Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

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Anatomy?

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Anatomy education

• Illustrations:• Easily accessible• Idealized ‘average’ anatomy• Not interactive

• Current software:• Accessibility?• Idealized ‘average’ anatomy• Lacking detail• No link to 2D anatomy as

seen in medical imaging

• Dissections:• Limited availability• Real anatomy• Interactive

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3D anatomy vs. 2D Medical Imaging

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Complex anatomy

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3D pelvic models

• Way to explore complex anatomy

• Survey of existing 3D pelvic models:

Cryosection – Visible Korean Human female

Resolution: 5616 x 2300 x 9110.2 mm between every slice

Segmentation

Resolution: 5616 x 2300 x 9110.2 mm between every slice

The Virtual Surgical Pelvis

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How do we reach these students?

• We want to share the knowledge in the VSP with medical students

• But how?

The Online Anatomical Human• Web-based educational software tool

linking 2D and 3D anatomy

The Online Anatomical Human

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Annotation

• Landmarks, regions and lines

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Annotation Applications

• Instructors

• Quizing

• Surgical training

[Kerver et al. 2010]

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Alternative Input: Leap Motion

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MOOC Deployment

• Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on human anatomy via Coursera: • Over 7000 participants worldwide• https://www.coursera.org/learn/anatomy

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Ongoing Evaluation

• Large scale user study

• Survey:• Statements with Likert scale responses• Open questions• Linked to Coursera user profiles

User experience

User performance

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Conclusion

• The Virtual Surgical Pelvis: 3D virtual atlas

• The Online Anatomical Human: web-based application

• Potential for large scale user studies

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