The Radiology Academy, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom.
Anat Sci Educ. 2010 Sep-Oct;3(5):261-6. doi: 10.1002/ase.175.
Radiology and radiologists are recognized as increasingly valuable resources for the teaching and learning of anatomy. State-of-the-art radiology department workstations with industry-standard software applications can provide exquisite demonstrations of anatomy, pathology, and more recently, physiology. Similar advances in personal computers and increasingly available software can allow anatomy departments and their students to build their own three-dimensional virtual models. Appropriate selection of a data-set, followed by processing and presentation are the key steps in creating virtual models. The construction, presentation, clinical application, and educational potential of postprocessed imaging techniques including multiplanar reformats, minimum intensity projections, segmentation, volume-rendering, surface-rendering, fly-throughs, virtual endoscopy, angiography, and cine-loops are reviewed using examples created with only a personal computer and freeware software. Although only static images are presented in this article, further material is available online within the electronic version of this article. Through the use of basic and advanced image reconstruction and also paying attention to optimized presentation and integration, anatomy courses can be strengthened with appropriate radiological material. There are several key advantages for the anatomy department, which is equipped with the ability to produce virtual models using radiology images: (1) Opportunities to present anatomy using state-of-the-art technology as an adjunct to current practices, (2) a means to forge an improved relationship with the local radiology department, and (3) the ability to create material locally, which is integrated with the local curriculum avoiding the problem of information overload when using the internet or other commercially available resources.
放射学和放射科医生被认为是医学解剖教学中越来越有价值的资源。配备有行业标准软件应用程序的最先进的放射科工作站可以提供精致的解剖学、病理学以及最近的生理学演示。个人电脑和越来越多的可用软件的类似进步可以使解剖学系及其学生能够构建自己的三维虚拟模型。适当选择数据集，然后进行处理和呈现，是创建虚拟模型的关键步骤。本文使用仅使用个人计算机和免费软件创建的示例，回顾了后处理成像技术的构建、呈现、临床应用和教育潜力，包括多平面重建、最小密度投影、分割、容积渲染、表面渲染、透视、虚拟内镜、血管造影和电影循环。虽然本文仅呈现静态图像，但在本文的电子版中还可以在线获得更多材料。通过使用基本和高级的图像重建，并注意优化呈现和集成，可以使用适当的放射学材料来加强解剖学课程。配备使用放射学图像生成虚拟模型的能力可为解剖学系带来以下几个关键优势：（1）有机会使用最先进的技术展示解剖学，作为当前实践的辅助手段；（2）与当地放射科建立更好关系的手段；（3）能够在本地创建与本地课程集成的材料，避免在使用互联网或其他商业上可用的资源时出现信息过载的问题。
